Latest news from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks :.Ben Pierce | December 8, 2011
Gauging the popularity of Bridger Ski Foundation’s community trails program isn’t hard. Take a stroll along Bozeman Creek and the number of cross-country skiers, runners and walkers making use of the trail tells the story well enough. What’s not so apparent is the limited funding and dogged effort that goes into grooming Bozeman Creek and [...]
Ben Pierce | June 2, 2011
Bozeman residents Chris Bangs and Justene Sweet of Human-Powered Mountaineers have a long road ahead of them. On June 20, the pair will depart Bozeman on a 1,200-mile return bike trip to the Bugaboo Mountains of British Columbia. Once in the Bugaboos, Bangs and Sweet will attempt to summit 12 of the range’s most iconic [...]
Ben Pierce | March 3, 2011
BIG SKY – Herb Davis has helped facilitate the growth of the cross-country skiing in Southwest Montana for the better part of three decades. Davis moved to the Bozeman area in 1979, coached Bridger Ski Foundation and Montana State University ski teams in the late 80s and early 90s, and now serves as director of [...]
Ben Pierce | February 3, 2011
POLARIS – “It’s all about attitude,” Ron Loge told me last Thursday as I munched on a Stromboli sandwich in the parking lot of Maverick Mountain Ski Area. “Everybody here is laid back. They are here because they love to ski.” Behind us the slopes of Maverick Mountain lifted upward to the height of the [...]
Ben Pierce | May 28, 2010
Interested in owning a little piece of history? Bridger Bowl announced plans Thursday to hold a special lottery for 175 red Riblet chairs from the recently-retired Bridger and Deer Park lifts. The 75-pound chairs stand eight feet tall with stem. Some were used at the ski area for more than 30 years. Entry fee for [...]
Ben Pierce | April 12, 2010
Bozeman-based mountaineer Conrad Anker will speak as part of Telluride Mountainfilm on Tour at the Emerson Cultural Center in downtown Bozeman on Saturday, April 17. Mountainfilm in Telluride, started in 1979, is the oldest film festival in the U.S. dedicated to “educating and inspiring audiences about issues that matter, cultures worth exploring, environments worth preserving [...]
Ben Pierce | April 8, 2010
BRIDGER BOWL – One word: epic. There’s not much more to say about the last day of the Bridger Bowl ski season or the last stand of the Bridger chair lift. For 46 glorious seasons the Bridger lift ushered skiers and snowboarders to the heights of the Bridger Range with access to the North Bowl, [...]
Ben Pierce | March 17, 2010
Celebrate the Spring Equinox this Saturday and Sunday at the Equinox Ski Challenge in West Yellowstone. Cross-country skiers of all abilities are invited to attend the challenge which pits relay teams of up to eight members against one another in friendly competition. The goal of the Equinox Ski Challenge is to complete as many laps [...]
Ben Pierce | March 16, 2010
This morning, March 16, 2010, the Gallatin County Commission unanimously approved the Gallatin Valley Land Trust’s (GVLT) plan to expand and improve the access road and parking area to one of the Bozeman area’s most popular trails. GVLT plans to complete improvements to the Sourdough Canyon/Bozeman Creek trailhead, located six miles south of Bozeman, by [...]
Ben Pierce | March 5, 2010
Despite recent warm weather, there’s still plenty of snow for cross country skiing in Bridger Canyon. Bohart Bonus Days will begin this Sunday at Bohart Ranch Cross Country Ski Center. Bohart will reduce its daily trail fees from $15 to $8 for adults and from $8 to $5 for children. As always kids under 6 [...]
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