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Good things come to those who wait

Last Friday when people were sunbathing in Caras Park and wearing tank tops and flip flops, enjoying the unusually warm spring weather, I was not. When people in coffee shops were talking about fishing or hiking or getting on the river, I wanted to plug my ears.

That’s because I was praying for snow, and Mother [...]

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Comment period open on new restrictions regarding hiking up Whitefish Mountain Resort

Larry Bruce, left, and his wife, Molly Bruce, begin skinning up the Toni Matt groomed run at Whitefish Mountain Resort. The Bruces said that although they don't mind the new regulations, they would like to see some continued accommodations for skinning up Big Mountain. – Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon

I think my friend Dan Testa is [...]

The right and wrong way to carry your skis

This weekend, I was caught carrying my skiĀ  tips behind my head. It caused immediate laughter and friendly heckling as if I had broken a major cardinal rule — and, unbeknown to me, I apparently had.

How to carry your skis is what you learn right before the “pizza” or snow plow, they said. It [...]

Blue skies and great company for girls ski weekend in Bozeman

Looking south from the top of the Bridger Mountain range, our crew took The Schlasman chairlift to just below the ridge line and then hiked to find the perfect route down. Photo by Chelsi Moy

It’s a sacred past time for some skiers, especially those who live in Bozeman: hiking the ridge of the [...]