Wildlife Paradise
Western Montana is extremely popular among wildlife enthusiasts and the Mountain Valley Inn is your gateway to this vast Rocky Mountain wilderness. Just forty minutes north at The National Bison Range a herd of buffalo, antelope and elk graze on an endless stretch of green with the lofty, snowcapped Mission Mountains keeping watch in the distance. Deer can be seen most mornings and early evenings in Missoula's lush grass meadows. Birdlovers can view great blue herons, whistling swans, Canada geese, bald eagles, and double-breasted cormorants at the Pablo National Wildlife Refuge and the Ninepipe Wildlife Refuge, both less than an hour away just outside of Ronan in the Mission Valley. Or head south into the Bitterroot Valley to the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Range where osprey, eagles, whitetail deer and coyotes make their home.

Fine Powder
Great Prices
With scores of famous resorts in the West, Missoula may be the skiing world's best kept secret. Snowbowl, just fifteen minutes outside town, provides challenges for experts and fun for the whole family for under $30 per lift ticket. The mountain boasts a 2,600-foot vertical drop and over three miles of trails. There's also Lost Trail to the South, a mountain full of double-black diamonds at Discovery in Anaconda and Big Mountain three hours to the north with its 67 runs and over 3,000 ski-able acres. Beginners and families will enjoy affordable skiing at Marshall Mountain, a twenty minute ride just east of Missoula, and Black Tail along the west shore of Flathead Lake. Missoula is a hub for snowmobilers as well, offering hundreds of miles of trails around town and premier equipment and rental shops right downtown. Come experience our affordable winter recreation wonderland.