He puts em away for the first run down the bowl if it snowed over a foot the prior night.

Damn. In my memory of 3 seasons at the Bowl, its always the last 500 feet that don't get rain, it never rains high enough to reset the avvy starting zones in Jenny Bowl, but definitely properly ruins...

Could see him saying that. He also got a great video of skiing snowbowl and write-up about calling an old guy with a beard "Dumbledore". I'm looking forward to more content that will be delivered...

Introducing a new kooky youngster local, maybe he can step up and fill-in some of those big shoes being left by the older generation of notable rippers:
...

Glad to see snowbowl is still being snowbowl!

Had a good day riding with an a missoula mag. Sucks that I missed you jenks, but schedules didn't work out. Maybe I can catch you for a tour or a bowl day in March, hopefully my trip schedule permits...

Good to hear about some snowbowl stoke!

I probably skied close to 100 days(okay mostly mornings and a few afternoons) @ the bowl and I never got evacd off the lift. I feel like I missed out.

It's not about you, I'm just doing my part to keep this thread entertaining.

edit: appropriate post for my post count

With his fitness level, Lolo is the only possible option.

Foot of snow in Missoula in October. Old man giving a warm welcome to the new transplants.

Part of NWS discussion for posterity:

CLIMATE...After spending much time looking at previous winter...

Twin cities. Working from home atm but it's typical office work so I will have to live here.

"Surviving in Avalanche Terrain" by Bruce Tremper

That's good. I'm hoping to ski a couple more days at beartooth pass late this spring if given an opportunity by the lockdown managers.

10+ is not safe under any almost any circumstances during and day after the storm on 30 degree slopes. Even without the wind it would be register as red on the danger scale in April sun on the faces...

West Bowl entrance looks pretty healthy for this time of year. How are the other accessible spots doing around Missoula? Recovered to normal or still short?

It will likely sluff rather than slab... Bowl slides typically only slides after upside down snow. PWL's are managed by consistent skiing and patrol, and there is no real wind to speak of 99% of the...

Stonewall creek is at the bottom of that valley.

Nothing to report about the job. Took a lap near Lincoln a couple days back, here are a couple pics. This chute across form where I skied still goes for a week or two, price of admission is 3k vf and...

Might stop by here on Friday and buy a lift ticket on my way to a new job in Midwest...

4 weeks -> 4 months

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What a fucking story. So they expect people to work for less than minimum wage(60 hours with preferred pass rates being under $600) and they give their workers shit for it as well?

It's easier to expand into FS land for an existing area than it is to build a new one. See lookout's st. regis expansion(which probably moves the terrain available above that of snowbowl, now that...

# of available steep tracks/chairlift capacity is the only one i can think of objectively, but it could be higher and in better snow if Snowbowl had its shit together and got a chairlift into Jenny...

It's first year I didn't buy a pass since moving to Missoula(but I'll be moving away in a couple weeks). Looks like I picked a good one!

Also do we have a weekend noon parking lot report yet?

Don't buy it

I have a feeling that the wages in the area won't be able to support the in-town strategy.

It's probably loaned money? Given that interest rates are low atm it's probably not a big deal though.

Financially, snowbowl might be moving in that direction.

They'll fix it when it stops snowing?

https://missoulian.com/news/local/update-conditions-worsen-as-crews-search-for-snowmobilers-buried-in/article_38ccbae0-d77b-5307-9e64-91708c2add02.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1

Looks like...

I see we have continued the tradition. Is there any public information on revenue in the dry '14-'15 season? I think we could definitely dip below that given the team that we're working with here.

At the moment only 2 runs are open on Griz.. I'm sure they can open a couple more with the snowfall but I don't think they would sell that many full priced tickets with half the low mountain open...

Snowbowl owner neglecting to invest into maintenance is the most likely culprit(Occam's razor).

What will the lift tix prices be w/o lavelle? Might actually be worth it to buy one or two to hike the bowls if we can get reasonable stability a day or two after the storm.

Long-range forecast models depict several other weak storm systems
moving over the Northern Rockies throughout much of next week,
however most of these systems lack the Pacific Jet Stream to ...

Nice Spring day out!

LT has better lift-accessed touring terrain. Highly recommend touring the bowl there and the big chute seen from the ski area. I can't imagine bowl giving a discount for a one ride ticket, that's...

I would pay $5 bucks to see this exchange in person. Two bigly personalities.

Snowbowl is past their projected opening date, so Pat is sweating with the early opening. I wonder if they'll survive the ridge this week.

It's crazy how we're calling slightly above average weather an "indian summer" now

It needs to be a commercially viable product, you sign your rights away for distribution of the footage when you pay for the reduced pass rate.

Skiing in October in Continental Divide?

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Hwy 12 is your best bet for shady dispersed camping. Painted rocks area might not be too bad either I think there is a good density of roads & trees in a NF there as well if you need to around...

Are you going to be around tomorrow?

Far east managed to stay out of the sun and good until at least the afternoon!

Forecast finally not looking bad for inbounds.

Yeah, you could have better success by buying one ride lift ticket for 10 bucks or so when they are open.