2012 Montana Conditions, Stoke and Whatev Thread

[Bunion 2020]

Steady light rain all day down south. I was leaving the Y/C at 2:45 and at 8800' there were some mixed forms in with the rain.

[yeahman]

Nice to have some moisture finally up here in the high desert. Holy crap it's been a dry couple months.

[Bunion 2020]

^^^ No doubt. Back down in th really big today and there wasn't a whole lot of new snow below 9K but it looked pretty white above that mark.

[byates1]

coming back from lost trail pass today, there is an old ski area on a bump near the turn to go to anaconda. faces north. i'll do some google. anyone have any history on that place?




cool area. about an inch at the top of the pass. i guess galena got 2 feet..

[Cyprinus Carpleo]

Deep Creek ski area. Was open when I was a kid. Must have closed in the early 1980s.

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[byates1]

^ yep just googling on it now, i love ski history and places like this. not much on the place.

[Cyprinus Carpleo]

I remember it having either a tbar or poma, but I was pretty young. There's actually a number of defunct ski hills in the greater Butte/Anaconda area. Beef Trail, Z bar T, Wraith Hill.

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[lifelinksplit]

There's a coffee table book about all of the old(abandoned) ski areas in MT. Some are pretty fun to skin for the history if they actually get enough snow..

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[byates1]

nice. any idea how to get one?

[homemadesalsa]

nice. any idea how to get one?

I have the same question.

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[S_jenks]

Here ya go.









Book can be hard to find, but it’s out there.

[concretejungle]

I've seen it at local and used book stores in Missoula and Bozeman.

[evasive_MT]

It’s a fascinating book. I bought a copy ~10 years ago. I think I found it on Amazon, actually. Bookshop, abebooks are other places to look for used or out of print titles.

[BobbyBill]

A brief bit of pretty light on the home range this morning

[lifelinksplit]

Didnt realize it was out of print. Used to see them at various town pump locations.

That 2nd pic is gorgeous!

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[Bobcat Sig]

It’s a fascinating book. I bought a copy ~10 years ago. I think I found it on Amazon, actually. Bookshop, abebooks are other places to look for used or out of print titles.

$150 on Amazon. woof.

Rad book that I'd love to have.

[byates1]

awesome thanks for posting the book!!

[yeahman]

This dude gets it done.

Born to Climb
For 25 years, Jason Robertson has been quietly pursuing the most challenging routes to Glacier National Park’s 234 listed summits, ascending many of them solo and in winter.

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/10/27/born-to-climb/

[East2West]

Spotted on Reddit

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Spotted on a Gateway gas pump

[Norseman]

This dude gets it done.

Born to Climb
For 25 years, Jason Robertson has been quietly pursuing the most challenging routes to Glacier National Park’s 234 listed summits, ascending many of them solo and in winter.

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2021/10/27/born-to-climb/

Wow, super cool. Thanks for sharing.

[Bobcat Sig]

Spotted on Reddit

I'd rock that on a pair of sticks... right next to the 'no one cares that you ski Bridger' sticker

Spotted on a Gateway gas pump

[muted reborn]

Spotted on a Gateway gas pump

Wow, that person who did that is a true rebel sticking it to the man.

Wow, super cool. Thanks for sharing.

So cool!

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Wow, that person who did that is a true rebel sticking it to the man.

Maybe it was Ducuennois sowing the seeds of rebellion.

[idahospud]

the 'no one cares that you ski Bridger' sticker

My neighbor's got one of these and I've always gotten a kick out of it. Who do I have to buy a beer for to get one?