Where Z Bar T’s numbers come from
6 observations from 2 publishers behind 6 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
Summit elevation7,110 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom U.S. Forest Service, Northern Region
National Forest ski guide, Northern Region, 1973: Other Ski Areas (full text, Internet Archive)PublishedOct 2026“6430 feet to 7110 feet.”
Base elevation6,430 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom U.S. Forest Service, Northern Region
National Forest ski guide, Northern Region, 1973: Other Ski Areas (full text, Internet Archive)PublishedOct 2026“6430 feet to 7110 feet.”
Advertised vertical drop680 ftNo sources:Derived
Computed from summit elevation and base elevation, not read from a source.
Skiable acres30 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom U.S. Forest Service, Northern Region
National Forest ski guide, Northern Region, 1973: Other Ski Areas (full text, Internet Archive)PublishedOct 2026“30 acres of runs.”
Named trails41 source1 of 1 agreefrom Montana Department of Highways, Travel Promotion Unit
Montana, last of the big time splendors, edition with notes for the 1975-76 season (catalogued as 1974) (full text, Internet Archive)PublishedOct 2026“4 Trails, Beginner to Expert.”
Total lifts32 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Montana Department of Highways, Travel Promotion Unit
Montana, last of the big time splendors, edition with notes for the 1975-76 season (catalogued as 1974) (full text, Internet Archive)PublishedOct 2026“TBar, 3000'-800' rise; Rope Tow, 750'-100' rise; Platter Pull, 1800'-500' rise.”
National Forest ski guide, Northern Region, 1973: Other Ski Areas (full text, Internet Archive)Oct 2026“t-bar 680 2380 720; platter 460 1800 380; rope tow”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areWorked out by aurora.ski · GMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- Montana, last of the big time splendors, edition with notes for the 1975-76 season (catalogued as 1974) (full text, Internet Archive)State or local government · Montana Department of Highways, Travel Promotion Unit · archive.org
- National Forest ski guide, Northern Region, 1973: Other Ski Areas (full text, Internet Archive)U.S. government · U.S. Forest Service, Northern Region · archive.org
- OpenSkiMap — Z Bar TCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.org
- First Tracks (Jamie Rankin), Outside Bozeman, Winter 2023-24 (Wayback Machine copy, May 18, 2026)Other site · Outside Bozeman · web.archive.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Z Bar T — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0;