Little Coyote Traffic Calming - "Where are our Speed Tables?"

BSOA Board and Staff have been working on the implementation of traffic calming measures on Little Coyote Road. Stahly Engineering was hired to complete the design of three speed tables, which have been approved by Gallatin County. This project is shovel-ready and went out to bid last spring. One quote was received from Missoula that included mobilization costs, which was nearly half of the total bid. To explore alternative options, the project will once again go out to bid this winter. BSOA is aware of the urgency of this issue, and is working within the parameters that exist, contractor availability, and the inflationary cost of construction.

This project is not currently funded. The BSOA plans to apply for funding from other sources once we have a more realistic, definite cost estimation. If you would like to donate to the project, please visit our Benefit Big Sky website, click "donate" and select the "Traffic Calming Efforts on Big Sky Roads" option under the choice of projects.

We recognize that other residential roads such as Beehive Basin Road and Autumn Trail/Andesite Road are experiencing higher traffic volumes and excessive speeding due to unprecedented growth in Big Sky. We plan to address this issue by similar methods as Little Coyote Road. The purchase of an additional mobile driver feedback sign was recently approved by the BSOA Board and has been ordered. The traffic calming device is similar to the one previously purchased for Little Coyote and will collect traffic data and assist enforcement of the designated speed limit.

For questions, reach out to us at bsoa@bigskyoa.org or (406) 995-4166.

Property Use Restrictions - Signs

We are approaching a national election year in 2024! As a reminder, all signs, real estate signs, billboards, posters, displays, advertisements or any structures relating thereto are prohibited unless they have received the written approval of the BSAC prior to installation or use, or they are a permitted sign under the Design Regulations. This restriction shall also include signs for identification of streets, residences, places of business and directional or location. Thank you for your attention to these restrictions and keeping our community streets uncluttered.

Big Sky Resort Community Toolkit

As many of you have probably heard, Big Sky Resort opened its new Lone Peak Tram on December 19th in celebration of the 50th Anniversary Season. The tram follows a different route to the top, and will ultimately allow for both winter sport and scenic access.

To read more about the tram, 50th year celebrations, and the 2023-2024 ski season at Big Sky, take a look at their Community Toolkit.

As winter has been unseasonably warm this year, bears are taking longer to enter into hibernation/torpor. BSOA and Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks responded to a couple of late-season trash-can-ravages as late in the season as the first week of December. When the bears dig into your trash cans, it not only puts bears in danger by habituating them-- it also leads to Sam Luedtke, our caring compliance employee, to spend his mornings picking up trash from the streets of Big Sky.

Please keep our streets clean, our bears safe, and follow the BSOA Trash Compliance Resolution by taking care of your trash, so Sam doesn't have to. The short version is: wait to put your trash out until the morning of pick-up, take your trash in that same day, and please get bear-safe containers!