Hot Springs, MT

Yellowstone National Park is rightly famous for spectacular geysers. It also has hot springs that create thumps you can hear and feel. Black Sand Pool, in Yellowstone National Park’s Upper Geyser Basin (near Old Faithful), is a hidden gem.  Although it is not far from a road and is very accessible via an easy trail, few […]

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.

The organization will enshrine eight individuals at its HOF banquet in June 2027 at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

Yellowstone National Park is rightly famous for spectacular geysers. It also has hot springs that create thumps you can hear and feel.

On Tuesday, the fate of Maverick Mountain ski area and Elkhorn Hot Springs was uncertain as the sprawling Sand Creek Fire moved closer. By Wednesday evening (July 12), things were looking up for the two beloved businesses near Dillon.

The team coordinating firefighting on the Sand Creek and Bobcat Lakes fires described the 'fire fight' that unfolded Tuesday as firefighters worked to save Maverick Mountain and Elkhorn Hot Springs.

Both hotshots and horsemen have helped in the face of the largest wildfire in Montana, and the good news is an historic hot springs and ski lodge have survived. Continue reading…

One of the owners of Maverick Mountain said the chairlift was significantly damaged. But as of Tuesday morning, the lodge and nearby hot springs remain intact.

Evacuation orders expanded to GO status around Elkhorn Hot Springs and Maverick Mountain as the Sand Creek Fire pushed past 11,600 acres over the weekend. Continue reading…

The Sand Creek fire continues to move toward the Maverick Mountain ski area, but firefighters have made progress on structure protection efforts from Elkhorn Hot Springs to the ski hill.