I pulled the trigger today on the Alpental Plus and the base Ikon - $1226 out the door. Ouch. But I did get a free BackBowl pass. Will I get a separate Ikon card or is it preloaded on my Summit card?

The Unlimited was $699 plus tax = $759.

Yep - The adult Alpental Plus pass will run you $829 + tax which pencils out to $901. Ouch.

How many cars would you estimate can be legally parked across all four Alpy lots before its deemed full? And many '24-'25 Alpental Plus passes, which come with "winter parking", will be available...

I called the BS ticketing office. The customer service rep said that since joining the Ikon pass BS has never had turn away pass holders due to a lack of available reservations. Good to know.

The silly season for making decisions about buying passes for the '24-'25 is in full swing for me. I see the Ikon base pass requires reservations at Big Sky. Anyone have experience with the BS...

No new snow on the trees - looks damp. Also SB is again recommending downloading on Griz to get to the base. Free base grinds via Paradise included with each lift ticket purchased:)...

How was the Tbar riding?

Lost Trail announced they plan to open tomorrow, Dec 14th. No details on which lifts will be running.

SB has joined the Indy Pass for the 23-24 season.
https://www.indyskipass.com/faq/

The WhatVest Full Send is on sale for $225 in black only - $100 off retail.
https://whatvest.com/products/full-send-whatvest-black

Im looking at the BS trail map online - can the Shedhorn and Dakota zones be reached via the Swift Current lift? Or only from off the top tram and down Liberty? Thanks

TRice just updated on IG - it did go down last week. The vid will air on 4/26 on NST.com

Did the final round in Valdez happen? The contest window was 3/24 - 4/1. Nothing up yet online?

Last season I was able to show my Summit Pass at the Big Sky ticket window and got all three days loaded onto a card so straight to the lifts on days 2&3.

ALPENTAL TRAIL CLOSURE NOTICE: Our tenth annual Alpental Freeride Open (junior freeride competition) is being held on Chair 2 at Alpental this week. The course follows the chair line from near the...

A quick recap here from 2012 when SB banned a longtime pass holder for contacting the FS about the lack of run out grooming:

"Jim Sylvester holds some of his 31 years' worth of Montana Snowbowl...

The comments function on their IG account have also been shut off after all the negative feedback last weekend.

West Seattle is an ice rink!
https://twitter.com/jnaifynaif/status/1606358091531943950?s=61&t=zBPVRDipWodte2uyGsZrHg

No beacon, probe, shovel or partner required - just a digital pass on your phone required for access out the gates?!

Is this a new policy at Alpental for this season?
https://summitatsnoqualmie.com/overnight-parking

Looks like Aply kicks off the season the weekend of Dec 16th
https://summitatsnoqualmie.com/hours?month=12&year=2022&location=alpental

Marketing has never been SB's strong point
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/snowbowl-flyer-stirs-up-social-media-backlash

Only SnowBowl would have their opening day information buried two pages deep on a 90ies era looking web page format.
https://www.montanasnowbowl.com/winter-events-2022-2023/

IG post today with a pic of the new load station. In typical SB fashion zero details or updates included.
https://www.instagram.com/p/ClhhHHRvSLQ/?hl=en

My Summit at Snoqualmie season pass arrived in the mail. Looks like they have gone all in with RFID pass scanning technology this year.

If you decide on staying at the Hill Condos it's a one block walk to the Gallatin parking lot where you can catch the free resort shuttle to the base area. About a 10 minute ride....

Any updates on the new chair install? SB's web page and social media is garbage.

Also just picked up an Indy Pass - 2 days at 82 resorts for $279 with blackout dates or $379 with no blackouts. https://www.indyskipass.com/

I just got the early bird email from The Summit. Season passes on sale now for current Summit pass holders. The Unlimited is about $700 with tax, up $85 from last season. Ride on!

I missed the 100 car cluster by about 30 minutes, waited 3 hours at the closure. Gave up and did an unexpected overnight in Pendleton at a no tell Motel 6. The pass opened early Tuesday morning. The...

Thanks Iowagriz! I'm staying in McCall shredding at Tamarack and Brundage on the Indy Pass.

Im driving from Seattle to McCall Idaho and wanted some intel on the best route. Google maps offered up two options - one being I-90, I-84 to ID55 - 8.5 hours/521 miles. The other option was I-90,...

My 2021-22 Unlimited Pass arrived in the mail today. Hurry up and wait now.

I've seen people do a lot of stupid shit at the Pass over the years but today at Silver Fir was a topper. A dude parked in the main SF lot and then laid two snowboards out to "save parking spots for...

Big Sky is about 50 miles from the airport - takes about an hour depending on traffic and road conditions.

The Unlimited Pass only went up about $10 from what I paid last year. Agreed that the included 3 days at Big Sky are the tits. A weekend lift ticket at BS goes for $180 or more depending on the...

2021-2022 season passes quietly went on sale this morning. Not good for spring riding but discounted day tix can be bought for $25 thru the end of the season.

Unlimited Pass is not valid until...

Today (Monday) The Summit set up a check point at the entrance to the Hyak lot - they had three employees stopping cars and turning away sledders. Made a huge difference!

I see NWAC is reporting 19 inches at the Pass before it started raining this morning. Anybody get some last night at Central?

Poked around at Hyak this morning. Groomers were hard and fast. Anything off piste was covered with a nasty rain crust.

Sounds like another shit show - the new norm
https://turns-all-year.com/forum/index/lift-accessed-ski-reports/53635-crystal-12-22-big-day

If he is out it will be tough to shred wearing an electronic monitoring anklet.

Reservations?! I don't need no stink'in reservations!
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CJFTGKYJig8/?igshid=diochoqqu8ef

Well this confirms that you can ride 3x without a reservation before any consequences are imposed. That news isn't gonna help with the pow day overcrowding. ...

Too bad Corona won't make it possible for you two to safely kiss and make up in the SB parking lot this season. Maybe a masked up reach around instead?

Brad and Ronnie, the owners at SB have a reputation for being "frugal". Just say'in

Did singles mingle on Chair 2? Any changes to the line up there?

Get it while its good tomorrow! A big warm up and fire hose of sub tropical moisture is on the way for the weekend:(

Should be sweet off the top of Chair 2 tomorrow - mid and lower mountain, not so much.