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Glacier Country Travel Articles
Trips that will get you (and your friendships) back in shape
Powder and Ale
Pack your gear and head to the heart of Glacier Country—Whitefish Mountain Resort in Whitefish, Montana, where you’ll find 3,000 inbound acres, an average yearly snowfall of 300-plus inches and full resort amenities. After a quad-burning day ripping down the mountain, warm up with a Hellroaring Amber or a Snow Ghost Lager in hand at Great Northern Brewing Company, a microbrewery just minutes down the hill in Whitefish.
When you’ve mastered the slopes at Whitefish, head south through the Flathead Valley to the mountain town of Missoula and the little-known gem, Montana Snowbowl. With a 2,600-foot vertical drop and 950 acres of powder-filled bowls, at the end of the day you’ll be more than ready to relax with a Cold Smoke Scotch Ale or a Lake Missoula Amber at Missoula’s own Kettle House Brewing Company. Or cruise over to Big Sky Brewery for a taste of a local favorite—Moose Drool.
Rocky Mountain Snowmobile Adventure
Ride a snowmobile back in time to Garnet Ghost Town. Sitting at the head of First Chance Creek, with an elevation of 6,000 feet, Garnet Ghost Town is one of Montana’s favorite snowmobile destinations. In winter, cabins are available for rental, but the 11-mile gravel road is snowed in, so you’ve got to snowmobile there! From the secluded ghost town, cruise miles and miles of the Garnet Range, and when you’re finished, warm yourself by the fire in a preserved cabin that makes you feel like you’ve gone back one hundred years, and discovered the place yourself.
Trail by Rail
Jump aboard Amtrak’s Empire Builder and travel the rails along the southern border of Glacier National Park to the historic Izaac Walton Inn. Named by Snow Country magazine as one of the top 10 cross-country ski resorts in the Rockies, the inn is the perfect guys’ retreat. Bond with the boys as you cut through 33 kilometers of trails groomed for classic and skate skiing. Or, for those who want to crank out some turns in the backcountry, the resort is surrounded by millions of acres of wilderness you can call your own. By night, put the feet up and rest your well-worked muscles by the roaring fireplace, sit down to a home-cooked meal in the Dining Car Restaurant and stop in for drinks and the days’ stories in the Flagstop Bar.
Running daily between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, with major portions following the Lewis and Clark Trail, Amtrak's Empire Builder is the perfect way to experience both the splendor of the West and the Izaac Walton Inn. Amtrak stops at the inn twice a day.
Getting to Glacier Country
No matter where you are coming from, getting to Glacier Country is easy. Commercial flights offer daily service into both Glacier Park International and Missoula International airports.
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