article_snippet: US Forest Service spokesman Jeff Gildehaus said that the decision to evacuate the ski area was made about 2:30 p.m. Saturday as a precautionary move and because there was just one road for firefighters and skiers to use.
article_snippet: The evacuations have since been lifted, and US Forest Service spokesman Jeff Gildehaus said people were free to return to the ski area.
article_snippet: The resort posted on US Forest Service spokesman Jeff Gildehaus Facebook page that guests were safe and being escorted down the mountain by law enforcement.
article_snippet: Red Lodge Mountain Resort ski area had an evacuation order on Saturday that was lifted.
highlights_snippet: Evacuation order given at Red Lodge Mountain in Montana later lifted .
  