2012 Montana Conditions, Stoke and Whatev Thread

[skiJ]

The point is that I WAS COLD! The customer is always right and if the temperatures were unseasonably cold then ME, the customer should get MY money back. The sleigh ride I took up at moonlight had heated floors and seats. At Showdown, the lodge was gross and barely even warm enough to warm up in. If I ever come back to this second world state, I will be skiing only at Big Sky, because they are civilized and everyone else here are living in mud huts and riding double chairs.

Can you cross-post this to, 'Gaper quote of the day'

I miss the fouteen minute ride on the double chair
( 'memba those ? ? )


skiJ

[ski counselor]

The point is that I WAS COLD! The customer is always right and if the temperatures were unseasonably cold then ME, the customer should get MY money back. The sleigh ride I took up at moonlight had heated floors and seats. At Showdown, the lodge was gross and barely even warm enough to warm up in. If I ever come back to this second world state, I will be skiing only at Big Sky, because they are civilized and everyone else here are living in mud huts and riding double chairs.

I think this guy is on to something. Our business has been taken for granted by the ski areas for too long. From now on I refuse to ski anywhere that doesn't guarantee at least 12 inches of fresh powder snow, sunshine, and no wind.

[swimmy]

The sleigh ride I took up at moonlight had heated floors and seats.

More on this please.

Was there a bubble?

[Talisman]

Yes, a double chair was a huge improvement on a rope tow or T-bar, but often colder because of the wind exposure.

I miss the fouteen minute ride on the double chair
( 'memba those ? ? )

[usdatele]

The point is that I WAS COLD! The customer is always right and if the temperatures were unseasonably cold then ME, the customer should get MY money back. The sleigh ride I took up at moonlight had heated floors and seats. At Showdown, the lodge was gross and barely even warm enough to warm up in. If I ever come back to this second world state, I will be skiing only at Big Sky, because they are civilized and everyone else here are living in mud huts and riding double chairs.

Montana- where no dunderhead can survive and senseless alliteration thrives

Consulting the wax chart ensured success yesterday.

[idahospud]

The point is that I WAS COLD! The customer is always right and if the temperatures were unseasonably cold then ME, the customer should get MY money back. The sleigh ride I took up at moonlight had heated floors and seats. At Showdown, the lodge was gross and barely even warm enough to warm up in. If I ever come back to this second world state, I will be skiing only at Big Sky, because they are civilized and everyone else here are living in mud huts and riding double chairs.

Maybe it's a wild extrapolation, but you seem like a guy with very soft hands.

Consulting the wax chart ensured success yesterday.

I always enjoy the first couple days where it's cold enough that snow stops being slippery... it gets old when pipes start to freeze, though.

[anotherVTskibum]

This has gotta be a joke.

Or someone took a wrong turn on the way to AlpineZone.

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[total_immortal]

He's just a troll, quit feeding him

[SUPERIOR]

In other news, the southern Gallatin is experiencing quite awesome conditions. Better than Big Sky area by a good margin.









Just don’t be a whiner, ya winter wieners!

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Yeah looks like the snow just doesn't want to creep an extra 3 miles north to BS. The usual I suppose. So weird having there be like 5 people waiting for the tram midday during Xmas week. Some decent turns in Liberty but the wind has wrecked pretty much everything else. Shredhorn was actually spinning though to avoid the slog out middle road. Challenger was much better skiing.

[yeahman]

Yeah looks like the snow just doesn't want to creep an extra 3 miles north to BS. The usual I suppose. So weird having there be like 5 people waiting for the tram midday during Xmas week. Some decent turns in Liberty but the wind has wrecked pretty much everything else. Shredhorn was actually spinning though to avoid the slog out middle road. Challenger was much better skiing.

Sounds kinda grim. I planned to go next week but may put it off until they get more terrain open. Meanwhile my wife and I were psyched to ski in the Torchlight Parade at GD tomorrow night, but now it looks like they may cancel it due to forecasted frigid temps. Oh well the weekend looks better.

[elesquiador]

I spent the whole day on the Northside and thought it was skiing OK. Headwaters is open as far as Hellroaring, which was by far the best run of the day. Good snow, if a little grabby, and I didn't hit any rocks. 6 shooter mostly didn't have a line all day. Lone tree was bumps, but I found a few turns of soft windblown on the ridge between obsidian and DTM. It's not epic conditions, but I wouldn't call it grim. SKIING IS FUN!

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[yeahman]

I spent the whole day on the Northside and thought it was skiing OK. Headwaters is open as far as Hellroaring, which was by far the best run of the day. Good snow, if a little grabby, and I didn't hit any rocks. 6 shooter mostly didn't have a line all day. Lone tree was bumps, but I found a few turns of soft windblown on the ridge between obsidian and DTM. It's not epic conditions, but I wouldn't call it grim. SKIING IS FUN!

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Right on, thanks for the report.

[lifelinksplit]

Been a rough start to the season at disco. However I did manage to hit a rope drop on motherlode(backside) today. Saw troller pulling it and asked if he was opening it. He says "it's open brother, have fun. You're 1st tracks for the year(other than patrol)" Man I needed that.

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[Yonder_River]

Took a homie for his first HW lap. Stoke was high!

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Was just staring up at that today and telling my oldest maybe next year.

Lone tree seemed to hold the best snow on the mountain. Brought my rock board on this trip, but in hindsight didn't need to. I guess the silver lining of being blessed with 1 inch of fresh each day is that the dacite is easily visible and avoidable.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Bubble lifts with heated seats are the call this morning.

[Talisman]

Or dressing appropriately for the weather conditions.

Bubble lifts with heated seats are the call this morning.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Feverishly feasting on fat flakes.....something something....

[Trackhead]

Or dressing appropriately for the weather conditions.

I need heated socks with Tesla batteries for my old ass.......

[swimmy]

6" of fun.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

The Ridge was pretty nice today.

[toast2266]

Despite a slow start, whitefish has been pretty great this year. And somehow, even though they sold a record number of season passes, crowds haven't been bad at all. Even Christmas week hasn't been bad, although I'm sure the cold helped with that.

From a few days ago:

[Talisman]

OK I am envious of your conditions, but really appreciate the stoke.

From a few days ago:

[swimmy]

OK I am envious of your conditions, but really appreciate the stoke.

Yeah, that looks great.

Hard getting motivated this morning. Gonna take a day off, sit by the fire, and overdose on football.

You guys go get it.

[Gnar_Shralp406]

Hell ya stoke is on! Here's a lap in the Headwaters from the other day.
https://v.redd.it/x719fb402z881

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