Night has fallen. It’s cold outside — the temperature dropping from “pleasantly crisp” to “teetering on winter” — and the scene around me has gone from chill to chillllll. “My teeth are chattering,” I ...

BUTTE, Mont. — Fairmont Hot Springs in Anaconda and Jackson Hot Springs near Dillon will reopen Friday, but the pools can only be used by guests staying overnight at the resort. Fairmont staffers were ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — For decades, warm water fans have trekked through rain, snow and ice to soak under the stars in the natural pools at Weir Creek Hot Springs just across the Montana border in Idaho.

As midwinter armchair adventures go, Jeff Birkby’s new collection of hot springs history warms up nicely. “A hot spring was often the only hot bath you could get as a miner or rancher,” the Missoula ...

There are a few ways to deal with torched muscles and joints after a long day on the hill. Stretching or using a foam roller usually helps, as does overindulging in the local après scene, but that’s ...