Denver, CO – Purchasers of the M.A.X. Pass now have even more resort options to explore. The pass originally created by Intrawest, Powdr and Boyne Resorts has 10 new partner resorts joining for the 2016-17 ski and snowboard season. New this fall, the M.A.X. Pass announced Crested Butte and Eldora Mountain Resorts in Colorado, Mountain High Resort in California, Okemo Resort … Continue reading The M.A.X. Pass Adds 10 Resorts for the 2016-17 Season→
Bozeman, MT – A Montana State University student was found dead on Friday morning in the backcountry south of Bozeman. Alaska native Nathaniel “Alex” Wright, 20, headed alone to Hyalite Canyon on Thursday for some backcountry skiing near History Rock. When he didn’t return home by 10:45 p.m., just over two hours overdue, his girlfriend notified authorities. Temperatures … Continue reading College Student Found Dead in Montana Backcountry→
Big Sky, MT – A Yellowstone Club ski patroller died in an avalanche in Cedar Basin near Big Sky on Wednesday. The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim as Darren Johnson, 34, of Big Sky. Johnson and another Yellowstone Club patroller had been assisting two Montana State University graduate students with avalanche research, and the group … Continue reading Montana Ski Patroller Dies in Avalanche→
Bozeman, MT – American Airlines has added a new daily non-stop, seasonal flight from its hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN), located close to skiing at both Big Sky and Bridger Bowl. “Big Sky Resort is thrilled over this recent milestone in our air service development. The new … Continue reading American Airlines Adds New Dallas Flight to Montana Skiing→
Big Sky, MT – A competition set by Mountain Sports International (MSI) for Montana’s Big Sky Resort March 23-27 is part of the Freeskiing World Tour, Masters of Snowboarding and Junior Freeride Tour (JFT). MSI is inviting freeride skiers and snowboarders age 16 and older to compete on Big Sky’s slopes. The event format will incorporate three days of competition … Continue reading Freeskiing World Tour and Masters of Snowboarding Return to Big Sky→
Sula, MT – The body of Bart Allan Pickard, who has been missing since he was last seen skiing at Lost Trail Ski Area straddling the Idaho/Montana border on Dec. 22, was discovered on Saturday. The body of Pickard, a 65-year-old long-time Lost Trail season passholder from nearby Corvallis, Mont., was found a few feet off … Continue reading Body of Missing Lost Trail Skier Found→
Washington, DC – In the arid western U.S., water rights are a valuable commodity often fought over by competing interests. So in 2011, when the U.S. Forest Service sought to transfer the water rights of ski resorts operating on Forest Service land to the federal government, the agency encountered a ferocious backlash from the ski industry … Continue reading Forest Service Abandons Plan to Take Ski Areas’ Water Rights→
