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Article: THE BIG MOUNTAIN: A FAMILY-FRIENDLY, LAID-BACK SKI DESTINATION.(Getaways)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- January 22, 1998
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The Big Mountain is a skier's mountain,'' emphasizes Rob Lovitt, veteran Northwest skier and ski writer. ``It's definitely not the beautiful people. It's a place where people go because they want to ski, not because they want to dress up and be seen by others.''
Montana's Big Mountain is 550 miles from Seattle - a long day's drive, an hour and 15 minutes on Horizon Air to Glacier International Airport, 19 miles south, or an easy overnight trip on Amtrak's Empire Builder.
Earlier this month, we spent several days in this northwest corner of Montana, checking out activities, accommodations and restaurants. We found a moderately priced, family-friendly ...