Teton Pass Ski Area is an
alpine
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Places Europe
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Australia
* Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village
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ski area
A ski area is the terrain and supporting infrastructure where skiing and other snow sports take place. Such sports include alpine and cross-country skiing, snow boarding, tubing, sledding, etc. Ski areas may stand alone or be part of a ski resort.
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located along the
Rocky Mountain Front
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in northwestern
Montana
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, west of
Choteau, Montana
Choteau is a city in and the county seat of Teton County, Montana, United States. It lies along U.S. Routes 89 and 287, (the latter terminating at the former in this city) approximately east of the Rocky Mountains, near Flathead National F ...
and east of the
Continental Divide. Formerly known as Rocky Mountain Hi in the 1990s, it was bought by
New Zealand
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native Nick Wood in July 2010.
For the 2011–12 season, the resort was unable to obtain insurance and thus did not open its facilities.
The resort closed again in 2017 and remained so until 2019 when it was purchased by its former manager and Choteau resident, Charles Hlavac. Initially listed for $3,000,000, it eventually sold for just $345,000.
References
External links
Teton Pass Resort.com– official site
Montana Ski Resorts.com– Teton Pass
Big Sky Fishing.com– photos – Teton Pass ski area
– official state site – Teton Pass
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Ski areas and resorts in Montana
Buildings and structures in Teton County, Montana
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