Scenes from Showdown Montana Ski Resort

February 18, 2011

A view of the outhouse at the top of the hill at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Skiers and snowboarders on the hill at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

A young crashed skier lays in powder on a ski run at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Skiers and snowboarders on the hill at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Trees stand above the snow at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Skiers and snowboarders on the hill at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Trees stand above the snow at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Skiers and snowboarders on the hill at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Trees stand above the snow at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Ski tracks cut through fresh powder snow at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Empty chairs on a chairlift hang above trees at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Ski tracks cut through fresh powder snow at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Skiers ride a chairlift at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Skis, ski poles, and snowboards rest against a wall of the lodge at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

A view of ski runs and trees at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

A snowboard rides down the hill at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Skiers and snowboarders ride a chairlift at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Trees stand above the snow at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

A lift operator watches the top of a chairlift at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

A boy sits at a table in the lodge at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Skiers and snowboarders on the hill at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

A sign indicates the ski area boundary at Showdown Ski Area on King’s Hill in the Little Belt Mountains near Neihart, Montana, USA.

Growing up, Showdown Montana was my home mountain. A little hill in the Little Belt Mountains with two chairlifts and the best snow you can find in the US. Frequent powder days and a local crowd make the hill my favorite place to snowboard. There's a third lift now, but it still feels like a small hill in all the right ways. I took my camera to the hill a couple weeks ago. It's always strange seeing a familiar place through the viewfinder, but you see it in a new light. More pictures are available in my archive.