HELENA — The Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks wants a statewide ban on “ water skipping” — the practice of riding snow mobiles across open water — as a dangerous activity that threatens to ...

HELENA, Mont. — The state approved emergency restrictions Thursday to ban "water skipping," an increasingly popular summer sport in which snowmobilers speed across lakes and waterways. Citing concerns ...

About 30 snowmobilers and several dozen spectators gathered for an informal day of water skipping Saturday on the Rice Lake reservoir north of Duluth. While water skipping at this time of year usually ...

The practice involves gunning a snowmobile down a bank or boat ramp into the water at full speed. HELENA — The Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks wants a statewide ban on “water skipping” — the ...

HELENA — Gary Hoyt couldn't swim and was deathly afraid of water. Yet authorities say friends persuaded him to climb aboard a snowmobile, open the throttle and drive it across an open reservoir on a ...

The sport involves running a snowmobile into the water at full speed and hydroplaning across the water. HELENA, Mont. — The state approved emergency restrictions Thursday to ban “water skipping,” an ...