Deepcember In Southwest Montana
By patclayton | December 26th, 2012
Matt Shortland skis deep powder at Bridger Bowl. Photo: Patrick Clayton
The meager November snowpack glued down, then it dumped. After the previous season of deep slab instability, patrol breathed easier this year. A wall-to-wall opening followed by a steady stream of moisture had us skiing like it was February. A December to remember comes your way...
Photos by Patrick Clayton and Charlie Bolte
Corey Seemann making waves at Moonlight Basin. Photo: Charlie Bolte
Patrol route, The Bitter End, Bridger Bowl Montana. Photo: Patrick Clayton
Roy Taylor slashes through Moonlight Basin. Photo: Charlie Bolte
Shane Cottom airs the ridge at Bridger Bowl, Montana. Photo:Patrick Clayton
Bronco face. Photo: Patrick Clayton
Patrick Gannon gets pitted at Moonlight Basin. Photo: Charlie Bolte
Moonlight Basin ski patrol, Dead Goat avy. Photo: Patrick Clayton
Lone Peak, Big Sky, Montana. Photo: Charlie Bolte
Vinnie Urgo, Bridger Bowl, Montana. Photo: Patrick Clayton
Slushman's, Bridger Bowl. Photo: Patrick Clayton
Matt Shortland on the spine at Bridger Bowl. Photo: Patrick Clayton
Bridger Range and the BBC. Photo: Patrick Clayton
Roy Taylor, through the trees at Moonlight Basin. Photo: Charlie Bolte
Vinnie Urgo, 2 inches an hour on the ridge. Photo:Patrick Clayton
Roy Taylor machs down Moonlight Basin. Photo:Charlie Bolte
Shane Cottom on the ridge, Bridger Bowl. Photo:Patrick Clayton
Corey Seemann, Big Sky, Montana. Photo: Charlie Bolte
Thanks to Bridger Bowl, Moonlight Basin, Big Sky, Ski Patrol, Shane Cottom, Matt Shortland, Vinnie Urgo, Brandy Miller, Matt Wieland, Corey Seemann, Pat Gannon, Roy Taylor, Ian Bailey, Neal Zucker, Adrian Dingle, Scot Chrisman, Chris Rennau, John Spriggs, and everybody that brought the stoke this December.
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Patrick Clayton
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