February 9-12, 2025
Ski the Summit is a unique spiritual retreat offered by Mount Ellis Academy for 7th – 11th grade students. Participants will spend three days skiing three different mountains – Bridger Bowl; Big Sky; and our own private slope, Bear Canyon Ski Area – while also having the opportunity to meet MEA students and staff, learn more about the programs offered at MEA, and grow closer to their peers and to Christ through daily worship and activities. This is an unforgettable experience you won’t want to miss! We will be offering mini courses on Monday and Tuesday for those students who want to come to Ski the Summit but do not want to ski/board. Previous mini courses have included cooking/baking, photography, art, and rock climbing. If you choose to stay for our “Shadow Day”, visiting students will be able to attend classes with our students on Wednesday morning in order to experience the full boarding high school experience.
*Price includes Big Sky lift ticket, insurance, activities, room and board. Price does NOT include lift ticket to Bridger Bowl or equipment rental fees. Bridger Bowl requires each individual to set up an account with Bridger Bowl and parents must sign waivers. Accounts for Bridger Bowl can be made at https://estore.bridgerbowl.com/login.
**In the event that you need to cancel your registration, we can not guarantee that we will be able to provide you with a full refund. We will do our best to accommodate your request, however lift tickets are not refundable past the purchase date.
Accommodations and Meals: Up to 3 nights stay on MEA campus, Tuesday night lodging and Wednesday breakfast available upon request.
***********Sign-up Deadline is January 15, 2025***********
Unfortunately, we can not accept applications received after January 15, 2025.
How to Register:
- Register online OR download the registration forms. Downloaded forms can be returned via email to alumni@mtellis.org.
2. Please download and sign the EVENT WAIVER for each participant (student and adult). Email the completed waiver to alumni@mtellis.org. This must be signed in order to participate.
3. Complete payment. Payments may be made with cash/check, or credit cards/ACS payment via the link below. In order to reserve your spot, payment is due with event registration. Checks should be made out to Mt. Ellis Academy with Ski the Summit in the memo. Payments may be dropped off in the front office or mailed to Mt. Ellis Academy Attn: Ski the Summit 3641 Bozeman Trail Road Bozeman, MT 59715.
4. Sign up with Bridger Bowl.
- Please go to www.bridgerbowl.com and create an account.
- Purchase your ticket for Monday, February 10, 2025. Lift ticket prices for Bridger Bowl: Youth/Adult (RFID and ticket) $10 +52/$10 +$82.**
- Tickets should be purchased online after January I7 and prior to January 26, 2024 so that Bridger Bowl has time to process our group’s request. If we have 20 or more adults (19-69) sign up, we will receive a discount code for adult tickets which we will send to you once we qualify so that you can apply it towards your ticket purchase.
Equipment Rental: If you would like to rent equipment for multiple days, we recommend that you check out Chalet Sports https://chaletsportsmt.com or Round House Sports at www.roundhouse-sports.com in Bozeman. You can also rent equipment at Bridger Bowl and Big Sky, but we do not have equipment rentals at MEA available for Bear Canyon.
Questions? Please call 587.5178 ext 105 for more information.