Alpine and Telemark community race series, open to intermediate and advanced skiers of any age. Point your tips to bridgerbowl.com or ring 586-1518. January 22 Make your mark during the Seeley Lake Challenge Biathlon, the highlight of the three-day Seeley Lake Area Winterfest. The race offers contests for greenhorns and seasoned racers alike (including a 10K ski race with 10 targets). Load up on info at seeleylakechamber.com or call 677-2880.
3.5-foot jumps. Hoof it to bigholevalley.com/WinterFest.html.
Order a round on the house at anacondaaoh.com or phone 560-0171.
Don’t chortle too hard or you might slip on an icy patch during the Snow Joke HalfMarathon, featuring one 13.1-mile lap around Seeley Lake on plowed roads. Registration is on race day only from 8:45 to 10:30 a.m. Get the punchline at cheetahherders.com.
Say aloha to the Whitefish Mountain Resort’s annual Nate Chute Hawaiian Classic, a two-day event held in honor of a well-known local snowboarder that features a banked slalom competition plus a boardercross event that’s been called the biggest in the state. Proceeds go to a memorial fund for teens in need. Shred over to skiwhitefish.com for details.
Prepare for flight as alpine skiers hit a jump that shoots them as far as 200 feet during the Snowbowl Cup Gelande
March 19 Who’s the best skier and snowboarder of them all? Find out
Perch with a cold one and try to lure the biggest fish during the Townsend Lions Club Perch Ice Fishing Derby, with team competitions and more at Canyon Ferry Lake. Take the bait at 266-5790. January 29 Embrace your badass-ness during the Skin to Win/Randonnee Festival, a mountaineering event at Bozeman’s Bridger Bowl Ski area where you climb and descend thousands of feet of steep terrain on a course that’s called “the best in North America.” Get the beta at bridgerbowl.com or call 586-1518. All bets are on for the Moonlight Snowmobile Poker Run, a gambol near Lincoln that features 250 miles of groomed trails on your trusty snowmobile with the moon as your guide. Check out the deal by e-mailing mnordahl@linctel.net or calling 362-3334. Chad Harder
Catch big air or just catch the show during Lost Trail Powder Mountain’s Slopestyle/Big Air Jubilation competition. Jump to ltpark.com for details.
Championship, which bestows winners with an $8,000 cash prize. Soar over to montanasnowbowl.com.
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during Snowbowl’s Best of the Bowl, a race at Grizzly Chute that judges alpine skiers, telemark skiers and snowboarders on speed and style. Size it up at montanasnowbowl.com
February 11 Watch in thrall of the wild as teams of mushers and canines embark on the Montana Race to the Sky, a 350-mile sled dog race that glides through Lincoln and the Swan Valley. Yee and haw to racetothesky.org.
March 5 Put your stretch pants to the test during the Yellowstone Rendezvous Race, offering six different cross country ski races on the Rendezvous Ski Trails in West Yellowstone. Check rendezvousrace.com for the scoop.
March 26 Tell summer to bugger off during Lost Trail Powder Mountain’s Summer Sucks Skiesta Splash Down, a ski/snowboarding competition that’s open to shredders of all ages and styles. Catch the drift at ltpark.com.
February 26 Let your favorite pony pull you along during the Big Hole Valley Winterfest/Skijoring competition in Wisdom, a two-day contest where horses, skiers and riders join forces to navigate a 900-foot course, including several
March 12 Don’t turn green during Anaconda’s annual St. Patrick’s Race, which takes place the Saturday before the holiday, complete with a three-mile or six-mile run. Buses leave at 10 a.m. from the Locker Room Bar.
March 27 Don’t get stuck during Snowbowl’s North Dakota Downhill, a “slide and glide” contest for skiers and snowboarders. Get down at montanasnowbowl.com.
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