Missoula Events

Competitors and spirits fly high at Gelande championship

Rolf Wilson claims 8th Gelande Cup title. Photos by Linda Thompson

Reporter Betsy Cohen and photographer Linda Thompson captured the scene at Montana Snowbowl yesterday during the Gelande championships in a photo/story package in today’s Missoulian.

It’s more than just another ski event. The crowd is drinking beers, devouring pizza, lounging in lawn chairs on the [...]

Snowbowl reporting more than a foot of new snow; champagne powder in Wednesday’s forecast

Anyone else feeling a little tickle in their throats? Because tomorrow is going to be a sick ski day!

This snow is incredible! Powder hungry skiers and boarders are salivating.

Snowbowl is reporting more than a foot of new snow today. The chairs are coming to a stop about now (4 p.m.) and it’s a whiteout outside. That [...]

Western MT snow news roundup

LINDA THOMPSON/Missoulian Mike Wolfe nears the finish line of the 7.5-kilometer classic loop during the Missoula Nordic Ski Club’s Ozone race at the Seeley Lake Ski Trails on Sunday morning. Participants in the pursuit event went on to complete a 10K skate ski after a 10-minute break. Photo by LINDA THOMPSON/Missoulian

The Missoula Nordic Ski Club [...]

Ski news roundup: tragic fatalities, chairlift derailment and major powder

There is a ton of snow sports news –  some good, some tragic.

A young Philipsburg man died on Tuesday after hitting a tree at Discovery Ski Area. The 20 something year old was an expert skier,  ski instructor, wearing a helmet and skiing  Claim Jumper, an intermediate run. It was his first run of the day, [...]

The story behind the story and an incredibly embarrassing double ejection

I wrote a story for the Missoulian’s outdoors page (comes out Thursday!) about Lookout Pass’ 75th anniversary season. It’s a look back at the ski area’s humble beginnings and a look forward at what is likely to be a dynamic future full of changes and expansion.

Looking down the mountain at the base of Lookout Pass [...]