Nearly 20,000 Acre Wildfire Reaches Small Montana Ski Area

A nearly 20,000-acre wildfire has begun to burn Montana’s Maverick Mountain, a small ski area with one double lift.As of Tuesday morning, the southeast corner of the Sand Creek Fire had reached the ski area, according to local officials. They said that structure protection between Maverick and the nearby resort Elkhorn Hotsprings was the primary focus for firefighters ahead of the advancing blaze. “Smokejumpers constructed handline to connect with the Sand Creek Trail. Crew