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Horseback Riding at Blue Mountain
Well, it’s the “in-betweason,” when the weather is temperamental and you don’t know if you are dealing with rain or snow. You can run if it’s not too icy.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on...
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Soul on ice
A million reasons a climber won't let go by Robin Carleton My heart stops as a thunderous report reverberates through the Bass Creek valley. My ice-climbing buddies, Jesse and Dan, must be severely...
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Tank goodness
I expected the snowmobile to make some bratty exhaust noise and steer more like a barge than a motorbike. The full body workout required to drive it, however, came as a surprise. by Matt Gibson I...
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The old man and the ski
A local legend keeps his pow vow–72 times by Alex Sakariassen Don "Old Man" Gisselbeck is something of a legend among Missoula's backcountry skiers. Now 56, he's had his fair share of close calls; in...
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When the skiing gets hairy
I'm sporting a frizzy Betty Page wig and breathing heavily. I've never been on skate skis before, and now I'm trying it in a 24-hour race with itchy wig hair in my eyes. Hell, I should be able to ski...
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Going Vert
Après-ski life for the planks by Chad Harder When a renter's massive Malamute began treating my beloved fruit trees like snack sticks, a fence quickly became priority. We needed it strong and simple,...
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Divide and conquer
The beauty of shooting in thirds by Chad Harder If your photos aren't half what they could be, try using the "rule of thirds." The simple compositional guideline—long used by designers and...
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Powder trip
Sub-zero temperatures, rock-rimmed chutes, base lodge burgers, diehard skiers, towering timber, thigh-deep powder, and some of the most seriously badass bumps anywhereone woman meets Montana head-on....
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I came, I thaw, I conquered
A winter's fab feast in your freezer by Ari LeVaux Last February my family and I were most of the way through a fabulous meal when it occurred to me that it was local enough to make Michael Pollan...
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Iceberg Notch
Was July descent a first? The extraordinarily long and snowy winter of 2011 kept motivated backcountry skiers up to their armpits in the steep n' deep well into July. Here, Dan Koestler takes one last...
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Glide path
Seeley Lake makes strides toward big-time Nordic skiing by Alex Sakariassen Last spring, western Montana's cross-country skiing community received some incredible news. Former Olympian John...
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Cold shard facts
Ice is more than it's cracked up to be by Lisa Densmore Montanans and people everywhere have a love-hate relationship with water's solid form. Some wait impatiently for it to appear.… [ Read more ] [...
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Dollars and sense
Just when you thought you had your avalanche safety system dialed, there's one more gadget to drop your hard-earned ducats on. by Yogesh Simpson The snow's piling up, you've got fresh batteries in...
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Making tracks
Skate skiing, cross-country skiing, backcountry skiing— anything on planks—is the pièce de résistance during a winter stay at the Izaak Walton resort by a railroad yard in tiny Essex, Montana. by...
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First Week of December Skiing
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Camas Peak on a Bluebird
I headed up to Camas Peak yesterday with a couple friends and we had an amazing day in the bright sunshine, still weather and skiing the three week old snow. The coverage was decent and the...
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The Bitterroot's Five Foot Snowpack
With the excellent storm of late December, which lay down two to four feet of fresh, and the few snow showers that have pushed through subsequently, the shady terrain has remained fabulously powdery...
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Rattlesnake Creek
Since late last fall, weather forecasters at every level have been clammoring about the return of La Nina, about how warmer temps in the South Pacific would bring "above average precipitation and...
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Black Diamond Verdicts
The Black Diamond Verdicts have been my quiver of one for three years. Since I first clicked into them, I've never coveted anther ski.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Like La Lion
La Nina's blowing off the doors this week, bringing with her a storm that forecasters are calling the biggest yet this season. As of Saturday morning the National Weather Service is predicting...
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Snowbowl Slackcountry
Winter hath [finally] arrived to the greater Missoula area. All hail.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Montana Pond Hockey
Gliding has many common themes in the winter... We love them all.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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getting "g"iggy widdit: G-Spot
G-Spot. I've always kind of felt that skiing powder had a sexual allure to it.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Skiing the East Pyramid Butte
We had both looked to the north on St Joseph Peak tours and admired the inspiring southeast face/gully of the East Butte. Using the fast and safe conditions, Brian and I hit the trail at 6:07 a.m....
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