Crossword: Winter 2011-12

Across
1. Beer payment for a week’s worth of dog sitting

3. Paragliding’s newest offspring: ____ flying

6. Legendary snowmobiling destination (abbr.)

8. Classic card game for a winter evening

10. Nordic boot/binding system known for its flex and ski control

11. When buried in the snow, you need this

12. Ice boating aficionado: Dave _____

13. ___-40, for lubrication

14. High in the air

16. It’s just over a foot

19. Backcountry

21. Accessories

23. Great local climbing and XC ski area: ____ Canyon

25. Bozeman author skydiving champion: ___ Mikaelson

27. Potential culprit in gluten scandal: potassium ____

29. ____ Jenni’s Reel for flyfishing

31. For example, briefly

32. Color of honey

35. Big fish tales

37. Lone Peak’s monstrous run: Big _____

38. London continent, for short

39. Quiet water that may have a geyser under it

40. Boundary

41. Get this woman a man with some chest hair: ____ Martin

 

Down
1. Ice feature least likely to explode in your face

2. Home of the hardest mixed routes in Hyalite: the ____ Cave

3. Winter flakes

4. Type of ski day to avoid with the toddlers

5. Locally manufactured ski-tuning apparatus: ____ Vise

7. Shaggy-haired ox you won't find in Montana

8. MT neighbor

9. Fictional MT town in Glen Chamberlin’s book

15. Brewing needs (2 words)

17. Grab

18. ____ muff

20. Wear and tear

22. Line from English poet George Herbert: “Every mile is ___ in winter.”

24. Days gone by

25. Don’t go backcountry skiing without one

26. Cloud in space

27. Ski-resort conglomerate that owns Big Sky

28. A singing waiter will provide this at the Fondue Stube

29. Rainbow, e.g.

30. Month of the Yellowstone Rendezvous Race

33. Night light

34. __ Cid

36. Outdoor town comparable to Bozeman: ___ Lodge

39. Exercise class (abbr.)