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| The main skiing trailhead for this area is a special parking area near the Hudson Bay District Office. Turn off U.S. Highway 89 at the winter park entrance (just south of the town of St. Mary) make a right after the bridge, then take the first left to the parking area by the trailhead information board.
Red Eagle Loops These specially designated and marked loops offer fine skiing through the aspens, meadows and mixed conifer stands in the rolling hills east of St. Mary Lake. The distances are one mile for the Lion Loop, 2.5 miles for the Eagle Loop, and 3.5 miles for the Elk Loop, Red Eagle Lake Trail 8 miles round trip Follow the first part of the Lion or Eagle Loops to the old fire road. Divide Creek Trail This trail is much easier to ski downhill from the highway on Hudson Bay Divide to the Hudson Bay District Office trailhead. Start at an orange stake on Highway 89, 4.5 miles south of St. Mary. Begin on the logging access road which skirts the bottom edge of several clear-cuts, then descends to Divide Creek. Use caution when crossing the creek and climbing out along a steep, narrow side-hill. The route then follows the old highway route to the Red Eagle Trail and back to the ranger station via one of the loop accesses. This route is for intermediate to advanced skiers. The Blackfeet Tribe requires a permit, obtainable at the tribal Fish & Game office in Browning, to ski on the reservation Information provided by the National Park Service |
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