Skiing

If snow has you thinking about skiing, opening dates aren't too far off for these 7 ski areas, all an easy drive from Billings.

I saw this video posted by Red Lodge Mountain's channel and I thought I would share. The one and only comment says "Too many slow skiers. 1 star".

Dozens of skiers and snowboarders were stranded high above Red Lodge Mountain after a chairlift cable derailed on Saturday afternoon. Q2 reports that Red Lodge Mountain Resort General Manager Jeff Schmidt said the issue occurred on the first terminal of the triple chairlift...

In January alone, there have already been 11 avalanche fatalities across the West.

Hey, if the Olympics can combine shooting and cross country skiing then we can combine two of Montana's favorite activities (horseback riding and skiing) into a single sport.

Billings own Wiley Miller, who has appeared multiple skiing films, was up for a freestyle skiing award at this years ESPN X Games in Tignes, France. Miller was a contestant in the Real Ski Backcountry competition and came away with the Silver Medal...

Lindsey Vonn, the top woman's alpine skier in the world, has been hospitalized after suffering a scary crash at the World Championships in Schladming, Austria.

How's this for a deal?  Due to the scarcity of snow across the country, Big Sky Resort is sharing some of theirs with skiers and snowboarders from California and Colorado.   The resort is offering free skiing for the entire month of January to those who own ski passes from Vail Resorts in Colorado and Tahoe, where they have very little snow.