Inspiring Healthy Community by Connecting People & Nature
A place for community
Crosscut is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving our community and visitors alike. We offer human-powered recreation, outdoor education, and ski, biathlon and mountain bike programs for all ages, abilities, identities, and backgrounds.
Located 17 miles north of Bozeman in the heart of the Bridger Range, Crosscut sits on 500 acres adjacent to Bridger Bowl and the Custer Gallatin National Forest.
Super Early Bird Season Pass Sale Through September 15
Hit the trails how you want, when you want with a season pass at Crosscut
Programs at Crosscut
In addition to our fantastic trail system, we also offer a number of programs serving all ages. Our Outdoor Education, Mountain Bike, and Biathlon programs have offerings for youth and adults in summer and winter.
Crosscut’s Program Staff
Out instructors are top notch! Most have advanced degrees and certifications. Most importantly, they are wonderful people dedicated to wholeheartedly supporting our guests and program participants. Explore our program offerings to learn more.
Summer Trail Donation
To help cover the summer operating expenses at Crosscut Mountain Sports Center, consider supporting our nonprofit organization with a trail donation. Crosscut offers 21 miles of single-track trails for mountain biking, hiking, trail running, and e-mountain biking. Additionally, our cross-country ski trails offer great hiking and add many more miles of enjoyment and exploration to our summer trail system.
Crosscut Shootout & Timberline Trail Run
September 19: Crosscut Shootout – The Shootout is a fun, informal community biathlon event for all ages and experience levels, with sprint-style bike and run biathlon races in the morning and a team shootout in the afternoon. Race, volunteer, or come cheer everyone on!
September 27: Timberline Trail Run – New for 2026! Hit the trails at Crosscut for the Timberline Trail Run, featuring 20K, 10K, Bobcat 5K, and kids races. The Bobcat 5K supports the MSU Nordic Ski Team! Help us kick off a brand-new Crosscut event and spend a fall morning running the trails with the Bozeman community.
Land Acknowledgment
Our programs are held on the ancestral homelands of the Niitsítpiis-stahkoii (Blackfoot), Apsaalooké (Crow), Salish Kootenai, Cheyenne, and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Sioux) peoples. We honor the past, present, and future of these Indigenous groups, and acknowledge their role as caretakers to this land.
Become a Crosscut Steward and help us support a thriving community
Our monthly giving community is for those who want to make an ongoing commitment to connecting people with nature. Monthly donors are dedicated, strategic, and make our work sustainable - thank you!
