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The Muddy Low Down – Early Season Biking around Bozeman

Oh, March. You were so promising for an early start to mountain biking season this year! As temperatures soared into the 60s for days at a time with hardly a cloud in the sky – and as Bridger passholders did their best to stay positive as a season’s snowpack turned to a splashy mess – [...]

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No Spandex Required Bozeman’s Commuter Challenge Is On

We all know that here in Montana we spend a whole lot of time driving. With our expansive state and our wide open spaces, being able to jump in the car and go to the lake or the mountains is one of the perks we enjoy about living in our beautiful Big [...]

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Celebrating Bozeman’s Water Supply

Bozeman is known for its blue-ribbon trout streams and sparkling mountain lakes. These pristine bodies of water are a playground for locals and tourists from all over the world. Moose wade in the shallows, fish dart beneath the surface, and hungry eagles soar overhead. Everything depends on this water, but perhaps nothing more so than [...]

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Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch

After a long winter with limited insect activity, most people view the famed “Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch” as the first major bug hatch of the season. This hatch draws anglers from far and wide to take advantage of an amazing flurry of insect life. Fortunately, the descriptor “Mothers Day Caddis Hatch” is merely a generalization, [...]

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ymca bozeman

The Y Without Walls

Participation by Bozeman area families and children in Gallatin Valley YMCA (GVY) programs doubled to almost 4,000 in 2012, after almost doubling in 2011. This past year, more than 1,000 Bozeman/Belgrade-area children played on GVY’s youth sports teams, 2,013 attended after-school and summer camps, and 271 learned how to swim. Thirty infants, [...]

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A Completely Biased Review: Bridger Bowl

There is little doubt that Bozeman is a skiers’ paradise; we were after all voted #2 in Powder Magazine’s recent Ski Town Throwdown. If living here for you has nothing to do with skiing then you probably don’t want to read this article because it is all about our little gem of [...]

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The Coldsmoke Awards

Ten years ago, working on a job site in the heat of mid-August, a discussion about starting a local film festival that would celebrate winter culture and showcase independent filmmakers planted the seed for the Coldsmoke Awards. The initial focus was highlighting the community-wide stoke that spreads through Bozeman. The CSA team [...]

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The Heart of The Beartooth

In my heart, mountains have always been sacred places. I know I’m not alone in feeling a deep sense of gratitude for the opportunity to seek refuge from daily stresses or heavier emotions in the undisturbed silence on a snow-covered peak. My inspiration to work harder, push myself further as a skiier, and to be [...]

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