Glacier Nordic Center in Whitefish finally opened for the season this week after a winter storm dumped just enough snow to thoroughly blanket the trails at Whitefish Lake Golf Club.
The Flathead National Forest is considering nine special-use permits that would allow businesses to operate guiding services this winter on federal public land.
A multi-day backpacking event around Blacktail Mountain is among the two dozen new special-use permits under consideration by the Flathead National Forest.