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This Video Shows What It Really Takes to Make a Run Down Big Sky, Montana’s Big Couloir
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If you ever want to have skiing nightmares, go down an internet rabbit hole of wipeouts at Big Sky’s Big Couloir. Wiping out in the infamous Montana couloir isn’t just a tough slide followed by shamefully retracing your tracks to dispose of any evidence of a yard sale. It’s full-on carnage, it’s broken bones, and potential death.
The triple black diamond run famously requires a check-in and thumbs up from ski patrol just to enter. If you’re one of the lucky few just to sign up for a run down Big Couloir, patrollers designate a time for your run and only permit one person down the couloir every 15 minutes. If patrol determines conditions aren’t safe, they won’t allow people to sign up. And if you think you can simply duck a rope and take your swing at it with or without ski patrol’s permission, enjoy retelling stories of that one time you had your pass pulled at Big Sky.
The video above is an interesting POV view. But the YouTube channel PeakRankings documented what the whole entire process is like during a day at Big Sky. It’s not as simple as getting on a lift and telling ski patrol your plans at the top. There’s the “Penalty Box,” where skiers and snowboarders will sit and wait for God knows how long just to sign up. There are multiple check-ins to see if the trams and the couloir are even open. There’s a waiver you’ll have to sign. And just to make everybody nervous, there is constant talk with strangers about the hassle for a spot, the nerves they’re all feeling, and rumors (or non-rumors) about that guy who just tumbled head over feet down the couloir once he got his shot.
A single run down Big Couloir is an all-day affair in this case. Two skiers document their day at Big Sky and the hours of effort it took before they finally got a 2 p.m. time slot — one of the last few runs of the day. Surprisingly, once they got there, three people were already making their way down the run.
Watch the entire video from PeakRankings here.
MISSOULA, Mont. — The last drawing for a guided bison hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation is coming up Jan. 5, and hunters can still purchase chances for $10 each. There’s no limit on how many chances an individual can buy.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks says the lottery is part of its ongoing partnership with the Blackfeet Tribe to support shared fish and wildlife management and expand hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities across the state.
The drawing is open to all hunters — tribal members and nonmembers, Montana residents and nonresidents. Those selected will be guided by Blackfeet Fish and Game buffalo program staff and can choose the animal they want to harvest. Successful hunters will have a three-week window to complete the hunt, starting the day after the draw, and may keep the bison’s head, hide and meat.
Entries can be submitted at fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply, or purchased through a license provider or any FWP office. For more information, contact the Blackfeet Fish and Game office at 406-338-7207 or the FWP tribal liaison at 406-750-3574.
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The Montana State Bobcats advanced to the next round of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs on Saturday after a 21-13 win over the Yale Bulldogs.
Bobcats running back Julius Davis had a heated exchange with head coach Brent Vigen and teammate Takhari Carr as they walked off the field.
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Running back Julius Davis of the Montana State Bobcats stiff-arms safety Jaylan Wesley of the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome on Oct. 4, 2025, in Flagstaff, Arizona. (Sam Wasson/Getty Images)
The ESPN broadcast showed Davis meeting with a Yale player on the field as Vigen tried to direct him toward the locker room. Davis didn’t appear to appreciate what Vigen was doing, and he was quick to slap the coach’s hands away from his shoulders.
Carr came over to cool down the situation, but Davis eventually pushed him away. Vigen and Davis had more words for each other. The running back appeared to get emotional as he tried to state his case to Vigen.
Davis apologized for the moment in a statement on his social media.
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Head coach Brent Vigen of the Montana State Bobcats looks up at the scoreboard during a timeout in the Oregon Ducks game at Autzen Stadium on Aug. 30, 2025 in Eugene, Oregon. (Ali Gradischer/Getty Images)
“ESPN misconstrued a moment in our previous game, I was not smack talking the Yale players. I was actually dapping up a former teammate of mine from Wisconsin. I want to sincerely apologize to my teammates and my coach for my actions. In the heat of the moment, I let my emotions get the best of me and reacted in a way that was unacceptable,” Davis’ statement read. “Arguing the way I did was wrong, and I take full responsibility for it. Coach Vigen and I already talked, no one outside of this team understands our relationship and how much respect I have for him.”
“I also understand that my reaction was seen by many, and I’m truly sorry for the example it set. I hold myself, my team, my coaches, and the game itself to a high standard, and I didn’t reflect that in my behavior. I’m committed to learning from this moment, handling my emotions better, and showing the respect and professionalism that my teammate, my coach, and everyone watching deserves. Thank you for holding me accountable, I will be better moving forward.”
Davis had a touchdown in the third quarter of the win over Yale.
Julius Davis of the Montana State Bobcats leaps over cornerback Quentin Moten of the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks on his way to scoring a touchdown at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome on Oct. 4, 2025, in Flagstaff, Arizona. (Sam Wasson/Getty Images)
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Montana State will play Stephen F. Austin in the quarterfinals.
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BOZEMAN — It’ll be Friday night lights for the Montana State Bobcats in the quarterfinal round of the FCS playoffs.
The No. 2-seeded Bobcats will host seventh-seeded Stephen F. Austin at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, inside Bobcat Stadium. Third-seeded Montana will host No. 11-seeded South Dakota on Saturday, Dec. 13. Kickoff between the Grizzlies and Coyotes is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. inside Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
The quarterfinal schedule was announced during ESPN2’s Saturday night broadcast of the second-round game between No. 8 seed UC Davis and No. 9 seed Rhode Island.
Montana State, seeking its second consecutive trip to the FCS championship game, advanced to the quarterfinal round with a 21-13 win over Yale on Saturday, while Stephen F. Austin — quarterbacked by former Griz QB Sam Vidlak — got past No. 10 Abilene Christian 41-34 in the second round.
Montana cruised to a 50-29 win over No. 14-seeded South Dakota State in the second round. The Grizzlies will meet a South Dakota squad coming off a 47-0 demolition of sixth-seeded Mercer.
The winners of those two quarterfinal games will meet in the semifinal round on Dec. 20. Montana and Montana State have never met in the playoffs.
The other quarterfinal games will both be played Saturday, Dec. 13. Fourth-seeded Tarleton State will host No. 12 seed Villanova at 10 a.m. Mountain Time. The other quarter will pit Illinois State, which stunned top-seeded North Dakota State on Saturday, against the winner of the game between UC Davis and Rhode Island. Kickoff time has yet to be determined.
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