Jeff Schmerker
Real deal -- with a free drink!
If you are a skier and you live outside of Montana, chances are good you've never heard of Discovery ski area – but that is slowly changing. Skiers inside Montana, meanwhile, know that Discovery is the real deal, a cheap ski-till-you-drop mountain with something for everyone. Don’t be surprised to see dogs in the parking lot and families brown-bagging in the lodge, and also don’t be surprised to see super-wide cruisers and gulp-inducing steeps. “Disco” – as most know it by – has been growing steadily and is currently working to build a road that will access the west side of the ski area from Philipsburg; when that’s done, the drive time from Missoula will be cut by 20 minutes or more.
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