Winter Recreation

Missoula Events

Ride Montana Festival this weekend

Better start perfecting those terrain park moves because the 2nd annual Ride Montana Festival is only days away.

The best trick competition is scheduled for Saturday. The rail jam contest is Sunday. The park is open between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day.

The event, which I wrote about earlier, is hosted by the Backwoods Project, a [...]

January 17th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Backwoods Project | Leave a comment

Warm temps and wet snow follow major powder dump at Lost Trail

Looking south from the run Oreo after getting off the upper rope tow at Lost Trail

Another fabulous ski day.

Best ski buddies ever

Saturday was spent touring the slopes of Lost Trail Powder mountain, where only two days before, the mountain opened with 12 inches of new snow. It was my first time at Lost [...]

January 16th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Lost Trail Powder Mountain, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Pacific Northwest National Wife-Carrying Contest this Sunday at Lookout Pass

I love quirky stuff like this.

This Sun., Jan. 16, is the 2011 Winter Carnival at Lookout Pass, located 90 miles west of Missoula on Interstate-90.

Forget skiing! There’s going to be a snowman contest, scavenger hunts, face painting, balloon animals, 3-legged race (no skis!) and outside volleyball. I dig that.

Don’t forget special apperances by Captain Hot Chocolate, [...]

January 10th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Lookout Mountain | Leave a comment