​What: FREE Map and Compass Skills Class.

When: Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 9 am to 3:30 pm.

Time: We will meet at 9 am at Snappy Sport Senter for approximately 2.5 hrs. to cover basics and head to field.

Where: Snappy's, 1400 Hwy 2 East, Kalispell, Montana. Website: www.snappysportsenter.com  phone: 406-257-7525.

Who: Mr. Baxter is a forester, wildlife researcher, and land survey technician, with several decades experience getting in and out of the woods safely! Brian has been teaching outdoor education programs for over 16 years.

Description: Be totally prepared for this hiking season by sharpening your mind and brushing up on your navigational skills with an experienced woods professional! We'll spend about 2.5 hours in the classroom setting learning how to properly read topographical maps, determining accurate distances, reading map scales, and setting precise magnetic declination. The second phase will be a field exercise, where we will apply the skills absorbed in the skull session! Please come prepared with proper boots for weather conditions, water, and lunch.

Recommended Materials: Please bring pencils, 360 degree protractor, calculator, ruler (10ths of inch), topographical maps at a 1:24,000 scale, and an orienteering compass with adjustable declination! Snappy's will have the professionals recommended adjustable declination Silva Ranger Compass on sale, and topographical maps as well. Note: Most students who learn the methods taught in this class, will be able to perform the basic navigation skills necessary for an average hike.

Come In Every Tuesday Evening from 5pm Until Close for Unbelievable Savings.

Each week Snappy's staff will have a different deal for you to take advantage of. This deal will only be valid from 5pm until Close on Tuesday evening. 

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​What: FREE Winter Birding Class sponsored by Snappy Sport Senter and Silver Cloud Associates, LLC.

When: Saturday, March 17th, 2018.

Time:  Meet at 9 am, for a one hour classroom session. Then we will continue to the field until about 3:30 pm.

Where: Snappy Sport Senter, 1400 Hwy. 2 east, Kalispell, MT. Website: Snappy's - Snappy Sport Senter  Phone: 406-257-7525.

How: Register at Snappy's, online, or call 406-257-7525.

More Info: To find out more about this class, Email Brian at: b_baxter53@yahoo.com  Or Call: 406-291-2154.

Who: Mr. Baxter is a forester and wildlife researcher who has worked on Owl studies, Goshawk projects, and Eagle monitoring in the northwest. Brian has been teaching outdoor educational programs for over 16 years. See the article by Brian Baxter and Don Jones in the Winter 2017 edition of Sandpoint Magazine entitled, "Wings of Winter."

Description: Share with us the special magic of Winter Birding as we quietly meander timbered edges and riparian stringers in search of sign and sightings of birds of prey; waterfowl; woodpeckers; and songbirds! After an hour of classroom instruction, we will head to the field. Please come prepared with proper layers, good pack boots, snowshoes if needed, lunch, water, binoculars, spotting scopes, and field bird guide books. Full gas tanks appreciated, and car pooling as well to limit necessary parking.

Recommended Reading: Sandpoint, Idaho Magazine, Winter 2017; Field Guides such as National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds, Western edition revised; and Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, fourth edition can be helpful and may be available at Snappy Sport Senter.

Snappy's is celebrating 70 years WITH you and FOR you. We want to take a moment to thank all of our wonderful customers, friends and Flathead Valley Family that has helped us reach this significant event.

Stop in once per day to enter for a $700 shopping spree! Also spin our wheel for tickets to the prizes we will be giving away. Each spin will earn tickets, and maybe even an instant winner. Prizes will be drawn on Saturday, December 2nd. Each ticket will be one entry. Drop them in the prize box for any prize you would like. The more entries the better your chance. 

We also have Sales​ and Unbelievable Prices on items throughout the store. Be sure to check them out. 

Snappy's THE CARD customers will also earn DOUBLE POINTS as our "THANK YOU" to you!

Just a few short weeks until the opening of General Big Game season 2017-2018. Snappy's has all the tools and equipment you need to help process your game. We carry products from Outdoor Edge, LEM, Weston, Allen and many more.

Check out some of new LEM Big Bite Grinders to really help you get the job done.

We also have a full line of seasonings from Hi Mountain and a great local seasoning company, Elkhorn Smokehouse.

The back 9 holes are quite a bit shorter in distance. Some people enjoy starting on the back 9. Use it as a warm up before trying to throw the distance on the front 9. You'll follow the road / path around to the back area of Lawrence park and continue there. So let's take a look.

​Big Sky Outdoors heads out with the boys from Snappy's on the Flathead River targeting Lake Superior Whitefish.

Kirk and Chancy took Big Sky Outdoors on the Flathead River to show the tips and techniques for fishing Whitefish in the river.  Join the guys as they talk about this great eatin' fish and the good fishery we have in our back yard.