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Southwest Montana Halloween: Frightfully Unpredictable
Halloween in southwest Montana has always been a bit of a gamble. This year seems similar. One year, the kids are running around in costumes like it’s a Hallmark movie. The next, they’re dressed as Elsa, except the weather has decided to make the costume a little too realistic. We’ve had Halloweens when the air…
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The Great Southwest Montana Snow Tire Scramble
The annual exercise in panic, procrastination, and pretending we didn’t see winter coming is a tradition in Southwest Montana. It begins innocently enough. A few clouds gather over the mountains. The mornings get a little sharper. The Bridgers, Tobacco Roots, and Gallatin Range start wearing that familiar dusting of white that locals insist is “too…
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The First Big Snowfall in Southwest Montana
The first big snowfall in Southwest Montana makes everything feel a little different. One day, the landscape is showing off its fall colors, and the next, the mountains are blanketed in white, the roads are slick, and winter has officially announced its arrival. The first big snow has arrived, and it looks like we’re staying…
