Ski patrol member Scott Cecchi checks the slope angle in a section of the backcountry near Castle Peak on Jan. 9, 2004. Cecchi is directly under the cornice where an avalanche on New Year's Day 2004 ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Digital navigation company onX Maps in Missoula announced it acquired the major fishing app TroutRoutes. TroutRoutes has been an industry leader in the fishing app world since 2020.

A Montana company that sells digital navigation apps to hunters, off-roaders and backcountry hikers has turned to Minnesota anglers to help develop apps for both trout streams and freshwater lakes.

Well, that'll make camping in the backcountry all the easier. One of the hard parts of off-roading is getting somewhere spectacular and being forced to turn back before dark as camping isn't allowed ...