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Outdoors

Skiing

A Flathead Valley Nordic Ski Guide

With snow finally covering the lowlands, Nordic groomers are out before dawn grooming a winter wonderland for skiers of all stripes

Wildlife

The Complicated Case of the Captured Canada Lynx

Two threatened lynx were accidentally captured by bobcat trappers in northwest Montana, resulting in one mortality and a state citation. The case has drawn attention to an obscure set of regulations that anti-trapping organizations say runs counter to the conservation mission.

Skiing

Slow Going on the Snow Ghost Express

In its second season as Whitefish Mountain Resort's lone six-pack chairlift, mechanical closures have persistently rendered a chair designed to disperse record crowds inoperable

Out of Bounds

Never Ending Wolf Wars

Wolf restoration in the Northern Rockies has been an unqualified success. But wolf management? Not so much.

Skiing

Big Mountain Opens All Uphill Routes

Following weeks of limited uphill travel due to low snowpack, Whitefish Mountain Resort on Tuesday will begin allowing skiers to ascend the Benny Up Route

Out of Bounds

Living With Imperfection

It was too nice a day to get angry over an earnest, however misguided, English setter

Skiing

Uphill Ski Route Reopens on Big Mountain

After suspending its uphill travel policy during the holidays due to a low snowpack and high visitation, Whitefish Mountain Resort on Tuesday began allowing skiers to ascend the East Route