Showdown Ski Resort
Montana, USA
| Resort Statistics | | vertical drop: | 1,400 feet | | summit: | 8,200 feet | | base: | 6,800 feet | | lifts: | 4 | | trails: | 34 | | longest run: | 9,240 feet |
Snowboarding | | permitted: | Yes | | terrain park: | Yes | | half-pipe: | No | | | Snow and Terrain | | annual snowfall: | 240 inches | | skiable area: | 640 acres | | easiest: | 30% | | more difficult: | 40% | | most difficult: | 30% |
Other Activities | | x-country: | 50 km | | snow tubing: | No |
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Showdown Ski Resort News
A Jumbo Showdown (in News)
February 15, 2008 - Key decision looms on fate of proposed ski resort.
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Powder hounds sniff out Showdown's first snow
December 15, 2007 - Slightly chilly temperatures didn't deter a few hundred Great Falls-area skiers from enjoying a fun opening day of mostly powder skiing at the Showdown Ski Area on Friday.
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First
annual KSM Showdown competition
August 03, 2004 - Natives, UK - On Sunday 29 August (Bank Holiday Sunday),
the first annual KSM Showdown competition will take place at Sheffield
Ski Village. The KSM Showdown is a "for the riders by the
riders" event in the truest sense of the words. The organisers of
the competition are the Kneesall Massive (commonly referred to as the
KSM) and they are a crew of skiers, some of whom are among the best
skiers in the UK. Having competed in almost all the competitions in the
UK, the members of the KSM decided that they could run an event that
would blow all the others away.
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Longtime
rivals Maier, Miller yet to have classic showdown
February 28, 2004 - CNN/SI - In the winter of 1998, Hermann Maier revolutionized
alpine ski racing. A former bricklayer who was overlooked by the
Austrian Ski Federation's talent machine, Maier clawed his way onto the
World Cup circuit by winning Triple-A races in a torn and ratty racing
suit. He skied a tighter, more daring line than any racer in history and
he went faster, too. He dominated the sport and won two gold medals in
Nagano.
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Snowboarder's
autopsy shows no injuries
January 24, 2004 - Great Falls Tribune, MT - Meagher
County officials believe a Great Falls snowboarder whose body was found
near Showdown Ski Area Wednesday died of hypothermia, but until
toxicology reports are complete the official cause of death can't be
determined. During an autopsy completed Friday, officials found no sign
of injury, said Meagher County Sheriff Rick Seidlitz.
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Great
Falls snowboarder found dead near Showdown
January 23, 2004 - Great Falls Tribune, MT - A Great
Falls man was found dead near Showdown Ski Area Wednesday, after he had
snowboarded into a remote, heavily forested area earlier in the week.
Showdown Ski Patrol members found Lance Koke, 38, after following a
single snowboard track that left the west side of Showdown on the Ranch
Creek Trail, a cross-country ski trail.
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Showdown's
opening day
December 13, 2003 - Great Falls Tribune, MT - A small crowd of enthusiastic
skiers celebrated the opening of Showdown ski area Friday. "We got
first tracks on Golden Goose," exclaimed snowboarder Sam Barer.
"The powder was really light, so it was hard to plow through."
"It was awesome," added his friend, Kody Neil. "The sun
was out, and it was great."
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