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Showdown MontanaShowdown MontanaSince 1936 · Neihart, MT Closed for summer · Opens Dec 11
Mountain

Snow, trails, lifts, cams.

Everything that changes day to day, on one page. Base elevation 6,800′, summit 8,200′, twenty feet of snow in an average winter.

Snow report

Closed for the season — 221″ fell in 2025-26.

Last update 4/12/2026 5:30 pm · Snow phone 406-771-1300

Today’s forecast

Closed for the season, have a great summer! The report returns with Opening Day, Friday, December 11.

—″Last 24 hr
—″Overnight
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—″Base · 6,800′
—″Summit · 8,200′
0 / 39Trails open

In season this panel is updated by patrol before the lifts open. The snow phone carries the same numbers.

Lifts

Payload TripleClosed
Hoxters Express DoubleClosed
Prospector DoubleClosed
Little Belt ConveyorClosed

Prospector closes at 3:30; the other three at 4:00. Ski Patrol clears the mountain at close.

Grooming & trail status

39 runs, three faces, one terrain park.

EasierMore difficultMost difficult

Northside

Off the Prospector double · 1,400′ vertical

🟢 Prentice
🟢 Golden Goose
🟢 Teds Tumble
🟢 Yogo
🟢 Molly
🟢 Sourdough Hill
🟦 Quicksilver
🟦 Sluice Box
🟦 Meadows
⬛️ Upper Quick
⬛️ Speculation
⬛️ Muley
⬛️ Bovey
⬛️ Poma Line

Main Face

Off the Payload triple and Hoxters Express

🟢 Brown Eyed Queen
🟢 Arkansas Traveler
🟢 Pinski Pass
🟦 Hallo
🟦 The George
🟦 Throck’s Mile
🟦 Ripley
🟦 Mizpah
🟦 Ski Bums Way

Ruby Bowl

The steep side

🟢 Cumberland
🟢 Last Chance Gulch
🟦 Kings Ridge
🟦 Panhandle
🟦 Second Thought
🟦 Frisco
🟦 Ruby Gulch
⬛️ Ruby
⬛️ Dynamite
⬛️ Gun Barrel
⬛️ Glory Hole
⬛️ Geronimo
⬛️ Good Luck
⬛️ James Bond
⬛️ Dicks Ditch

Parks: follow all on-mountain signage and feature closures. In season each row shows Open / Groomed as patrol reports it. Several of these names are people — Prentice, Bovey, Throck’s Mile, Hallo, The George, Ripley — and the history page says who.

Mountain cams

See for yourself.

Mockup placeholders — the live feeds from the current site drop in here. A still from each cam refreshes every few minutes; tap for full size.

Trail map

The mountain at a glance.

Download the trail map (PDF)
Showdown Montana 2024 trail map
Lift schematic
Top Rock · 8,200′ NorthsideMain FaceRuby Bowl Lodge · 6,800′ · US-89 Prospector Double · 6,700′ · 1,400 vert Payload Triple · 4,400′ Hoxters Express · 3,150′ Little Belt Conveyor · 400′ Throck’s MileThe GeorgeDynamitePrenticeGeronimoGolden Goose

Schematic only — the printed map is the real thing. Uphill travel is allowed at your own risk on the routes marked on the trail map; no dogs on the hill during operations.

Winter hours

Open Wednesday – Sunday, plus Monday holidays.

WhereHoursNote
Lifts9:30 am – 4:00 pmProspector closes 3:30
Ticket Office9:00 amOpen holidays & weekends
ShedQuarters (Guest Services)8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Rental Shop9:00 am – 4:00 pmReserve online
King’s Hill Grille8:30 am – 3:30 pmBreakfast until 10:30
T-Bar Coffee8:30 am – 4:00 pmAlso sells tickets & prints passes
Hole-in-the-Wall Saloon11:00 am – 6:00 pmLive music most weekends
Top Rock Cafe10:00 am – 2:00 pmMost Saturdays, Sundays & holidays
Swag Shop8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Skier’s Edge Pro Shop9:30 am – 4:00 pmBasement of the lodge

Dates and times are subject to change. Open every day December 18 – January 3 except Christmas Day.