This historic hotel dates back to 1939 and once housed crews from the Great Northern Railroad. The inn is an easy walk or quick ski to Glacier National Park. Rooms are cozy, railroad-theme spaces, and the food at the attached restaurant is hearty and accommodates singles and families alike. Rent snowshoes or Nordic skis and explore the 30 kilometers of groomed trails at the lodge, or head into the national park.
Guides are available, and recommended for newbies.
Rooms are pricey but worth every penny. After a day skiing Hellroaring Basin, head here for fine down-filled duvets, a Jacuzzi and sauna, hot cider and cookies, and one of the more romantic restaurants on the mountain, Caf Kandahar. Winter rates are affordable and packages including a Big Mountain lift ticket and transportation, an even better deal. There are 15 kilometers of groomed cross-country and skating trails accessible from the lodge. Glacier Park Ski Tours offers guided day trips in the national park on skis or snowshoes.