Missoula Events

Snowbowl, Whitefish Mountain Resort closes chairlifts due to high winds

It is darn right nasty outside!

A bicyclist travels east down the riverfront trail Tuesday morning. More winter weather is expected Wednesday, as a storm brings snow, winds and record cold through the weekend. Photo by LINDA THOMPSON/MIssoulian

Reported gusts of up to 15 mph at the top of Snowbowl and cold temperatures prevented the ski [...]

Jesus Christ statue a part of Big Mountain history

University of Montana freshmen Jake Coburn, Stephanie Ralls and Claire Dal Nogare, from left, visit a statue of Jesus Christ at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Sunday afternoon. Photo by LINDA THOMPSON/Missoulian

Praying for snow has never been easier.

Reporter Tristan Scott writes about the history of the Jesus Christ statue atop Big Mountain. It’s things like [...]

Big sky at the top of Big Mountain a rare treat

I’m finally getting around to posting some pictures from last weekend’s ski trip to Whitefish Mountain Resort. My brother lives in Whitefish, so he knows all of the ski mountain’s secret powder stashes. Thanks for sharing, Ty!

I don’t think I’ve ever skied Whitefish Mountain Resort where I was able to see Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake. [...]

Whitefish winter carnival, Lookout Pass’ big air contest, Missoula Ski Team’s annual fundraiser all this weekend

This weekend, there’s a smorgasbord of snow sports events and you get your pick of parties. I love choices.

The Missoula Ski Team is hosting it’s annual fundraiser, the “Snowball” this Saturday at the Harley Davidson building on Airway Blvd. Get ready for a night of dancing, dinner and a live auction. The cost is $75 a [...]

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 [...]

Whitefish Mountain Resort still serving really, really cheap beer

Professional skier Cody Townsend visited Whitefish Mountain Resort recently expecting to find a big corporate feel after the ski resort changed ownership in 2007. But instead, what he found is a lot of what locals in western Montana already know.

The long-lasting powder stashes remained, duct tape is still in fashion, the beards are still long [...]

Odds of surviving tree-well accidents are low

This comes as sad news this morning. The teenager who got stuck in a tree well last week at Big Mountain died as the result of the injuries suffered during that accident. Niclas Waeschle was a foreign exchange student from Germany living with a host family and attending high school in Columbia Falls.

Donnie Clapp, spokesman for [...]

Whitefish Resort set to open Dec. 4

If this photo doesn’t make you want to ski Big Mountain, nothing will.

File photo by Lido Vizzutt/Flathead Beacon

Here’s Flathead Beacon reporter Dan Testa’s story on Whitefish Mountain Resort opening Sat., [...]

Utah’s 2010-2011 ski and snowboard season commenced today

With all the snow that Utah’s received recently, many of the resorts are bumping up their opening days. For Brighton Resort, that was today. It’s one of the earliest starts to the state’s ski and snowboard season in the last decade, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A snowboarder [...]

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 [...]