The ski area north of Missoula had been targeting an opening day of Friday, Dec. 8. Despite what turned out to be inadequate snow amounts as of Friday, it was unclear until Thursday night whether the ski area would even be permitted to open at all, regardless of snow.
The snow around your car’s parking space crunched under your feet as you took care not to fall over. Where snow was absent, there was still slippery black ice, too