https://youtu.be/RUblktjaB7s (KPAX) Snowbowl was struggling to get enough snow to open its lifts back in December, but now the mountain finally has almost everything up and running, including its newest addition to the ski area. "There's five runs across that are just so much fun," skier Judy Frey said. “It's so much fun.” The long-awaited expansion to Snowbowl is open … [Read more...] about Snowpark makes Missoula’s Snowbowl a whole new mountain

(CN) – A boom in new oil and gas and petrochemical facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast could lead to a sizable increase in climate change-causing carbon emissions, researchers at the University of Texas said in a new study. Describing the potential increase as a “greenhouse gas mountain,” the researchers concluded that a massive oil and gas-related industrial buildout … [Read more...] about Researchers predict surge in greenhouse gases from oil and gas boom

(KPAX) WHITEFISH — It’s been a snowy start to the new year at Whitefish Mountain Resort with close to six feet of new snow in the last two weeks. Whitefish Mountain Resort currently holds the deepest snow depth in the state of Montana with 111 inches at the summit. Whitefish Mountain Resort spokeswoman Riley Polumbus says this is the deepest snow depth they've seen at … [Read more...] about Recent snow brings ideal skiing conditions to Whitefish Mountain Resort

The effects of climate change will stop for no one, so a local committee didn’t stop the presses on the draft of the Climate Ready Missoula plan. But there are still a few holes to fill before it’s complete. At the City Club Missoula luncheon on Monday, leaders of the Climate Ready Missoula project unveiled the draft plan and a new website that breaks the 88-page plan down … [Read more...] about Missoula’s climate plan nears completion; looks to address local impacts as planet warms