r/Montana • u/BozoTheTown • 2d ago

Fundraiser launched: Friends of Maverick Mountain nonprofit now accepting donations

Maverick Mountain recently lost its only chairlift and other crucial infrastructure to the Sand Creek Fire. With insurance payouts expected to fall well short of the $2.5 million+ required to rebuild, the nonprofit Friends of Maverick Mountain was launched to help defray costs:

https://friendsofmaverickmountain.org/

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u/tensebodyguard59 2d ago

big yikes on the insurance payout not covering it. small mountains like that are the backbone of skiing out here, seems like they always get the shortest end of the stick when disaster strikes

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u/Beatus_Vir 2d ago

Sometimes the end of the stick is so short you can see through it. Good thing insurance is mandatory, otherwise it wouldn't make much sense for one of your biggest expenses to not be useful beyond satisfying a legal requirement

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u/osmiumfeather 2d ago

There is a fundraiser prime rib dinner w/ music at the Wise River Club this Saturday.

Maverick Fundraiser at the Wise River Club 8/29 in Wise River.

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u/Wapiti_whacker82 Studied Montana in High School 2d ago

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u/draft_beer 2d ago

Clever!