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Great Divide Montana

Ski area in Montana, United States

Field	Value
name	Great Divide
picture	Divide emoji.jpg
caption	Ski lift in the snow at great divide.
location	Marysville, Montana
nearest_city	Helena, Montana
pushpin_map	Montana#United States
pushpin_relief	y
coordinates
top_elevation	7233 ft
base_elevation	5730 ft
vertical	1500 ft
number_trails	140
longest_run	3 mi
liftsystem	5 Double, 1 Handle Tows
snowfall	180 in
external_link	Official webpage

Great Divide is an alpine ski area located northwest of Helena in the state of Montana. The ski area sits on Mount Belmont, a 7,300-foot peak near the Continental Divide. Great Divide is a locally owned ski area that is often the first ski area in Montana to open for the season each year.

History

Mt. Belmont's first trail was built to accommodate the 1942 Northern Rocky Mountain Ski Races, and was selected amongst other surrounding mountains including Elkhorn Peak, Red Mountain, and Mt. Edith. The ski area was owned and operated by the non-profit Belmont Ski Club from 1941 thru much of 1985 when it was sold to the Taylor family who have developed the ski area and operated ever since. The first chair lift, Mt. Belmont chair, was built in 1986 and went to the top of the mountain. New chairlifts have been added to mid-mountain areas and a recent expansion of the area added the Rawhide and Wild West Chairlifts.

Current operations

The mountain features one of the best terrain park areas in Montana. There is a fairly powerful snowmaking system which allows early openings and construction of all five terrain parks. Great Divide is well known for its Terrain Parks and hosts a variety of events featuring those parks.

Great Divide starts at a base of 5,730 feet and offers more than 1600 acres of terrain. The mountain has five lifts and one rope tow that access over 140 trails covering 1500 acre. There are paid and/or volunteer patrollers on duty at all times. The area is usually closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and offers night skiing on Fridays 4p.m. to 9p.m. Great Divide offers lessons daily from 100a.m. til 4p.m., with instruction taking place in the Backyard Beginner's Area. There is an all-mountain ski team that is a 7-week program for kids aged 7 to 19, an average of 130 kids participate each season.

Location

The ski area is located about 22 mi west-northwest of Helena, Montana off Highway 279 (Lincoln Road), and then another 7 mi up Marysville Road near the small community of Marysville, Montana.

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