2012 Montana Conditions, Stoke and Whatev Thread

[Shredeagle]

I wish I could get out there this week Singlecross. You've pretty much nailed the best start we've had in years.

Impressive lighting Swimmy. I definitely would have pulled the Griswold and fallen off that roof. I keep all my stuff down low and up all year as well

[singlecross]

Bluebird at the Big



Upon closer inspection, you can ski up there! yeahman in Lenin with some windcrust and pepper rocks. Still quite good.



Many thanks and praises to Talisman, yeahman, and HobieT for the laps today! Nice to have met and skied with you all.

Be well and have a great season Montana. I fly home to 50* and rain tomorrow… perfect soup weather.

[yeahman]

^^Great to meet you Singlecross and ski with you and HobieTony today. Super fun tram laps with a couple good dudes, is that not what TGR is all about?! Such a gorgeous day.

[Talisman]

Singlecross it was good to meet you, fun making a few laps with you and talking about Downeast boating and ME skiing. Yeahman it was great seeing you again.

Many thanks and praises to Talisman, yeahman, and HobieT for the laps today! Nice to have met and skied with you all.

Be well and have a great season Montana. I fly home to 50* and rain tomorrow… perfect soup weather.

[HobieTony]

Singlecross, Yeahman, great meeting up with you both today! I love dropping into a group of IRL strangers, and just falling into the same groove. Super fun day! SC, travel safe. T

[nest]

Be well and have a great season Montana. I fly home to 50* and rain tomorrow… perfect soup weather.

No Bridger opener with your bro? Looks like you nailed your trip

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Great day today at the Big with six walk on tram laps (5 before lunch!)… Liberty, Lenin, Dictator, Dakota Gully trees… all silly fun, multiple times. Especially while being shown around by a good old friend who works at and knows he mountain well… Bodette, he left the light on for me!

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Everyone I met was super chill and very nice. Looking forward to skiing with Mags tomorrow. Wind buff in Liberty was all time and the new Hertiage Labs ate it up… so good!

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Nice mountain you have here!

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I spy Hard Bross? Looks like you had a hell of a trip!

[singlecross]

I spy Hard Bross? Looks like you had a hell of a trip!

Yes, Hard Bross has been a great touring shell and I was packing light on this trip so it did fine as a resort coat as well! Hoping my orange Japanorak comes in before my mid January trip to Japow. If not, the Hard Bross will represent!

[singlecross]

No Bridger opener with your bro? Looks like you nailed your trip

Nope, gotta get home before all the weekend flights fill up as I’m dirtbagging and flying standby on every leg. Plus, someone’s gotta stir the soup pot back in New England!

[Bunion 2020]

Good a place as any.

[swimmy]

Super fun tram laps with a couple good dudes, is that not what TGR is all about?!

Every person I've met and skied with here has been pretty cool. Then again, haven't met Bunion yet....

[Bunion 2020]

Probably not cool enough for you.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

I may be cool but I'm not very good.

[S_jenks]

Another day of bomb-ass skiing in early-Dec, and as many have already stated: its been a treat to have conditions be this good this early.



I've grown to love the early-season crowd that hike before the lifts spin. Everyone is happy, everyone is stoked, and any random passerby on the hill is eager to strike up a conversation. It just feels... right.



And of course, the waning days of December are always a treat with the views.



God I love winter.

[Bunion 2020]

I was pretty cool today. Went down to the really Big for sunshine and cold snow. Buddy who patrols at BB texted me this am that is was my late friends B-day today so that demanded a run down 17 Green (Pete's favorite line). It skied well.

Walk on tram for a lap down Marx, it was not great until the bottom 1/4 but was worth the time. Spun through the Moonlight terrain, excellent coverage on that side but chilly. Hooked up with a buddy and we spun some sunny comfort laps as well as some swifty turns.

Miss ya Pete.

[toast2266]

Whitefish opened today. Best opening day in almost a decade. 80% of the mountain was open and the snow was great. Sounds like the remaining 20% is queued up for Saturday. Only hit a moderate amount of rock and wood today, which is always nice. Didn't get any pictures because I was busy making my knees hurt, but it's shaping up to be a good season.

[swimmy]

I may be cool but I'm not very good.

Can you pull chicks? I was told that's really all that matters.

God I love winter.

I was pretty cool today.

Nice. I'm just settling into my 40's but it seems the older I get the less that happens.

[Trackhead]

Nice. I'm just settling into my 40's but it seems the older I get the less that happens.

Wait until 50 and you won't give a damn at all. That's liberating.

[Bunion 2020]

60s are even better for that DGAF vibe.

[swimmy]

Let’s go!!!

[406]

God I love winter.

Wow, West looks good, nice photos. Lifts opening today sounds like.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Work got in the way this AM. Lone Tree get opened?

[muted reborn]

I've been very casually checking out this thread lately so maybe I'm off, but why didn't Bridger open earlier? I thought you guys were getting decent snow this season.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

I've been very casually checking out this thread lately so maybe I'm off, but why didn't Bridger open earlier? I thought you guys were getting decent snow this season.

My completely uninformed armchair assumption: Struggles to get the needed seasonal empoyees early and new mountain ops director = let's not try to push it despite all the early snow.

[toastybroski]

Nice skin today.