Yeah that one caught me by surprise. Since they paid Skytrac to install it, I'd imagine that Snowbowl could at least have the lift 'fixes' covered by them?

I thought this was a big 'ol...

Wow Norse- you are moving to Missoula while I have moved to the South Sound. Had hoped to shoot some photos with you this winter but looks more like trains passing in the night.

Take LOTS of...

Might want to also give lookout pass a try for a couple reasons.

1. It’s affordable
2. The drive isn’t bad on i90
3. You get the hour time change
4. The new chairlift and terrain it opens up is...

Seems clear that the snowpark chair is part of the required maintenance, and the new TV lift isn’t. So then the question becomes- are the griz and lavelle chairs part of the order because they...

https://missoulian.com/news/local/montana-snowbowl-ski-area-chairlift-safety-problems/article_50aa05f2-613e-11ee-8776-e7ed8769af03.html?fbclid=PAAaZQyZYzXOndUcEXN6OxgJpTpNaJPH3UquDtk3h3eL5AbU5jGMObUwS...

I’m with rootskier on this one though- it’s one thing for someone to fall off of a lift right after loading. But for the chairlift itself to disintegrate and force the other occupant for jump off is...

Oh dear. Have been away from the hill for a bit.

And yes, today was primo.

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THEY GROOMED PATS BUMPS

Holy wow what a morning so far, and-

-wait….

I wouldn't be surprised if a number of people changed plans and skied somewhere else. LT is closing this weekend anyway.

I wonder how far they are going go to push snowbowl on this? Maybe they comply with the order and all is gravy?


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Looks like I missed out on this storm cycle. Sounds like a lot of you got the goods.

Drama aside. The bowl will be fine. It’s good that nobody was seriously hurt, and it’s good that the bowl...

One of the best parts about the lift are how they mixed and matched lift towers from its former ski hill.

Some towers look like a normal height, but some are clearly too tall and can have +\- 20...

I think the real key here is a deep-divide investigation into this ‘McLeod’ guy. We need to know the content of his character if we are to pass final judgement.

How many ropes has he ducked? Has...

Oof, pretty scathing article.

And yeah, he’s not really wrong here.

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Corn was getting good by the end of yesterday.

Probably coral reef today.

Man the first 3 towers are a problem on that chair. I remember those guide rails would smack people's helmets on the first day if they were sitting in the left seat.

The actual chairs seem to rock...

Holy shit.

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Moody day up high.

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Getting that march madness spirit going.

Surprisingly chargeable today.

The road is quite feisty right now. Ice corners up high, potholes galore down low.

At least I am still good on mobile.


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Wow, the wind event from the past 2 days certainly made itself known when turning today. Scoured in some areas, lovingly windbuffed in others, a few undisturbed stashes here and there, and the...

I showed up late but was quite pleased with the results. Managed a couple laps around the hill before the sun went away and I bailed.

Yeah it was snowing lazily the whole time, seemed to be picking up a little when I left. Unsure of how the overnight will fare on temps though.

Bring heavy sticks.

Snowing hard up high when I went for a couple late-afternoon naps but, uh, a bit of a zipper crust had formed across the mountain. It was in the process of being buried, so it felt like skiing...

Better to check it in-person, which I am happy to report was primo:

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We’ll see what kind of punch we take from the river, keeping fingers crossed.

Been away for a few weeks, how much crud is hiding underneath?


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In your opinion- do you think Pat is going to be able to leave the bowl in state that can survive AFTER he’s gone?

I’m fine with how the bowl is run now (though the idea of penalizing solo...

Wow. Gone for nearly a week and the mountain feels way different.

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Feels way better.

aha. problem was old broken bookmark links. works now.

…uh did snowbowl not renew their website domain on time? The entire site has been down for me all day.

Driving back into town was an absolute sheet of ice from Saint Regis. Saw a multiple vehicle...

For the love of God, they could've chose any name for the new lift. And they went with....... Transporter?!?

Just call it the TV mountain lift if you are that devoid of ideas.

Weather has been less than inspiring lately, so hadn’t been up in a while.

Conditions up high were surprisingly great on rippable snow. But down low- eh, it was more like a few inches on frozen...

What are you talking about- Pats bumps are always in!

So yeah, rain crust formed on most of the mountain (save for the top 500 ft?). The dense new snow is helping to repair things, but it’s the kind of skiing that’ll get/keep you in shape for the next...

I’ve heard that the lift had been maintained by the previous owners, since they wanted to sell it in working condition. Not sure how ‘seaworthy’ it is right now, but I hope the local gov’t considers...

Serious gambling weather.

Hmm? oh shit I did not even realize I still had access to that old account.

Good catch. Thanks.

Another data point from today: Chairs are now being put on the new lift. Cloud deck was low so couldn't see how many tho.

Interesting. I popped in probably an hour later an snagged a vacated spot near the front.

You either go really early or show up lazily late. Seems like there's always a bunch of AM-only skiers on...

The wife got a $10 gift card to the new Panera in town (from work of all places). She won't spend it out of spite and I refuse to go, so we keep it above our mantle.



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Okay, so I was able to get up for an afternoon lap today, and signs seems to point in a positive direction:

- The Snowcats had been working to pack and groom runs. Groomed the out-run up to pat's...

Were you up at the top of Snowpark? That's where I've seen this map before.

It gave me the impression that snowbowl had James Niehues paint their new map with the fully-finished expansion, but...

Thanks for putting the heads up here. Keeping the fingers crossed for some more preseason dumpage.

Based on how things go, might be having to rest the legs by Saturday. :biggrin:

Maybe a bootpack will form? Looks like an easy couple-minute walk.

Got up again for a one-n-done lap.

More brush burning going on, and it looks like the bottom terminal is fully installed. Still no chairs, but looks promising. The snow guns were also running, and...

This is strange.

Deep in my heart, part of it wants to believe Snowbowl will fail at their chair installation this season (because that's what they tend to do). The other half is rooting for them...

Hoping to go tomorrow if possible. Really curious to see how they fared vs. the stuart peak snotel.

Alright, got a chance to slug it up to the ridge today. Definitely had rain down low, but it all got absorbed into the snowpack before the storm changed back to snow. Solid start to a base down low,...

Eh, people are probably just heckling them for taking 4+ years to install the Snow park lift, especially when each year they would say "it'll be ready for the upcoming ski season".

And regardless...