2023 November 18th - 26th 2023 Canceled due to no snow
We will focus our efforts on providing “First Tracks” for Nordic Skiers in November.
Thanksgiving week will be all about skiing!
Registration is open. Click below for more information.
Email: info@skirunbikemt.com with questions or call Freeheel & Wheel 406-646-7744
Please know all activities are subject to change.
Please note that if there is no snow, then all ski races and clinics will be cancelled. If there is low snow, course modifications will be made. We are all planning for a very snowy Ski Festival week!
Please note that if there is no snow, then all ski races and clinics will be cancelled. If there is low snow, course modifications will be made. We are all planning for a very snowy Ski Festival week!
We are looking forward to kicking off the Nordic Season with you, here in West Yellowstone!
Yellowstone Ski Festival operates under a special use permit on the Custer Gallatin National Forest.

History of Yellowstone Ski Festival
For over 40 years, cross country skiers from across North America and around the world have traveled to West Yellowstone, Montana’s Yellowstone Ski Festival to begin their Nordic ski season on the Rendezvous Ski Trails. The Yellowstone Ski Festival takes place during Thanksgiving week. The event's highlights include a series of Nordic skiing clinics, competitive races, Biathlon races, clinics, and classes.
Whether you are a beginning skier or an experienced racer, West Yellowstone is THE place to start your ski season. Each year, approximately 3500 skiers from around the United States and Canada travel to West Yellowstone for the Yellowstone Ski Festival. Where else can you participate in ski clinics coached by former Olympic athletes and lifelong Nordic skiers, and share the Rendezvous Trails with so many great skiers? The Yellowstone Ski Festival offers all of that and more!
We hope that we will see you at this years Yellowstone Ski Festival. Stay tuned to this website for regular updates as our planning progresses. Please support our local sponsors and the equipment manufacturers who come to West Yellowstone for Thanksgiving.
For over 40 years, cross country skiers from across North America and around the world have traveled to West Yellowstone, Montana’s Yellowstone Ski Festival to begin their Nordic ski season on the Rendezvous Ski Trails. The Yellowstone Ski Festival takes place during Thanksgiving week. The event's highlights include a series of Nordic skiing clinics, competitive races, Biathlon races, clinics, and classes.
Whether you are a beginning skier or an experienced racer, West Yellowstone is THE place to start your ski season. Each year, approximately 3500 skiers from around the United States and Canada travel to West Yellowstone for the Yellowstone Ski Festival. Where else can you participate in ski clinics coached by former Olympic athletes and lifelong Nordic skiers, and share the Rendezvous Trails with so many great skiers? The Yellowstone Ski Festival offers all of that and more!
We hope that we will see you at this years Yellowstone Ski Festival. Stay tuned to this website for regular updates as our planning progresses. Please support our local sponsors and the equipment manufacturers who come to West Yellowstone for Thanksgiving.