The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Wednesday a public scoping procedure and new environmental impact statement for recovering a breeding population of threatened grizzly bears in the ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — TheWest Central Montana Avalanche Center reports avalanche danger is high in the Bitterroot Mountains on Friday. "Very dangerous avalanche conditions exist. 1-3 feet of snow has ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The West Central Montana Avalanche Center reports avalanche danger is high in the Bitterroot Mountains, the Rattlesnake area, and Seeley Lake. "Very dangerous avalanche conditions ...

BILLINGS - Changes proposed to Montana’s 2015-16 mountain lion hunting quotas were ridiculed from all sides during Wednesday’s Fish and Wildlife Commission hearing in Billings. “As you can imagine, ...

A winter storm that started Tuesday and will last into today is expected to deposit snow in the Blue, Clearwater and ...

It's not the highest mountain in our region, but Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area is prominent nonetheless. On the crest of the Bitterroot Mountains, straddling the border between Idaho and ...

On Thursday at 2:20 p.m. an updated winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Friday between 3 a.m. and 4 p.m. for the Missoula Area and Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains.

HAMILTON – While chilly temperatures have kept a cap of white on the Bitterroot Valley floor, the snowpack up high hasn’t been quite up to par so far this winter. Overall, the Bitterroot basin’s ...

MISSOULA — Grizzly bears could find their way to the Bitterroot Mountains some day, even if the federal government doesn't give them a ride, bear biologists said Monday. So the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Editor's note: This is the eighth of a series of peakbagging hikes provided by Bozeman native Mike Pierre. At 10,157 feet, Trapper Peak is the tallest mountain in western Montana's Bitterroot Range.