2012 Montana Conditions, Stoke and Whatev Thread

[usdatele]

The shake up at the really big sounds fucked. thats what will happen when you work for heartless assholes.
Branham cutes look fat as ever! How much dirtwalking did you have before you could skin?
Heres some shots from the start of 3rd season!

Sunrise at BB with a few inches of dense sparkle pow!
Rolled to the fish hook yurt in the sawtooths for a few nights- pretty thin down low but found some high north facing cold stuff



Crazies up Cottonwood have been pretty good too! Got to ski the headwall above Granite lake, one of the raddest faces around.


Clouds rolled in just as we were getting our shit on, cant have it all.

Motivated and left town at 330 for a FLMR sunrise, but it was nuking and cloudy when i got there. Decided to go to Flathead for something different and got to watch this sun ray spectacle as the clouds parted over the shields!


Hadnt skied Wilson for a few years and figured id try to put a little tour together. Up the S face, down one of the N chutes with great pow, up the E ridge to ski down into Dudley, then back out the S face. The Lone mountain groomers are holding up nicely, made for an easy in and out!




Psyched to keep scooting around on snow!

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

^^^^Nice pics!!


Not much dirt walking at all really. Parked at the fork in the road towards Bell and walked like 50yds to the first big patch of snow. Some leap frogging snow patches for half a mile and then it was solid the rest of the way.

[Aenigma]

VTski, pretty sure we saw you last friday, maybe?

I just got back from a Northern Absaroka/Eastern Beartooth traverse. It was maximally chronic.

[Norseman]

Woah, bravo.

[MontuckyFried]

VTski, pretty sure we saw you last friday, maybe?

I just got back from a Northern Absaroka/Eastern Beartooth traverse. It was maximally chronic.]

Those pics!!! Niiiiiiice. Man, I just absolutely love that area so much. Thanks for sharing the Absaroka/Beartooth stoke!

[anotherVTskibum]

VTski, pretty sure we saw you last friday, maybe?

I just got back from a Northern Absaroka/Eastern Beartooth traverse. It was maximally chronic.

I haven't been out on a Friday in a bit, too busy trying to catch up on work that didn't get done in wintertime.

That adventure looks epic, though.

RLM was mostly pretty good today, with spots of awesome and other spots of total suck (the latter down lower on flatter terrain, in particular).


The snow seemed highly variable, even on similar elevations (and I wouldn't think aspect would matter much as the sun hasn't been out since it fell). Definitely high-density stuff.

I have no idea what it will be like tomorrow...could be excellent, could be frozen solid, or it could be some sort of terrifying mix. I'm planning to make turns somewhere and find out, though.

[anotherVTskibum]

No idea what RLM got today, but the forecast clouds and possible precip failed to appear in Cooke. It was seriously greybird when we unloaded at 212, but by the time we had braaped in and skinned to the top of the rasta chutes, the clouds ran away and the sun came out for a damn good corn harvest.

[nateski]

killer spring stoke
i miss montana

[anotherVTskibum]

Speaking of braap, I'm moving back east later this summer and, sadly, won't have any use for a pair of mountain sleds once I do. Full ad in the Gear Swap (https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...35#post5347035), but short version is 2007 & 2008 M8s, with aluminum trailer, looking for $6850 and located in Red Lodge.

Buy 'em now and go harvest the corn in Cooke, or braap around the Pass once it opens and piss off the skinners on Gardiner Headwall who just want to enjoy the straight-piped Harley noise in peace.

[Swiftybish]

Still a bit of snow on the tram road

[Harry]

^^^ FKNA !

[Djongo Unchained]

Speaking of braap, I'm moving back east later this summer and, sadly, won't have any use for a pair of mountain sleds once I do. Full ad in the Gear Swap (https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...35#post5347035), but short version is 2007 & 2008 M8s, with aluminum trailer, looking for $6850 and located in Red Lodge.

Buy 'em now and go harvest the corn in Cooke, or braap around the Pass once it opens and piss off the skinners on Gardiner Headwall who just want to enjoy the straight-piped Harley noise in peace.

Until you offer to pull them up the hikeout of GH. Then you're buds all of a sudden.

Decided to bail on skiing one sunday, but on the way over, a guy offered to pull us and his friends out behind his sled...Suhweeeet; made 6 assisted laps in about 2 hours!

[mtnbiker/boarder]

Speaking of braap, I'm moving back east later this summer and, sadly, won't have any use for a pair of mountain sleds once I do. Full ad in the Gear Swap (https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...35#post5347035), but short version is 2007 & 2008 M8s, with aluminum trailer, looking for $6850 and located in Red Lodge.

Buy 'em now and go harvest the corn in Cooke, or braap around the Pass once it opens and piss off the skinners on Gardiner Headwall who just want to enjoy the straight-piped Harley noise in peace.

you gonna buy a sled when you get back east?? if so hit me up, have some spots that are sled access ( not like your used to of course ) and could be fun with a like minded partner....nobody i sled with skis........and nobody i ski with has a sled..
package looks nice for the price........best of luck with selling

[blackalps]

I haven't been out on a Friday in a bit, too busy trying to catch up on work that didn't get done in wintertime.

That adventure looks epic, though.

RLM was mostly pretty good today, with spots of awesome and other spots of total suck (the latter down lower on flatter terrain, in particular).


The snow seemed highly variable, even on similar elevations (and I wouldn't think aspect would matter much as the sun hasn't been out since it fell). Definitely high-density stuff.

I have no idea what it will be like tomorrow...could be excellent, could be frozen solid, or it could be some sort of terrifying mix. I'm planning to make turns somewhere and find out, though.

wow. that was Saturday? Shit! Most of CO is basically in summer conditions already.

[lifelinksplit]

Yeah they're called topo maps....

But seriously even in this digital age Montana backcountry routes are uncrowded and it has to do with access and lack of handholding.

Also find a copy of turianos "select peaks of the greater yellowstone" and go from there.

[blackalps]

I'm aware, I've been on CalTopo/Google Earth for 2 days and have some idea. That's what I love about skiing and TGR, the giving communal spirit.

[DolphinSki]

Do some google searches....Montana seemingly has the highest number of ski bloggers per capita in the US. skialong, montana-skiing, and mt-adventures will get you started but there are plenty more out there.

I'm aware, I've been on CalTopo/Google Earth for 2 days and have some idea. That's what I love about skiing and TGR, the giving communal spirit.

[kathleenturneroverdrive]

Are you looking for info on traverses? The Tobacco Roots offer a pretty easy 2 day route

[lifelinksplit]

I'm aware, I've been on CalTopo/Google Earth for 2 days and have some idea. That's what I love about skiing and TGR, the giving communal spirit.

Ok then. Well go fuck yourself.

Pretty sure most of us would take a fellow maggot out and show them some pretty cool stuff.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

We were just a tad late to the party. Snow seemed to be holding up, but we saw a big cornice fall on the east side of the summit and and a couple other nearby smaller slides and decided to ski the mellow stuff. That cornice at the top looked like it was gonna come down any second.

[anotherVTskibum]

wow. that was Saturday? Shit! Most of CO is basically in summer conditions already.

Well, it's been feeling summer-like in town. Higher elevations are still holding snow, but it's going quick below 8,500 feet or so. Got out for a tour today, ended up with not a lot of turns but some very pretty views (and a good look at the Reefer Ridge exit).

[Norseman]

We were just a tad late to the party. Snow seemed to be holding up, but we saw a big cornice fall on the east side of the summit and and a couple other nearby smaller slides and decided to ski the mellow stuff. That cornice at the top looked like it was gonna come down any second.

Emigrant?

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Si, señor.

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[Norseman]

Word. Cool area. Love the Whitebark stands high on the mountain... though it appears that most of those groves have died since I visited, based on the current imagery.

Drove my old 4Runner to about 7800ft on that road one summer. I wonder if it's still passable that far.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Word. Cool area. Love the Whitebark stands high on the mountain... though it appears that most of those groves have died since I visited, based on the current imagery.

Drove my old 4Runner to about 7800ft on that road one summer. I wonder if it's still passable that far.

We started started up the road and it was narrow as hell and we said fuck it and backed down to a place we could turn around. There are a few really narrow spots where some boulders have fallen into the road. With a wrangler I might try it, but my truck looks to be a bit long for some of the tight turns between big rocks. Super pretty up there though.

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