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Mannequins, Polar Plunges, and Spam

Montana resorts don't believe in ending the ski season in a fizzle. Most close their lifts in a blaze of zaniness that not only celebrates spring meltdown, but what's left of winter. Full Article

26th March 2007
Big Mountain Invests $20 Million

Big Mountain added a new day lodge this winter, but that's not where they intend to stop. As the State of Montana begins rebuilding the narrow, snaking access road this summer, the resort continues with $20 million in improvements. Full Article

19th March 2007
Montana Racks up Nation's Highest Avalanches

Just as a new avalanche documentary prepares to hit the Web, March roared into Montana with deadly snow slides. Even though one lucky snowmobiler buried for eight hours survived, the state's fatalities totaled the highest in the nation. Full Article

12th March 2007
Big Sky, Big Snows

"It's amazing what a good month will do for you," said Scott Savage, Big Sky Snow Safety Director. "We went from decent skiing to outrageous skiing within a few weeks." After a sunny, near-drought start, February skies shifted to dump one of the deepest months of snow in Big Sky history. Full Article

5th March 2007
Bridger Rewinds Week

As high tech snow reports cough up more detail, Bridger Bowl added a Week in Rewind to their stash of conditions info. While February dumped six feet on new snow on Bridger's runs, the fluff speaks volumes. But the Week in Rewind preps skiers and snowboarders for what to expect. Full Article

26th February 2007
Big Mountain Opens 'The Lunker'

Getting off to a late start, but just in time for the President's Day Weekend crowds, Big Mountain finally opened The Lunker. Located in its Fish Bowl Terrain Park, the superpipe immediately pulled in little groms trying to tap the lip to bigger riders throwing frontside 720s. Full Article

19th February 2007
Showdown Celebrates 70

While many resorts reaching milestone anniversaries this year launched in the age of chair lifts, Showdown saw its birth in the days of leather lace-up boots, cable bindings, 220-centimeter wooden skis, and small engine-powered rope tows. And this coming weekend, it plans to celebrate. Full Article

12th February 2007
Freebies for First Timers

Got a friend that you want to get on skis or a snowboard? This weekend is the time to do it. On February 11, a first timer lesson with rentals and a beginner lift ticket is free at 10 Montana ski hills. Full Article

5th February 2007
Wyoming High School Ski Racing Threatened

Wyoming's high school ski race teams may be hitting rocky ground. If the school board votes to discontinue the ski teams at Natrona County and Kelly Walsh high schools, Wyoming's sanctioned high school ski racing may be eliminated altogether. Full Article

22nd January 2007
The Misadventures of Bridger Bob!

Saying "No" to dry poster contests and distributing copies of the skier and rider responsibility codes, Bridger Bowl debuted comedy for National Safety Awareness Week. Using a splash of humor, the ski resort introduced the misadventures of Bob on their daily videos. Full Article

22nd January 2007
Bridger Blues

With a less than three-foot snow pack, many Bridger Bowl skiers and snowboarders are sticking to packed powder blues. While enough snow has fallen to run all lifts, the resort is still warning skiers and snowboarders about early season conditions in mid-January - especially off piste. Full Article

17th January 2007
Ski Bus to Moonlight

Don't want to drive that narrow two-lane highway from Bozeman to Moonlight Basin? You can still ski, but get there free. Moonlight Basin jumped into sponsoring the new "Skyline-Link to the Peak" bus service between Bozeman and the ski resort. Full Article

8th January 2007
Buttering Around at Big Sky

There are more than rails and jumps hidden at Big Sky. As eleven Big Sky Terrain Park Crew members have pounded out the hours to shape their park, they're taking a twist on the usual features. Full Article

1st January 2007
Fishy Fun at Big Mountain

As Santa brought new flakes to Big Mountain, terrain park lovers got an additional treat with their Fishbowl Terrain Park doubling in size. And the resort's plans include much, much more. Full Article

25th December 2006
It's the Full Meal Deal at Blacktail

Montana resorts are inching open their runs and lifts - but not Blacktail Mountain. With its inverted ski hill, Blacktail has thrown open 100 percent of its terrain - sans snowmaking. Full Article

19th December 2006
Zero Gravity at Moonlight

Snowboarders and freestylers can't wait for snows to open Moonlight Basin as visions of its new terrain park dance in their heads. This winter, the resort plans to launch their first park - Zero Gravity Park. Full Article

12th December 2006
First Lift on Big Mountain

Local David Steele slept in Big Mountain's parking lot the night before opening day, just so he and his three friends could line up at six a.m. to ride the first chair of the year. Three and a half hours later, the foursome whooped it up as their chair took off. Full Article

4th December 2006
Lookout Pass 100 Percent

As the first ski hill in Montana to be 100 percent open, Lookout Pass ran all three of its lifts last weekend. Following in its wake, a pack of smaller Montana ski hills are opening as snows permit. Full Article

4th December 2006
Big Sky Picks Up Where Spring Left Off

"It's like the day you bought books for classes in collegethere were lines, but there was also excitement," summed up Big Sky's Dax Schieffer about the resort's opening day. Full Article

4th December 2006
Great Divide's Buck-a-Run

When Montana's Great Divide opened one run this past weekend, they sold tickets on the deck for a buck. Full Article

28th November 2006