D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A • W I N T E R 2 0 1 8
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WILD MONTANA
Outdoor Life Under the Big Sky
13 DISTINCTLY
MONTANA'S
EASY GUIDE TO
DOWNHILL
SKIING
data compiled
by Lacey Middlestead
17 A DAY IN THE
LIFE OF A SKI
PATROLLER
by Lacey Middlestead
19 7 OF MONTANA'S BEST
COLD WEATHER DOGS
by Sean Jansen
22 WINTER NOCTURNE
by SuzAnne Miller, photos by John Ashley
31 MONTANA'S FIVE
WORST WINTERS
by Phil Knight
ART & CULTURE
e Soul of the West
36 THE ART OF KEVIN RED STAR: A TRIBAL LEGACY
42 THREE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS OF
MONTANA: SEAN KOCHEL, TROY "GOOD MEDICINE"
DE ROCHE; MICHAEL BENNETT
by Brian D'Ambrosio
FOOD & FUN
A Celebration of Montana Living
46 NATIVE AMERICAN RECIPES
PEOPLE & PLACE
Connecting with Montana Lifestyle
64 RURAL LIBRARIES
MONTANA STYLE
article and photos by Suzanne Waring
68 THE GLENDIVE TRAIN MUSEUM
by Matthew Weber
77 EAST GLACIER:
"THE WIND SHAPES US"
by Liz Weber, photos by Sam Ortiz
81 FAMOUS
MONTANA
UNSOLVED
MURDERS
by Joseph Shelton
TA B L E O F
C O N T E N T S
Winter
2 0 1 8
HEALTHY,
WELL & FIT
SPECIAL ISSUE
JOHN
ASHLEY
52 THE IMPORTANCE OF REST
by Maggie Slepian
54 MONTANA HEALTH UPDATE 2018
by Rachel Rockafellow
57 ZAP AWAY YOUR WRINKLES,
SPIDER VEINS AND PIGMENT
SPOTS WITH LASER TREATMENTS
AT THE BENEFIS MED SPA
58 5 CRITICAL THINGS TO KNOW
BEFORE CHOOSING YOUR
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
60 FOR THE LOVE OF...
POWER UP, SPEAK OUT!
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Kevin Red Star in his studio
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