Lacey Middlestead is a Helena-based freelance writer and outdoor enthusiast whose first love is Montana. She blogs at bitofgracebitofgrit.blogspot.com. Her work appeared Helena Independent Record, Distinctly Montana, and SnoWest. www.laceymiddlestead.
With over 4,000 miles of groomed trails, Montana is a true snowmobilers' paradise. Every winter these trails deliver sledders to the sweeping mountain-meadow playgrounds, deep untouched backcountry, rugged ridgelines, and frozen alpine lakes they seek their thrills from.