MSU's physical education complex has excellent facilities for handball, racquetball, squash, tennis, swimming, running, basketball and weight training. The alpine ski areas are located within a short drive of Bozeman. Bridger Bowl is 18 miles from campus and Big Sky is 40 miles away. During winter quarter, MSU skiing instruction is offered at Bridger Bowl. Foot races suitable for all classes of runner are conducted throughout the spring, summer and fall.
Races combining running, biking and canoeing are also popular summer activities.
Mathematics faculty and graduate students competed together recently on a near-championship softball team. Informal volleyball tournaments are a feature of every department get-together. Several of America's blue ribbon trout streams are within minutes of the campus and provide outstanding fishing year round. Montana is a hunter's and photographer's paradise with pheasant, duck, grouse and turkey for the shotgunner and every kind of big game animal within a half-hour drive. Outdoor recreation of all varieties is supported by local clubs promoting photography, hunting, fishing, snow-mobiling and other outdoor activities.