2010 Big Ski Patrol group on top of moutainGeorge Willett Collection- Born
- First skied at Showdown
- First worked here
- on this mountain from about 1940
- Years at Showdown
- 1940–
- Awards
- 2022 Outstanding Large Alpine Patrol in North America, National Ski Patrol, 1 November 2022
- 2021 Runner-up National Outstanding Large Alpine Patrol — Silver Unit Citation
- 2018-19 Northern Division Outstanding Ski Patrol
What they did
8 entries- October 1987About thirty patrollers and trainees turned out for lift-evacuation drill training
- Since 2016Runs a blood drive with Showdown most years
- 19 July 2025One member received a fifty-year service award and three received forty-year awards, at the patrol's banquet
- Runs the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Great Falls as its largest fundraiser
- Runs the New Year's Eve fireworks show with the Boom Crew
- Holds Patrollapalooza, an open day with tobogganing, mountaineering, avalanche-safety and knot-tying stations
- Gives the Terry Goodman Award and the Tyler Weir Memorial Rookie of the Year
- Kings Ridge was named for patrol member Stan King, after sixty years on the patrol
Photographs
99 in the archive1947 Harlan Cory on Ski PatrolHarlan Cory Collection · Provided by Nancy Springer1947 Ski Patrol TrainingHarlan Cory Collection · Provided by Nancy Springer1947 Harlan Cory — Ski PatrollerHarlan Cory Collection · Provided by Nancy Springer1970 Lodge & Ski PatrolHarlan Cory Collection · Provided by Nancy Springer1970 Lodge, Ski Patrol, Maintainence Building, T-Bar, Poma, Ski JumpHarlan Cory Collection · Provided by Nancy Springer1978 Ski Patrol on mountainGeorge Willett Collection1991 Ski PatrolGeorge Willett Collection1995 Ski Patrol Building — The old Ski Patrol building near the lodgeDave Elmquist Collection1999 Ski Patrol on Top Dave ElmquistGeorge Willett Collection1999 Tom Johnson — Top Patrol — Ski PatrolDiane Carter Collection2009 Eric Held Ski Patrol with top Triple chair in backgroundGeorge Willett Collection2010 Big Ski Patrol group on top of moutainGeorge Willett Collection2010 John Coulthard ski patrol on top the mountainGeorge Willett Collection2010 Mel Carnahan ski patrol practicing lift evacuation in deep snowGeorge Willett Collection2010 Team 2 Ski Patrol at top of mountainGeorge Willett Collection2010 Team 2 Ski Patrol at top of mountain2George Willett Collection2013 Mike's Bell — Ski Patrol group in the summerGeorge Willett Collection2013 Ski Patrol group near Mike's Bell2George Willett Collection2013 Ski Patrol group with base lodge in viewGeorge Willett Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 Allan Rabbit — The Lodge Deck — 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 Triple Chair — 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 75 Year National Ski Patrol Reunion Facebook Post from 07-03-2013Showdown Facebook Collection2013 Ski Patrol Group on deck in summerGreat Falls Ski Patrol2014 1st Day at the Training Clinic Facebook Post from 12-07-2014Showdown Facebook Collection2015 Ski PatrolGreat Falls Ski Patrol2015 Ski patrol GroupGreat Falls Ski Patrol2017 Jim Gold (No mustache) with Ski Patrol mannequinGreat Falls Ski Patrol2017 Ski Patrol MotoGreat Falls Ski Patrol2017 Stan King Wants you to be on the Ski PatrolGreat Falls Ski Patrol2019 Mel Carnahan — Outside the lodge — Ski Patrol fishing a pond skimmer out of the water Facebook Post from 04-14-2019Showdown Facebook CollectionJamie Gregory ski patrol judgeCharley Willett Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 04-19-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 04-19-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 06-22-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 10-23-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 10-23-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 10-23-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 10-23-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 10-23-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 10-23-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 10-23-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 10-23-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 marshall korslien — Upper Quicksilver — First Tracks Facebook Post from 10-23-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Top Rock — First Tracks Facebook Post from 10-23-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 11-04-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2022 Unknown Facebook Post from 11-14-2022Showdown Facebook Collection2023 Unknown Facebook Post from 02-23-2023Showdown Facebook Collection2023 Unknown Facebook Post from 06-23-2023Showdown Facebook Collection2023 Unknown Facebook Post from 11-12-2023Showdown Facebook Collection2023 Unknown Facebook Post from 11-12-2023Showdown Facebook Collection2023 Unknown Facebook Post from 11-20-2023Showdown Facebook Collection2024 Unknown Facebook Post from 01-09-2024Showdown Facebook Collection2024 Unknown Facebook Post from 06-21-2024Showdown Facebook Collection2024 Unknown Facebook Post from 09-10-2024Showdown Facebook Collection2024 Unknown Facebook Post from 11-25-2024Showdown Facebook Collection2024 AJ Korselin, Mark Paddock, Eric Held, Bridgett Paddock, Josh Paddock, Jenny Paddock — The base areaGreat Falls Ski Patrol2024 Lodge Deck — Ski Patrol group photo with the mountain in the backgroundGreat Falls Ski Patrol2024 Ski Patrol showing kids safety tipsGreat Falls Ski Patrol2025 marshall korslien — On the Mountain — Post season powder! Facebook Post from 05-05-2025Showdown Facebook Collection2025 marshall korslien — The Hall-O — Post season powder! Facebook Post from 05-05-2025Showdown Facebook Collection2025 marshall korslien — Upper Quicksilver — Post season powder! Facebook Post from 05-05-2025Showdown Facebook Collection2025 marshall korslien — The Lodge Deck — Post season powder! Facebook Post from 05-05-2025Showdown Facebook Collection2025 Unknown Facebook Post from 07-21-2025Showdown Facebook Collection2025 Unknown Facebook Post from 11-23-2025Showdown Facebook Collection2025 Ski Patrol at Top RockGreat Falls Ski Patrol2025 Ski PatrolGreat Falls Ski Patrol2026 Ski PatrolGreat Falls Ski Patrol1980s Glen Anacker, Mel Carnahan — Top Rock — Group of Ski PatrollersGeorge Willett Collection1990s Joe Blanchard ski patrol on mountainGeorge Willett Collection1990s Joe Blanchard ski patrol smilingGeorge Willett Collection1990s Johnny Kowalski, Chris Quinn, Pat Rice, Bill Holzeimer Ski patrolGeorge Willett Collection1990s Ski Patrol Mel C and Glen AnickerGeorge Willett Collection1990s Chris Quinn — Ski Patrol roping off avalanche trainingGeorge Willett Collection1990s Terry Stevenson Ski Patrol on top the mountainGeorge Willett Collection1990s Top Ski Patrol editGeorge Willett Collection1990s Top Ski PatrolGeorge Willett Collection1990s unknown Ski Patrol roping avalanche offGeorge Willett Collection2000s Ski Patrol panoramicGeorge Willett Collection1980s Ski Patrol, Dick Mosher, Dave Elmquist, others unknownGeorge Willett Collection1990s Terry Stevenson Ski Patrol on top the mountainGeorge Willett Collection1940's Harlan Cory - Member of the nattional ski patrolHarlan Cory Collection · Provided by Nancy Springer1990s Dave Elmquist, Chris Quinn — Ski PatrolDave Elmquist Collection1990s Allan Rabbit — Concession Stand — Group of people at a Ski Patrol Benefit in a Pepsi trailerDave Elmquist Collection1990s Mike's Bell — Ski Patrol group photoDave Elmquist Collection1990s Ski PatrolDave Elmquist Collection All photographs of The Great Falls Ski Patrol in the search →
In the papers
33 documents- Jack Throckmorton’s scrapbook Club papers, membership records and cuttingsc.1937–1957 · pages 6, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 28, 30, 32, 37, 50, 54, 62, 66, 77, 78
- Jim Hasterlik’s scrapbook Cover, 8 intro leaves, 43 pagesc.1937–1942 · pages 19, 30, 36, 37, 38, 41
- Kings Hill Ski Lift, Inc. — the keyed trail mapc.1961–62 · page 4
- Kings Crier Vol. 1, No. 16 December 1963 · pages 1, 2, 5, 12
- Kings Hill Great Falls Ski Clubc.1963–64 · page 2
- Kings Crier Vol. 1, No. 217 January 1964 · pages 1, 5, 10
- Kings Crier Vol. I, No. IV26 March 1964 · page 5
- Kings Crier Vol. II, No. II — price 10¢4 December 1964 · pages 3, 8
- Kings Crier Vol. II, No. IV9 February 1965 · pages 1, 8
- Kings Crier Vol. III, No. IIDecember 1965 · pages 1, 4
- Kings Crier Unnumbered — a two-page fragmentFebruary 1968 · page 2
- Kings Crier UnnumberedNovember 1969 · pages 1, 3, 4
- Kings Crier UnnumberedDecember 1969 · page 2
- Kings Crier UnnumberedJanuary 1970 · pages 2, 3
- Kings Crier UnnumberedJanuary 1971 · page 4
- Ski Showdown Trail map and area brochure1973–74 season · page 5
- Strike It Rich at Showdown Trail map and area brochure1978–79 season · pages 3, 5
- The Best-Kept Secret in Montana Trail map and area brochure1979–80 season · page 3
- The Showdowner Vol. 1 No. 2Winter 1979–80 · page 1
- Showdown The quad-fold trail map1984–85 season · page 3
- Showdown Trail map, with the printed winter rates insert1985–86 season · page 3
- Showdown Trail map and area brochure1986–87 season · page 3
- Showdown Trail map and area brochure1987–88 season · page 3
- Showdown Trail map and area brochure1989–90 season · page 4
- The Showdowner Winter of 90 IssueWinter 1990 · pages 1, 2
- Showdown Family Guide to a Winter Wonderland1992–93 season · page 2
- The Showdowner Fall 1992Fall 1992 · pages 1, 2
- Showdown The pocket trifold1995–96 season · pages 1, 2
- The Showdowner 1995–1996 Ski Season Newsletter1995–96 season · page 1
- Sixty Years at Showdown The 60th-anniversary brochure1996–97 season · page 6
- Let’s Rec-reate The Showdown Solution1997–98 season · page 4
- What Winter’s All About Trail map and area brochure2003–04 season · page 4
- Ski the Heart of Montana Trail map and area brochure2004–05 season · page 4
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Also
- Built its own ski patrol hut, high on the hill at the Funnel near the top of the T-Bar, in the summer of 1965
- Built Mike's Bell, the summit memorial at the top of Porphyry Peak, jointly with Showdown Montana, 1996
Added by the people who were there
Still Going Downhill
