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Avalanche Death in Montana Yesterday | NOAA “Avalanche Warning” in MT Today:

A snowmobiler died in an avalanche in the Cooke City, Montana area at about 1:30pm yesterday, November 26th, 2014. The exact location was on the southwest side of Henderson Mountain in the Miller Creek drainage. The victim was a 31-year-old from North Dakota. The victim and his partner both were carry avalanche equipment. The victim was buried over 5-deep in the avalanche debris. His partner made an impressive effort and had the victim’s head out of the snow in 20-minutes. CPR was performed on the victim without result. […]
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Up to a Foot of Snow Forecast in Montana This Weekend

Halloween is bringing snow to Montana this weekend. NOAA is forecasting 4-8 inches of snow above 4,500-feet in Western Montana for Saturday and Sunday. Big Sky, MT got a big 460″ of snow last year. Lets hope they can do it again. NOAA Missoula: Snow is looking better and better for this weekend…especially in mountainous areas! Our confidence is much higher today regarding this weekend’s wintry system, with mountains […]
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2014/15 Montana Ski Resort Opening Dates:

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Montana. I mean, it means ‘mountain’ in Spanish, what more can you want. We have a state in the USA named ‘Mountain’. What’s not to love about that. Clearly, the place must have some gorgeous mountains and some great skiing. It does. Last year, Montana had a record year with Big Sky getting 460″ of snow. Blower snow, that is. Montana is kind of a different universe. It’s certainly the our only state that feels a bit like a different country. Maybe not that exotic of a different country. Kinda just feels like Canada, but that’s enough. You can head to Montana and get a truly unique experience and ski some of the best mountains and snow […]
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VIDEO: Powder Day TODAY at Beartooth Basin, MT

Beartooth Basin summer only ski resort was right in the path of the storm that just rolled through Montana. Perfect. Some places in Montana were forecasted to get up to 20 inches of snow. Beartooth looks like they got at least 6 inches. This video show’s us 25 seconds of one run at Beartooth. Yes, yes it does look like a mid winter powder run, complete with a fun little air. Beartooth rocks. […]
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