Bozeman Magazine

Editors Note: Treasure Abounds

Angie Ripple

Thank you for picking up the September 2016 issue of Bozeman Magazine, our 112th issue! 9500 copies of this issue will be distributed to about 200 locations in the greater Bozeman area. We have included many articles in this issue highlighting the…

Interview: MSU’s Coach Choate

Jack Thorsen

In late 2015 Montana State University welcomed Jeff Choate as the 32nd head football coach at MSU. An Idaho native who graduated from UM Western in 1994 Coach Choate has spent most of his 24 seasons in coaching within a 10-hour drive of Bozeman…

Stronghold Fabrication builds climbing boulder on MSU campus

Peter Mathews drops his welding hood. Blue sparks fly as he connects the frame on what will soon be a new rock climbing boulder on the Montana State University campus.Mathews works with Bozeman-based Stronghold Fabrication, which built five of the…

Soldiers on Ice

Special places stick with us. Most folks remember the first time they rode a bike, or where they got married, or the smell and sounds of a favorite park bench. Those special places are memories we can hold on to when life throws a wrench our way…

Skijoring Hits Bozeman

Ramona Mead, photos by Zach Hoffman

Gallatin County Regional Park saw action January 23, 24 that had yet to shake things up in Bozeman! On Saturday and Sunday, skier and riders competed in the first ever Duckworth Montana Classic Skijoring Race. This was the first such completion to…

Off the Grid: Homestake Lodge

I’ve driven over Homestake Pass on I-90 countless times and never realized there was a place tucked away only 3 miles off the interstate called Homestake Lodge, a summer and winter destination for weddings, reunions, and cross-country ski…

The Winter Sports Special

Jerry Schuster

So many of you have been contacting me to continue the stories about old town/new town, I just can’t stand all the fuss and am ready to break. Just kidding, but hey, at least you have read this far. Since it is now winter, we have time for some…

Bozeman's Choice is the People's Choice

Angie Ripple

On Oct. 16 our first-ever Bozeman’s Choice Reader’s Poll went live and our readers responded immediately. The big, giant, massive poll covered everything from local restaurants to local media, to arts and entertainment and everything in…

2015 Bobcat Football

The Recipe for Excitement

Jack Thorsen

2015 Montana State Bobcats football season gets underway September 3 at Bobcat Stadium. The Bobcats will play the Fort Lewis Sky Hawks under the lights. The last time the Bobcats met the Sky Hawks was 2010 and was coach Rob Ash’s fourth…

10 Things You Can Do on a Paddle Board

Bev Hosford

Have you heard anyone say “SUP” recently and they weren’t using it as a greeting? (What’s up?) This acronym is buzzing around town. Stand Up Paddle boarding (SUP) is growing at a fast pace in Bozeman. Attending the 2nd annual…

Alpine Cabin

Merging Trails of the Past, Present and Future

Bev Hosford

First ImpressionsThe cabin was love at first site for me. Not because of it’s spectacular views or the locally sourced wood. It was due to frozen toes. My fiancé and I were exploring the new area of Bridger Bowl and were thrilled that…

Yoga for Kids

Regena Ozeryansky

It all started in a sweaty, loud, less than peaceful gym. I was 15 years old, and decided to try yoga for the 1st time. I remember my teacher being thin, and well built. She was kind yet powerful, both physically and what seemed to me, as mentally…

Witness The Fitness

Rawckk That Body

Katie Thomas

Bozeman is such an active town. We seem to keep winning awards for it, and everyone here has their workout. If you don’t, you tend to feel left out of all the “I went on the sickest ride today” and “See you at the gym”…

Cats vs. Griz 2014

The Brawl of the Wild is Montana’s biggest rivalry in sports.

Jack Thorsen

The Brawl of the Wild is Montana’s biggest rivalry in sports. Montana and Montana State. It started in 1897 the first chance for either team to win bragging rights in Montana, it’s said you are either a Bobcat or a Grizzly, no in between…