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February 2012
Frosty, Classy
and Still Wild
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If you a) love good skiing but hate crowds, b) roll your eyes at pretense but appreciate a well-paired wine, and/or c) have a soft spot for nostalgia, microbrews, or wildlife, then Red Lodge is your kind of place. This mountain hamlet
strikes just the right balance between ski-town-chic and mining-town sensibility, the kind of place where you can get your fluff on an uncrowded slope, or in a French puff pastry in town. |
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There's No Pants Like Snow Pants |
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For a winter trip to Red Lodge, you really just need one pair of pants: your snow pants. Swish your way over to
Red Lodge Mountain Resort for groomers, chutes, and tree glades, or kick and glide around the
Red Lodge Nordic Center. Goretex-y trousers transition effortlessly from the frozen pitches of Spaghetti Falls up East Rosebud to the town's outdoor ice rink, or onto the
snowshoe trails of the Custer National Forest. |
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Buzz
National Geographic named Red Lodge one of America's Best "Adventure Towns."
Local Scoop
Donnie C. highly recommends the Resurrection Doppelbock from
Red Lodge Ales and Sam's Taproom.
Photos courtesy of
Red Lodge Mountain.
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Roll Out the Red Carpet |
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If you'd rather put on your party pants, Red Lodge can be refined, too. The
Bridge Creek Backcountry Kitchen and Wine Bar (downtown, despite the "backcountry" moniker) expertly pairs wines and bites, while
The Pollard's classy historic digs sheltered the likes of Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane, once upon a time. Then again, luxury is relative. If you're craving spa bathtubs, a traditional fireplace, and a hearty mountain breakfast,
Gallagher's Irish Rose Bed & Breakfast is your place. |
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A Rowdy Past, A Wild Present |
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Discover Red Lodge's rowdy history at the
Carbon County Historical Society and Museum, and its still-untamed side at the
Beartooth Nature Center, a sanctuary for animals that can't be reintroduced to the wild. If you're not the museum type, you can still soak up old-timeyness at the Montana Candy Emporium, stocked with old-fashioned rare penny candies
and a working nickelodeon, or along the Historic Walking tour. Better yet, take in history sitting down, on one of the comfy couches of the Roman Theatre, open since 1917. |
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We've provided the packing list (snow pants, and maybe a back-up pair of snow pants), dumped on the snow, and groomed the slopes and trails for your arrival. All that's left for you to do is get here.
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