If you live in Montana and have weekdays off, this is a great idea for a road trip. Showdown Montana lift tickets on Thursdays only cost $30. The deal runs from now until the end of the season. The closest cities to the ski area are Great Falls (seventy-five minutes away), Helena (just under two hours), and Bozeman(around a two-hour drive). Another bonus: they just got 18” inches of fresh powder last week!

Mountain Stats:

Trails: 36

Lifts: 4

Vertical Drop: 1400 feet

Skiable Acres: 640

Image Credits: Showdown Montana

Born and raised in New Hampshire, Ian Wood became passionate about the ski industry while learning to ski at Mt. Sunapee. In high school, he became a ski patroller at Proctor Ski Area. He travelled out...