Canget - Red Lodge, Montana

DESTINATION RED LODGE | RECREATIONFLY FISHING Our backyard providesfantastic fishing opportunities yearround.From mid-March throughDecember, area creeks offer Rainbow,Brown, Cutthroat and Brook trout,while the big waters of the Bighorncan be fished on all but the most bitterof winter days. Rock Creek publicfishing access sites are well marked andplentiful, or follow Highway78 to the East Rosebud,Stillwater and West Rosebudrivers. Fishing licenses areavailable at Red Lodge TrueValue, 406-446-1847.ALPINE SKIING & SNOWBOARDING During thewinter months, bountifulsnow and shimmering blueskies make for great fun on the slopes.Open from mid-November throughmid-April, Red Lodge Mountain Resortfeatures 70 trails and nearly 100 acresof extreme chute and tree skiing. (www.redlodgemountain.com)© Creative Design WorksSUMMER SKIING ANDSNOWBOARDING IN THEBEARTOOTHS The BeartoothHighway is your chair lift to acres ofopen terrain skiing and boarding inthe summer months. The Twin LakesHeadwall area provides 600 acres ofterrain that varies in pitch from 15degrees to 50 degrees.The elevation is10,900 feet with 1,000 verticalfeet of lift serviced terrain.Surrounding terrain offers3,000 vertical feet of shuttledaccess including huge headwalls, massive bowls, chutes,steeps, cliffs, gullies andcornice drops. Skiing is opento the public and can start inApril and go through July.NORDIC & bacKCOUNTRY SKIINGIf skinny skis are your thing, followHighway 78 just two miles west of townto the Red Lodge Nordic Center where15 kilometers of manicured trails makefor a cross-country skier’s nirvana(www.beartoothtrails.org). Then there’sbackcountry skiing and snowboardingon and off the trails of Custer NationalForest.ATVs Miles of Forest Service roads andtrails are open to ATVs in the Beartoothand Pryor mountains, offering easyaccess to some of the area’s hardestto reach locations. In the Beartooths,destinations include Iron Mountain andBenbow Road, west of Red Lodge inStillwater County. Home to abundantwildlife and gorgeous scenery, bothoptions offer terrain for riders of alllevels. For information on the Benbowarea, contact Benbow ATV Rentals(328-4352).RIVER RAFTING When summertemperatures peak, there’s nothing likea river trip to cool you down. Thrillseekers will enjoy the upper section ofthe Stillwater River. For those with amore relaxed trip in mind, the lowerStillwater and the Yellowstone Riveroffer fewer rapids, great scenery andwildlife-viewing opportunities.WWW.REDLODGE.COM 23