As of Friday, March 25, 2022, Montana reports 272,397 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 45 new cases of coronavirus infection reported since yesterday: 6 new cases in Cascade County, 6 new cases in Lewis & Clark County, 6 new cases in Yellowstone County, and more new cases in 15 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 426. Currently, 27 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. 3,242 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 974,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 79,800,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

Bozeman city officials are laying the groundwork for paid parking in downtown Bozeman. The city also is working on parking benefit zones in nearby residential areas.

A 29-year-old snowboarder died after a fall at Big Sky Resort Wednesday. Chandler Pelletier, 29, of Belgrade, died after he fell while in an area of
steep terrain known as the North Summit Snowfield. Another Wednesday accident at Big Sky left a Utah woman with severe injuries including a
shattered skull. Mikayla Willis, of Park City, was competing in an extreme skiing event.

Three skiers were injured after being swept downhill in a 400-foot wide avalanche south of Cooke City on Thursday. A group of six skiers had split
into pairs and simultaneously descended three separate but neighboring avalanche paths on the west side of Woody Ridge, near an area locally known
as K & B’s. After skiing about halfway down, the group triggered an avalanche that bridged the three paths. Three skiers were caught by the
avalanche, one out of each pair.

Roads in Yellowstone National Park opened to bicyclists for a short spring shoulder season on Friday. For three weeks,
bicyclists and e-bikes can ride on 49 miles of park roads without vehicle traffic.