Nonprofit ski patrol keeps Blacktail skiers safe
Ski patrollers Colyne Hislop and Camas Garnett pause near the top of a run at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area on Thursday, Feb. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Camas Garnett tows Colyne Hislop and a rescue toboggan during a rescue demonstration at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area on Thursday, Feb. 6. (Casey Kreider photos/Daily Inter Lake)
Colyne Hislop and Camas Garnett at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area.
Colyne Hislop and Camas Garnett demonstrate attaching a rescue toboggan to the back of a snowmobile for a potential rescue.
Ski patroller Dave Filler totes a chainsaw as he heads down a run to perform some tree work at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area.
A gnome and pelican figurine on a counter inside the Blacktail Ski Patrol office. A gnome hunt is a part of the ski patrols’ annual fundraiser.
A snowboard to be raffled off as part of the Blacktail Mountain Ski Patrol’s annual Poker Run fundraiser is shown at Muley’s Pub and Restaurant inside the lodge on Thursday, Feb. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Items that will be raffled off as part of the Blacktail Ski Patrol’s annual Poker Run fundraiser inside the gift shop on Thursday, Feb. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Approaching the last few switchbacks to the top of Blacktail Mountain Ski Area, striking views of Flathead Lake peek out from every turn.
Blacktail is one of those old-school ski areas, the kind that reminds you of the roots from which skiing and snowboarding evolved...
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