Ski YC vs Big Sky Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ski YC
Navigate Yellowstone Club with an official guide. View trail status, share your location with friends, and record your runs with detailed stats. Access real-time mountain information, lift status, and a directory of club amenities.
- Interactive trail map with run status
- Friend location sharing
- Run recording and logging (vertical, distance)
- Real-time snow conditions and weather
- Lift status updates
- Club directory and event calendar
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Ski YC is your official guide to Yellowstone Club, all at your fingertips. • See which runs are groomed and which closed. Locate yourself on the Yellowstone Club trail map — not a hard-to-read GPS map.† • Share your location on the mountain with friends, and see your friends' locations on the trail map.† • Record your runs and log vertical feet and distance. If you have an Apple Watch, record your runs as a workout and see your workout in the Health app. Display your tracks and replay your runs on the trail map. Email images to friends, post them to social media, or view them in Google Earth. Store your logs on iCloud and view them on all your devices. Send your logs to a leaderboard and compare vertical and distance with others at the resort.† • Find up-to-date information about the mountain, including snow conditions, weather, and webcam images. • Get up-to-the-minute lift status information. • Quickly find information about lessons and other programs and amenities. • Easily locate and contact key places at the club and in the village with the built in directory. • Learn about events from the events calendar. • Get the latest news from Yellowstone Club via the club's Twitter feed and social media posts. † Location and Logging services require a GPS-equipped device. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Big Sky Connect
Request on-demand rides within Big Sky's Town Center and Meadow Village areas. This transportation service offers convenient travel options for residents and visitors.
- On-demand ride requests
- Service within Big Sky Town Center
- Service within Meadow Village
- Convenient transportation
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On-demand transportation service within the Meadow Village and Mountain Village areas of Big Sky. Download the app and request a ride today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ski YC at 4.7 against Big Sky Connect's 4.0. Ski YC also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 54%) and ratings volume (276 vs 26). Big Sky Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ski YC holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ski YC has 276 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Ski YC's written reviews are positive against 54% of Big Sky Connect's.
Ski YC ships an update every 3 weeks, Big Sky Connect every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ski YC | Big Sky Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (276 ratings) — better | 4.0 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 276 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resorts Tapped LLC | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Ski YC
Big Sky Connect
In-app purchases
Ski YC
No in-app purchases
Big Sky Connect
No in-app purchases
