17 August 2010 -- Injured Hiker Rescued from Lava Lake Trail

7 members of BSSAR responded to a call at Lava Lake trailhead. A woman had injured her leg about 1.5 miles up the trailhead. Members packaged her entire left leg as it was not clear whether she had sustained a knee or ankle injury. The patient was transported down the trail with the Teton litter. Her husband transported her to the hospital in their personal vehicle.

7 August 2010 -- Boy Kicked by Mule at Ramshorn Lake

Seven members of BSSAR responded to a call at Ramshorn Lake. A boy had been kicked by a mule and had broken his arm. The father of the boy did not feel comfortable transporting his son down via horseback and had instead called search and rescue. Rescuers started up Buffalo Horn trail towards Ramshorn lake. The trail was extremely muddy which made travel difficult. Once members reached the lake, they stabilized the broken arm and packaged the boy in the Teton litter. The boy was transported out to the trailhead where an ambulance transported the patient to the hospital.

23 July 2010 -- Injured Horseback Rider Rescued from Porcupine Trail

Several members of BSSAR responded to a call of an injured horseback rider out Porcupine trail. The patient had been bucked off a horse and sustained injuries. BSSAR members packaged the patient and transported them to the trailhead where an ambulance was waiting.

18 June 2010 -- Injured Horseback Rider Rescued from Wilson Draw

Several members of BSSAR responded to a call up Wilson Draw near the 320 Ranch. A horseback rider had been bucked off a horse and had sustained possible broken clavicles and a fractured right arm. The team packaged her and transported her to the trailhead where an ambulance transported her to Bozeman Deaconess.

30 January 2009 -- Injured Backcountry Skier Rescued from Garnet Mountain

Four members of BSSAR responded to a page at Rat Lake near Garnet Mountain. Snowmobiles were used to access the area at Garnett. Upon arrival, BSSAR members encountered several backcountry skiers/snowmobilers and 2 members of the Gallatin Valley helicopter rescue team. BSSAR members helped package the patient for the helicopter rescue. Patient sustained trauma to the pelvic/upper femoral area and was transported via helicopter to Bozeman Deaconess hospital. The total mission took about 4 hours.

16 August 2009 -- Missing Person Reported at Moonlight Basin

Members of Big Sky Search and Rescue received a page at 2:30am reporting a missing person up at Moonlight Basin. After several hours of searching the area, the missing person was found sleeping in a house. He had broken in the house and fell asleep. He was unharmed but had caused extensive damage to the house exterior.

13 August 2009 -- Exhausted Hiker Rescued from Porcupine Trail

A family hiking out on Lemon's Knob in the Porcupine area called 911 reporting that their 72 year old grandma was too exhausted to hike out the trail. Several BSSAR members responded to the page and found the family on the top of Lemon's Knob; a steep trail in the Porcupine area. The woman's vitals where taken and she was determined to be in good health, aside from being tired. BSSAR transported the 72 year old out on an ATV while the rest of the family hiked out on foot.

07 August 2009 -- Mountain Biker with Broken Arm Rescued

Several BSSAR members responded to a woman who had broken her arm while mountain biking on the Grizzly Loop out Porcupine trail. The patient was found slowly walking out with her fellow bikers. She explained that she had fallen off her bike onto her arm and now had pain in her elbow. She complained of increased pain when the arm was moved into a bent position and claimed the most comfortable position was holding it straight down at her side. BSSAR transported her out on the back of an ATV, allowing her arm to remain in the straight position. She sustained no further injuries.

22 July 2009 -- Injured Horseback Rider Rescued

BSSAR member responded to an injured horseback rider out Porcupine trail. The injured rider had fallen off her horse onto her hip. When BSSAR members arrived, they performed a full body assessment, assessing that her spine was uninjured but her hip was extremely sore. Members packaged her and transported her out the the trailhead where an ambulance was waiting.

04 July 2009 -- Rescue at Ousel Falls

Members of Big Sky Search and Rescue responded to a call about a person in the water at Ousel Falls in Big Sky. A woman had jumped in the stream after her dog that had fallen in the water. Both dog and owner were swept down stream, but were able to self rescue after traveling down stream several hundred yards. No one was injured.