Moonlight Basin: The Quieter Side of Big Sky Resort (A Local’s Guide 2026)
Moonlight Basin was a separate Montana ski resort until 2013, when Big Sky merged its 2,000 acres of north-facing terrain.…
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Sarah Bennett
Sarah Bennett is a travel guide voice for RoamingMontana.com, focusing on outdoor adventures, attractions, and trip planning across Montana. Roaming Montana uses named editorial personas to organize content by topic area. All content is produced by the Roaming Montana editorial team.
Beartooth Basin: A Local’s Guide to North America’s Only Summer Ski Area (2026)
Beartooth Basin is North America's only summer-only ski area — open Memorial Day through July at 10,900 feet on the…
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Teton Pass Ski Area: A Local’s Guide to Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front Resort (2026)
Teton Pass Ski Area sits on Montana's Rocky Mountain Front near Choteau — small, scrappy, and reborn from near-closure. A…
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Maverick Mountain Ski Area: A Local’s Guide to Polaris, Montana (2026)
Maverick Mountain Ski Area in Polaris is a family-owned Montana ski area with 2,020 vertical feet, metal wicket lift tickets,…
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Showdown Montana: A Local’s Guide to Montana’s Oldest Ski Area (2026)
Showdown Montana has been operating since 1936 in the Little Belt Mountains — woman-owned, no snowmaking, 240 inches of natural…
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Great Divide Ski Area: A Local’s Guide to Helena’s Mountain (2026)
Great Divide Ski Area near Helena is Montana's sunniest ski area — 1,600 acres, the earliest opening day in the…
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Blacktail Mountain Ski Area: A Local’s Guide to Montana’s Top-Down Mountain (2026)
Blacktail Mountain is Montana's only top-down ski area — park at the summit, ski down, ride up. 1,000 acres, Flathead…
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Lookout Pass Ski Area: A Local’s Guide to the I-90 Border Mountain (2026)
Lookout Pass Ski Area straddles the Idaho-Montana border at I-90 Exit 0 — 1,023 acres, 450 inches of snow, and…
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Lost Trail Powder Mountain: A Local’s Guide to the Montana-Idaho Border Pilgrimage (2026)
Lost Trail Powder Mountain straddles the Montana-Idaho border with 300+ inches of light snow, family ownership since 1938, and a…
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Montana Snowbowl: A Local’s Guide to Missoula’s Ski Hill (2026)
Montana Snowbowl delivers 2,600 ft of vertical and 300 inches of snow just 12 miles from Missoula. A local's honest…
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Red Lodge Mountain Ski Resort: A Local’s Guide to Southern Montana’s Charmer (2026)
Red Lodge Mountain delivers 2,400 ft of vertical, 1,635 acres, and the most charming ski-town basecamp in southern Montana. A…
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Bridger Bowl Ski Area: A Local’s Guide to Bozeman’s Mountain (2026)
Bridger Bowl is Bozeman's nonprofit local mountain — 2,000 acres, 300+ inches of cold smoke, and the legendary Ridge terrain.…
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