News Now: Challenges ahead for Glacier Park in 2026, missing snowboarder found on Christmas Day and a strong year for Flathead Valley tourism
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Join Daily Inter Lake reporter Taylor Inman as she goes over some of the week’s biggest headlines for Northwest Montana.
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Join Daily Inter Lake reporter Taylor Inman as she goes over some of the week’s biggest headlines for Northwest Montana.
This week, we get the inside scoop on what park officials are expecting in 2026—including doing away with the vehicle reservation system and dwindling tourism from international visitors.
We’ll hear from North Valley Search and Rescue about the details on a Christmas Day rescue of a missing snowboarder near Big Mountain.
And we’ll get an outlook on 2026 tourism from Discover Kalispell Executive Director Diane Medler.
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Missing snowboarder found safe in survival cabin near Big Mountain
Strong tourism year in the Flathead Valley but economic uncertainty and airport closure loom
Flathead Valley gears up for major airport, road and path projects in 2026
Supreme Court declines to take ‘Held’ youth challenges to 2025 laws
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