Bunion delivers, right on cue. Swimmy with perpetual stoke. Gnar with vids of the gnar. What a cool little corner of the internet. I love you all.
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Bunion delivers, right on cue. Swimmy with perpetual stoke. Gnar with vids of the gnar. What a cool little corner of the internet. I love you all.
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Wind was nuking at Big Sky today, but it smoothed things out nicely up high. About 4 cabin waits in the tram line. Lots of people, but I really only waited in line for swifty.
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Taking a nice, easy recon lap in the headwaters, I see.
Holy smokes.
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Swimmy can get his giant camera out of his pack and set up a shot faster than I can pull my phone out of my pocket and get it unlocked. I'm not kidding, he's got everything dialed.
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WRG, Crushing Bones.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240216/ab37dd645d23a1418ce5cbe5904470a0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240216/32394b2fc826b2af9d9a2a3748400504.jpg
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I beat you.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240216/efdbc4bfc0d77d97a1d69617b01238d6.jpg
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I think this is exactly what they're doing. 20 skiers plus as many scenics as are in line.
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Only a 2 cabin wait at the moment, by the way. We'll see if it lasts.
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Yeah, it's not the scenics, it's an intentional decision to load only 20 skiers per car. None of the cars are full. Probably not even half full.
It is frustrating, but I can also understand...
Swimmy's report echoed my day, too. Super fun. Headwaters zone 0 opened up and was fun and chalky. It doesn't quite feel like Big Sky until you sidestep across bare scree to access a line, right?...
The apron is legit knee deep blower right now. No pics, but it's skiing great!
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Yes, more of that, please.
Looks like another round is on the way tomorrow night, maybe I'll take Friday off work to go ski.
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I really like photo #2
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Snow stake must be using some units other than inches.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240110/fb3945f93ad4a477f3371abe9f5f1051.jpg
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Rumor mill: Patroller I rode with today told me there had been talk of opening the bottom of Marx only via a bootpack. I'm not sure where it would be - Shedhorn didn't look anywhere close to...
New tram feels like flying. The mountain's in rough shape, though....
Liftblog seems to suggest Lone Mountain Land Company is paying for some part of it:
https://liftblog.com/2023/12/28/big-sky-to-build-worlds-longest-eight-seat-chairlift/
Headed up with the...
6 shooter replacement coming next season:
8 shooter?
Badly needed! If there was ever a place for a bubble, it's 6 shooter. BRRRR!
Not a rock in sight!
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NEEEERRRRRRRDDDD here.
I think this is probably your roku. Try turning off "bandwidth saver" .
I like the new tram cam. They don't seem to have too many takers for the $10 scenics, though -...
By the time I drove by at about 10 it was just one bull with both ladies.
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Patroller I rode Swifty with today told me they finished load testing the tram last week, and it's set to open as scheduled. Looking unlikely that we'll be skiing from the summit then, of course. ...
Seriously. Makes threading the needle between strips of chocolate-chip cookie death in the headwaters look easy. It's not. Bravo.
I can also recommend the Lake Plateau area, between the Stillwater and Boulder drainages in the Beartooths. Several ways to put a loop together, lots of Peak Bagging. Mosquitos can be horrendous...
I'm not sure what the floods did, but Sundance pass (Lake fork/Lions camp trailhead to West Fork rock creek), in the Beartooths near Red Lodge is a really nice trip. It's a bit short for 4 days of...
I rode up Brackett tonight. No snow to the usual out and back high point(a bit less than 4 miles up, elevation ~7250), but pretty wet. We were not leaving ruts, but there were definitely a couple...
A week ago, Stone Creek was dry to the top, but muddy and snowy as soon as the trees started if you continued past the fence area at the top of stone. The snow is probably a lot less now, but I bet...
^^ Pictures look like an NX drive train. I don't think this is a good price right now -- It's definitely a buyer's market for used MTBs. I think you'll do better with some patience.
Bottomed out my shock this weekend (DPS Factory on a Spur). There seems to be a fair amount of oil on the stanchion( more than tge pic really shows). What should I do before I ride it again besides...
This guy was wandering around near the shedhorn grill today.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230407/000301bd6e14d060ea7ba5d914fec448.jpg
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Weird storm, but it's the end of March and it's still skiing like mid-winter. No complaints from me! Good skiing with you today, swimmy and WRG.
Snow was knee deep in my driveway overnight and another inch fell while I was clearing it. Headed to BS now, we'll see how this drive goes!
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Cool trip down memory lane, swimmy. Thanks for sharing.
Pretty sweet windbuff chalk skiing at big sky today. Go get it before spring comes!
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You got it.
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I'm going to have a pair of brand new, unridden 180mm SRAM HS2 6 bolts from a take-off wheelset in 2-3 weeks. Looks like they're about $40 each online new, so how about $40 for the pair, shipped? ...
**SOLD**
Brand new take-off, never ridden.
Battery not included.
$275 shipped or pick up in Bozeman.
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Nope. I think they're from the year before Marker started doing that. They are not marked for Gripwalk/whatever they're calling it.
**SOLD**
Great shape.
138-118-127
With marker griffin mounted for 299 BSL
$200 + ship or pickup in Bozeman?
I agree with this, and will add that when I last skied it in early January, the entrance weirdness was quite minimal. It's pretty filled in and straightforward.
If you need a partner you can PM...
Thanks for the pics, Swimmy! Great skiing with you yesterday.
Crowds are pretty wild at Big Sky today. 6 shooter is down now and I heard they were bussing people to Pony. The base area is...
The book you link will tell you about lots of places to ski, but some of recommended approach routes in it expose you to consequential avalanche terrain. There are often safer ways to get where...
I think you probably want a car.
I like blackbird a lot, and have had several excellent meals there post-covid. YMMV.
If you're looking for Burger/Bar food, I like copper, and I think Ale...
Sick skiing as usual, Gnar.
Good morning today. Saw Swimmy, the king of first chair, at the bottom of powder seeker and skied a phenominal couloir lap with his buddy from a few posts back. It's...
WOW!
To both Swimmy's and Bunion's posts.
Deepwater bowl is really mostly the runout from Rips/Tears/Gum wall etc. Everything in it that you'd want to ski is higher elevation than the top of lone tree.
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Yeah, pretty great day of tram laps! Dictators especially skied really well.
Spotted this flier in the Conoco. Wonder if this guy ever found help building his monorail.
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I've got some 174 PM Gear Bro Models sitting in my garage that I never ski. Bases in good shape, mounted with Dynafits. Baby blue MD9 topsheet.
Is anyone interested in a bit of TGR history? ...
Hey, I know that guy!
Lets make some turns together soon (but not this week. BRRRRRRRR!).
For perspective, I'm 5'8", 160 and I have this jacket in a small. It's a bit of a snug fit, but I like that on the bike. It definitely wouldn't fit with elbow pads, though.
Lone Moose opened this morning with Thunderwolf still closed. Mad wolf and Elk Park Ridge/Meadows were incredible. Well worth the lone moose->soco return to lap them all morning. Big Sky still...