2012 Montana Conditions, Stoke and Whatev Thread

[Bunion 2020]

Thanks for the honest report.

Good Morning, Skiers and Snowboarders, this is Joe with your Big Sky Snow Report for Friday, March 11, 2022.

I sure hope you have been able to get out recently because if you have then you know the skiing is pretty darn good right now even during a low-tide year Big Sky really has a ton of terrain to make sure everyone is taken care of. Some really nice soft snow has blanketed the entire resort and changed the skiing back to fun and soft regardless if you like to play in the steeps or the trees or flirting with the groomers, the snow is great right now and the 12” that we received in the past week did work wonders.

Today’s sliding temps will be much, much warmer than yesterday’s with our expected high for the day going to be around 21°F. These warmer temps are accompanied by winds out of the West at 11-16 mph with gusts up to 32 mph. The low tonight will stick around the 20°F zone and our winds today will bring a wind-chill value of -15°F, as always cover that bare skin.

The season is plugging along but the end will be here before you know it so some come on up to Big Sky and get your fix before it is too late and the Summer pushes it way through. Make sure you are not the one to miss out and get on up to Big Sky today and we hope to see you out on the mountain.

Don’t forget today is Day 2 of the IFSA JR National Freeride event happening over on the Lone Tree Chair and terrain. Come have your mind blown with the skill and ability these under 18yr old kids will showcase in some of the most challenging terrain on Lone Mountain. Come root them on and watch the progression of skiing happen before your eyes.

Maybe worth watching some groms huck meat.

Eat my oats and make the call

[Gnar_Shralp406]

Got a razor blade through my tire driving up this morning. Got it fixed up at Platinum Diesel. Great service and got me in and out quickly. If you need tire service in Big Sky, they're your people.

Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

[skiJ]

Yes, definately.

Off the top of my head, you could ski under chair 7 (backside), while she skis the groomer to the east (Caribou?) and you can reconnect
You can ski east rim and toward the bottom of chair 5, she skis Moementum to meet you.
You ski under chair 1 at the top, she meets you at the bottom of Ptarmigan bowl.
Many others as well. Lots of good ways to connect short steepish stuff to the next groomer.

This ^^^ and
vvv that -

late season has the potential to be the whole spectrum on Big mountain.
the last time I was there, we has 250feet to 350feet of ICE between perfect snow at the top, and slush at the bottom -
it was crazy.

like griz says, northside.

There are also lots of 'meet me' possibilities to the southeast - and
probably some down to ToniMatt and ,,, I think it is Inspiration ( groomed almost nightly )

Good luck -
I hope you hit it right ! skiJ

[CnRzG]

Thanks y'all. Not pulling the trigger until our trip dates get closer. ATM, it looks as if it's gonna warm up, then cool down, maybe spit an inch or two, but not be sunny.

[toast2266]

Thanks y'all. Not pulling the trigger until our trip dates get closer. ATM, it looks as if it's gonna warm up, then cool down, maybe spit an inch or two, but not be sunny.

If you're aiming for late next week, I think conditions will actually be pretty good. Partly because the forecast looks like it'll snow most of the week and stay *just* cold enough, and partly because I'm heading out of town next Friday, so obviously conditions will be spectacular right around then.

[CnRzG]

If you're aiming for late next week, I think conditions will actually be pretty good. Partly because the forecast looks like it'll snow most of the week and stay *just* cold enough, and partly because I'm heading out of town next Friday, so obviously conditions will be spectacular right around then.

Well, thanks for vacating the premesis. So far, in my first two trips of the season. The Ghee got 47 inches in December and Snowmass got 35. So, well, uh, not gonna jinx it.

[Bunion 2020]

You are welcome to drop through Bozeman if that's the case. You produce 47" and you can even have the master suite.

Said fuckit and went down to the really sky. Last day (2/27) the skiing was awful, no other words. But it was a nice day and I bumbled around with some other long time Big Sky folks.

Today the skiing was merely bad with some periods of being decent. Most aspects are still rock solid hard with some light snow on top, find enough of that and it was even fun. Get off trail in any of the areas that have gotten sun before this bit of snow and the top layer is this fragile crust with about 5 cms of lovely advanced facets below, its a really weird structure and tripped me right over the tips in Dead Top.

Anyway, I was skiing single and chatted up a few folks, they didn't give a rats ass about conditions, they were having a good time.

The JR Freeriders were making it look pretty easy.

[Trackhead]

Kid having fun at Whitefish

[Trackhead]

[Jeb McHardman]

Went peak to creek in the Bitterroot today

Top 600 m or so was holding excellent pow


Next 600 or so was breakable crust on top of avy debris. Nice views though...

And the last 900 was heinous creek shwacking.

[yeahman]

^^Sweet man.

Still a few good turns to be mined at GD today, two days after the storm. Lotsa windfuck though.

[Trackhead]

Some day perhaps next year hope to find a day there when the tree skiing is on….lotta nice terrain for that

[Norseman]

Went peak to creek in the Bitterroot today

Top 600 m or so was holding excellent pow


Next 600 or so was breakable crust on top of avy debris. Nice views though...

And the last 900 was heinous creek shwacking.

Nice.

Big lines when they go. Stoked to see it.

[swimmy]

Last day for some friends of mine visiting from GA. His son skied his first black today (the bowl.) Kid was stoked.




In the afternoon I broke off and headed over to Challenger. We actually found great windbuff and lapped it the rest of the day.

[total_immortal]

Scored a day at the not Ikon resort in Big Sky. Conditions weren't bad.





There's a freeride comp this weekend but I couldn't figure out how to register.

[yeahman]

^Looks awesome. When is somebody going to invite me to ski the YC?

Saw this cool IG footage from the yurt in the Swans.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ca-Rn...dium=copy_link

[huckbucket]

Day 2 at Whitefish. A little warmer, early sun followed by clouds and late flakes. Groomers were on order again. Some great bonding time with my daughter again.

Can just about make out GNP

[swimmy]

Dig the kid stoke.

When is somebody going to invite me to ski the YC?

And this.

[Trackhead]

Day 2 at Whitefish. ]

Looks like Sunday/Monday at Whitefish will be good….might just make my drive home Sunday afternoon not so fun.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Yeah somehow I worked in the YC a couple winters and never got the nod. Those pow days when you could see only three tracks off the main ridge into the good terrain at 3pm.........damn.

[Trackhead]

Whitefish is fun today. 4” or so of heavy cream making for a smiling kid.

[Bunion 2020]

There's a freeride comp this weekend but I couldn't figure out how to register.

Get adopted by an early 50s cougar?

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Oh man, there was a YC member like that (but in her 40's) who specialized in cock teasing our crew. Those poor country boys were just wrecked by her antics. I really talked one guy up to give a run at her and I actually think he had a chance but he folded.

She was incredible - big city fake cans, owned a few properties in the club, she was a fun one to watch. One time I was doing some punch list items in her place with the guy I tried to talk into asking her out. She walks into the room we're working only wearing a robe - straight out of the shower, "Oh, I didn't know you guys were working in here!" Yeah, right. after about the 5th time she would walk by only wearing a towel it was pretty obvious, except for this guy I was with. He would just be wrecked for the next couple of hours. As soon as he got his head back into the work, she'd show up again "to check on us". Boom, the guy was a wreck again. The punch list was long in that unit and took even longer with her around. I almost had to have a talk with her, we're lucky someone didn't cut off a finger.

[Trackhead]

Ahhh Whitefish

[toast2266]

Ahhh Whitefish

Yup. Back around Christmas it would get backed up all the way to the parking lots. For some reason, people are irrationally opposed to putting a stoplight at the bottom, which I think would mostly solve the problem.

Gotta either bail at 3:15 or go hang out at the stube until 5:30 (the preferred option).