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Jesus has been showing up in a lot of places lately: an iron, a rocking chair, lots of different pieces of toast.<\/p>\n

Well, now it appears He\u2019s making an appearance at a ski resort in Montana. Except this time it\u2019s for real!<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

From the Billings Gazette<\/em>:<\/p>\n

WHITEFISH \u2014 Having made cameo appearances in taco shells and coffee splotches, it should come as little surprise that Jesus \u2014 or his likeness \u2014 would alight on Big Mountain.<\/p>\n

Still, skiers and snowboarders have been known to pinch themselves when they round the bend at the top of Whitefish Mountain Resort\u2019s Chair 2 and, through a miasma of snow and fog, glimpse the statue of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

Closer inspection reveals that the sighting is not a phantasm, but rather a painted stone figure that, according to a recently installed bronze plaque, has graced the mountain for nearly 60 years.<\/p>\n

So clear an account was not always close at hand, however, and the absence of any historical context left skiers confounded by the statue\u2019s inexplicable presence \u2014 though curiosities were typically well met with a (sometimes irreverent) photograph beside Christ\u2019s likeness and a humorous story to tell friends.<\/p>\n

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