Why Red Lodge, MT is the Best Place to Live for Year-Round Skiing [Sponsored by: Red Lodge Mountain, MT] Red Lodge, MT may just be the best place to live if you want to get after some turns all year long! Regular lift operations cover November 23rd until April 14th but uphill travel is permitted as long as there is snow to slide on. This means your season can start as soon as the […] Featured Article Kim Vinet | May 8, 2019 0 Comments
Free Shuttle Bus to Operate on Going-to-the-Sun Road, MT Until It’s Clear for Motor Vehicles Want to experience Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, MT without vehicular traffic? For the next few weeks at least shuttles for hikers and bikers will take you beyond the vehicle gate barriers on that iconic road. The shuttles are to start running on May 11 on weekends from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free shuttles will run every 20 […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 6, 2019 0 Comments
Increased Education Efforts Meant There Were No Avalanche Fatalities in Cooke City Area, MT for 3rd Consecutive Year For a third consecutive winter season there were no avalanche fatalities in the Cooke City area, maybe in large part due to the extra efforts of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center and Montana State Parks to educate snowmobilers, skiers and snowboarders in the region about avalanche danger, reports the Sun Times. You might also like: ‘Utah Avalanche Center’ and ‘Know […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 26, 2019 1 Comment
NOAA: Winter Storm Watch Issued For Montana | 4-8+” of Snow Saturday – Sunday Morning The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Montana. It’s in effect from Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. High winds and heavy snowfall are forecasted to impact the area throughout that time. Montana: 4-8″ of Snow Saturday – Sunday Morning “The rollercoaster ride known as “spring weather” will continue Friday through the weekend. It’s a good thing […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 26, 2019 0 Comments
Beartooth Basin, MT North America’s Only Summer-Only Resort Needs Funding to Stay Open Locally owned and operated Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area, near Red Lodge, MT, has turned to GoFundMe to raise funds to help keep the iconic resort open. Related: Beartooth Basin, MT Aims to Run on 100% Biodiesel With a funding goal of $65,000 (currently $6,205 funded), $35k of that is required for lift maintenance: LIFT MAINTENANCE: We are replacing the gearbox […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 25, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sit-Skier Rob Enigl Nails End of Season Pond Skim at Big Sky Resort, MT BOOM! Check this out! Sit-skier Rob Enigl nails the pond skim at Big Sky Resort’s end of season shenanigans. And the crowd goes wild! You might also like: VIDEO: Watch this Sit-Skier Shred Big Sky, MT Culminating in Ticking Off a Bucket List Couloir Rob Enigl is a big mountain monoskier from Bozeman, Montana. Always an avid skier and snowboarder, a car […] SnowBrains | April 24, 2019 2 Comments
Celebrate Some of the World’s Most Unique Ski Destinations with The Ikon Pass [Sponsored by Ikon Pass] U*NIQUE: being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. Distinctive, individual, special, idiosyncratic, quirky, eccentric. The Ikon Pass is steeped in the idea that a sense of character is essential, that individuality is special, and that these ideas, every one of our 39 distinctive personalities, they should all be celebrated and showcased because that […] Featured Article SnowBrains | April 18, 2019 0 Comments
Teenage Boy Fends Off Grizzly Bear Attack Using his Bear Spray A 17-year-old boy was attacked by a grizzly bear on Sunday while he was out in the woods searching for shed antlers south of Ennis, MT reports USA Today. The teen was vacationing in a cabin with his family when “he was walking down a hill around 2 pm and heard a ‘thump’ behind him,” Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks […] SnowBrains | April 12, 2019 0 Comments