Backcountry Ski Lodge vs. Backcountry Yurt: Which Adventure Is Right for You?
March 19, 2025
2027 Winter Backcountry Ski and Board Reservations Now Open at Downing Mountain Lodge
May 19, 2026
What’s inside the April Newsletter?
Now Booking Group Stays for 2026 and two NEW exciting additions!
Montana Backcountry Snowboarding haven!
Reservations are now available on a first-come basis for 2026 and will be secured once we receive your deposit. Deposits can be made via PayPal, Venmo, or check.
The base price for a group of 10 is $1,350 per midweek night and $1,750 per weekend night plus 8% lodging tax. NEW for 2026! We are including 2 additional guests at no additional cost! Each additional person above the 12 persons pays $135 p.p. midweek/$175 p.p. weekends. We have a 2-night minimum stay and a 3-night minimum stay during the long weekend holidays. Two well-behaved dogs are welcome for $50 each per visit.
We also provide snowmobile shuttles for food and equipment at $650 round trip and mountain guiding services, $750 per day, and $500 half-day.
NEW for 2026! First-time trip leaders and their groups may request a complimentary lodge orientation and guided tour to the first summit with lodge owner and lead guide John Lehrman on arrival afternoon. This optional service helps new trip Leaders and groups get acquainted with the lodge and terrain. Many other backcountry lodges and yurts require and charge for this service; we are offering it to enhance your experience.
For available dates, more information or questions call or text Johnny at (406) 531-1486.
Meet Katy – a DML Guest for 16 years!
Four days, nine adults, seven kids, one puppy—cooking meals together, skiing, playing, hot-tubbing, connecting… skiing some more. Then rest and repeat. Going to Downing Mountain Lodge as a family, which we’ve been doing every year since we had kids nine years ago, is magical—it’s an adult & kiddo sleepaway camp for powder nerds, and I love it.
Every year, the group is beaming with positive energy so much that we always book the following year while we are still at the lodge. What keeps us coming back isn’t just the epic ski runs right above the lodge and the powder—it’s the sense of place they’ve created up there. The cozy lodge, warm fireplace, fully equipped kitchen, hot showers, and relaxing hot tub make it seamless to settle in and feel at home.
What I love most is how much being there helps me lean into being present—with family, with close friends, and with nature. We are just together… and backcountry skiing. Two of my favorite things.
