From the Hill - Warm weather hits Bear Paw Ski Bowl

from Byron Ophus

Warmer weather welcomed another great crowd of skiers and shredders to Bear Paw. This writer was in Spokane celebrating with his mom on her 91st birthday, but a good report was made by others. While the relatively warm weather made skiing very comfortable, it was not so warm as to melt the ample snow. Less than 6 inches of new snow had been received in the prior week. Skiing and shredding were done on drifted snow that softened by noon.

Another group of students from Rocky Boy made a day of it at Bear Paw. They and other beginners kept the Little Bear rope tow busy all day. Cl...