Hometown hill

People driving through Havre may not realize that 29 miles south of town is a ski hill good enough to be featured with photos in the November 2001 issue of Skiing magazine. People who have skied nationally and internationally say they like the runs at the Bear Paw Ski Bowl as well.

Jim Chenoweth said he learned to ski at the Bear Paw Ski Bowl and since then has skied at almost every venue in Montana, at other slopes across the country and even skied in Germany for two years. Now he just stays at Bear Paw.

"It's close and it's just as fun skiing out here," Chenoweth said. "It's challenging and...