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It may not seem like a big deal, but when a small ski town without a decently-sized grocery store finally gets a decently-sized grocery store, it's news! The main stay Country Market, in Big Sky, MT, after being closed for the last two weeks for renovations and expansion, will reopen, Monday, December 22, 2008. With the added 2000 sf to the Big Sky commercial building, Big Sky, MT residents and summer and wintertime visitors won't have to drive the 30 miles back to Bozeman for their special foods and wine; the new Country Market has a whole lot more now!

Speaking of food, December 19th was the second annual "Turkey for a Ticket" day at Moonlight Basin Ski Area, Big Sky, Montana: a turkey or 15 nonperishable food items got you a free ski pass for the day as part of the Moonlight Basin ski resort's second annual Gallatin Valley Food Bank drive. The effort yielded over 3.5 tons of food and ~150 turkeys!

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"Bridger Bowl, MT is the gem of the Northern Rockies. Located only 16 miles north of Bozeman, Montana..."

Bridger Bowl, Bozeman, Montana opens today, Thursday, December 11th, beginning the 2008-2009 Montana Skiing and Montana Snowboarding Season!

Offering over 2000 acres of Rocky Mountain skiing and snowboarding, Bridger Bowl's terrain is broken down thus: 22% Green, 30% Blue, 26% Black Diamond, and 22% Double Black Diamond, which includes both the formidable Ridge and this year's newly opened 311 acres in Slushman's Ravine and Mundy's Bowl.

(Don't forget to change the batteries in the Peeps, and leave the Lithium batteries at home.)

Snowfall to date is 60 inches and the settled base depth is 40 inches.

• Adult ticket is $45,
• Senior (65-71 years-old) Ticket is $37
• Child (6-12 years-old) Ticket is $16.
• Over 71 years-old or under 6 years-old? Your ticket is Free!

Call Bridger Bowl, Bozeman, Montana at 800-223-9609 for the Bridger Bowl Snow Report or more Bozeman Skiing and Bozeman Snowboarding information.

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Refurbished and dazzling, The Ellen Theatre on Main Street, in Downtown Bozeman, Montana will host the Charles Dickens story, "A Christmas Carol," from December 7 through December 23, 2008. 

Presented by Montana Theatre Works, the play begins Friday, December 5, 2008 at 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM. This classic Christmas story, with 38 characters, is directed by Bozeman's local theatre veteran, Todd Hoberecht. This a highly recommended play to see!

Bozeman's Ellen Theatre opened for the first time on December 1, 1919, and has played its share of parts, including that of movie house, strip tease venue, vaudeville house, wedding venue, high school playhouse, and now returning as Montana Theatre Works' playhouse.

For Ellen Theatre Information and Showtimes, click the link or call 406-570-6199.  

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From Moonlight Basin to the Yellowstone Club, most of the Big Sky, Montana ski resort concerns have been fixed for the winter and it's snowing here in southwest Montana. The skis are sharp, the bodies are willing, and 2-4 inches of snow are forecast for this evening; Big Sky's skiing and snowboarding season is here.

Even the Yellowstone Club is back in business, which means work through the winter for its many employees. Because of a Loan by Boston's CrossHarbor Capital of $20 Million, the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana will survive winter 2008-2009. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Montana, Ralph B. Kirscher, Esquire, approved short-term financing Wed., November 27, 2008 that will allow the exclusive Yellowstone Club, Big Sky, MT, to keep its doors open through the Big Sky, Montana 2008-2009 ski season.

Judge Kirscher, said he will let CrossHarbor Capital of Boston, Massachusetts lend the Yellowstone Mountain Club $20 million at 15% interest, enough to pay its 600 or so employees through the winter, all of which means the Big Sky economy should remain busy and fairly vibrant through Spring 2009. The Yellowstone Club's debts hover around $400 million, with about 77% of that owed to a Credit Suisse-managed investor group.

The Butte, Montana judge was unconcerned, to the chagrin of Credit Suisse, that the ruling would give Cross Harbor additional control over the Club, which is not what Credit Suisse was hoping for. Judge Kirscher wrote that even if the true value of the Yellowstone Club's "assets is only half" of what it claims, "Credit Suisse is still over-secured."

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