Blacktail Mountain Ski Area founder Steve Spencer examines a ski lift before the 2020 winter sports season. Spencer sold the ski area to Mission Ridge in 2021. (Photo courtesy of Blacktail Mountain Ski Area)
November 27, 2022
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Blacktail Mountain Ski Area to Celebrate 25 years
Steve Spencer, one of the founders of Blacktail Mountain Ski Area, had been skiing and working at Big Mountain for many years, starting with ski patrol and eventually rising to mountain manager, when he noticed fewer and fewer locals on the hill.