Big Sky vs Vail: which is better, month by month

Big Sky beats Vail in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (77 vs 62) — and they are within 3 points in the other 8 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Big Sky

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month: February 94/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Vail

🇺🇸 United States · continental climate

Best month: January 93/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Big Sky vs Vail — all 12 months

Month	Big Sky	Vail	Winner	Gap
January	90Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air	93Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
February	94Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air	87Afreezing, a little rain, reliable snow	Big Sky	7
March	83Afreezing, a little rain, reliable snow	82Acold, rainy, reliable snow	Tie	1
April	77Bcold, a little rain, reliable snow	62Ccold, rainy, reliable snow	Big Sky	15
May	50Dcool, rainy, reliable snow	35Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow	Big Sky	15
June	20Fnice, rainy, clean air	17Fnice, a little rain	Tie	3
July	14Fwarm, a little rain, clean air	12Fwarm, a little rain	Tie	2
August	12Fnice, a little rain, clean air	14Fnice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
September	23Fnice, a little rain, clean air	20Fnice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	3
October	59Dcold, a little rain, clean air	46Fcool, a little rain, clean air	Big Sky	13
November	74Bfreezing, a little rain, clean air	76Bcold, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
December	87Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	89Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (77 vs 62). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.