Ross Pass

North of Bridger Bowl ski area, backcountry and cross country skiers can use a series of gated roads to climb into the Bridger Mountains. A suitable goal for a day trip is Ross Pass. Ross Pass it a low point in the near middle of the range, just south of Ross Peak. Park in the large parking area off Bridger Canyon Road where it meets Brackett Creek Road; cross Bridger Canyon road and take the forest road on the left. A map or GPS will be handy here as there are a number of roads in this area; the correct trail will head generally west to the base of the mountain, and then northwest toward the saddle.