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11-26-2019, 09:57 PM #8851
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11-26-2019, 10:05 PM #8852
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11-26-2019, 10:52 PM #8853
In my view, the triple black diamond comes off as just an arbitrary rating, unless the hill specifically creates a marketing campaign to address the meaning. Have they?
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11-27-2019, 07:05 AM #8854
Are you kidding? That would mean developing an actual plan and shit.
I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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11-27-2019, 08:08 AM #8855
BINGO !
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"Hike up your skirt and grow a dick you fucking crybaby" -what Bunion said to Harry at the top of The Headwaters
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11-27-2019, 08:08 AM #8856Registered User
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The trail map labels single-diamond trails "Most Difficult Run", double-diamond "Expert Terrain", and triple-diamond "High Exposure."
As much as it's a bit jankety in some regards, I do think that identifying high-exposure areas on the trail map (and on trail signs) is a good idea. Whether or not this particular method will be effective in reducing incidents, I have no idea.
Plus, they've finally caught up with Smuggler's Notch in difficulty.
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11-27-2019, 09:16 AM #8857
^^^ I have not asked but I am pretty certain this was developed in good intent in an effort to reduce the number of Jerry's cliff-ed out or destroyed.
It was also probably seized upon as a "look at the gnar" by Marketing.
Few if any of these lines have signage or the room to put up any further warnings and besides that all you end up with people taking selfies by those signs or not bothering to read the fucking things.I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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11-27-2019, 09:20 AM #8858
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11-27-2019, 09:25 AM #8859
I think it more of a matter of, "we need to do something".
WRG has been pretty vocal that they need some sort of human interaction at the Headwaters hike. Given that the majority of the 3x diamonds are concentrated in special access terrain or Headwaters, maybe they should put a patroller in a heated booth at the start of the hike to answer questions and maybe put a big sign with lots of terrifying warnings there. The patroller can take their picture by it and then send them to appropriate terrain.
Or they could just require a beacon and other rescue gear as a weed out.I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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11-27-2019, 10:14 AM #8860
"Burn One with Bodie" would be great marketing schpeel for your smokeshack touring business Harry!
I expect a cut of the cheese based on my consulting work coming up with this fantastic marketing plan!
If I come up there for a smokeshack tour with Harry, the Mayor of BigSky
And don't get to "Burn One with Bodie"
I will be bummed....Bunny Don't Surf
Have you seen a one armed man around here?
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11-27-2019, 10:25 AM #8861
https://www.allstickerprinting.com/s...SAAEgIN5vD_BwE
The SWMT contingent needs to get on this. Anyone have any graphics skilz, put em to work and post here.
I will put up some $$$ to help underwrite the endeavor.I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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11-27-2019, 11:08 AM #8862
Was not intel, it was my own eyes.
When I took that pic only A row had the sign. Today I looked again and I now see a sign on F. Also they had a forklift moving a little guard shack into place. Typical Boyne, they made the announcement last March, and then waited until just a few days before opening to put up the signs.
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums"Zee damn fat skis are ruining zee piste !" -Oscar Schevlin
"Hike up your skirt and grow a dick you fucking crybaby" -what Bunion said to Harry at the top of The Headwaters
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11-27-2019, 11:12 AM #8863
Nice bar of gold.
Needs a little "Dairygold" sticker across the top
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11-27-2019, 11:21 AM #8864
How about this sticker ?
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums"Zee damn fat skis are ruining zee piste !" -Oscar Schevlin
"Hike up your skirt and grow a dick you fucking crybaby" -what Bunion said to Harry at the top of The Headwaters
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11-27-2019, 02:22 PM #8865
From Big Sky today: "On November 28, we will open 600 acres & 5 major lifts:
Swift Current
Ramcharger 8
Explorer
Powder Seeker
Challenger "
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11-27-2019, 02:49 PM #8866
^^^ Decisions decisions.
I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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11-27-2019, 02:53 PM #8867
I’ll be there for some lazy laps with the wife tomorrow then back at Bridger for the rest of the weekend.
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11-27-2019, 02:54 PM #8868
I walked in there today, got yelled at immediately for no hard hat. Place is a shitshow. Workers are under a lot of pressure, and tempers are high.
Everything has new names. The former Mountain Mall is now called “The Exchange”. The upstairs cafeteria, where Yeahman liked to brown bag, is now called “Vista Hall”. And the former Hummers is now called “Westward Social”.
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums"Zee damn fat skis are ruining zee piste !" -Oscar Schevlin
"Hike up your skirt and grow a dick you fucking crybaby" -what Bunion said to Harry at the top of The Headwaters
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11-27-2019, 03:08 PM #8869
WTF? Bernie died years ago but why not keep Hummers as the institution it was.
I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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11-27-2019, 03:25 PM #8870
2012 SW Montana Conditions, Stoke and Whatev Thread
Same reason Schmitty’s Couloir is now named the Big Coulior.
Remember when they tried to rename Marx and Lenin “Thunder” and “Lightning” ?
I always liked that Sue D. had that big sign about why it was named Schmitty’s. A huge FU to Boyne right in the Mountain Mall.
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums"Zee damn fat skis are ruining zee piste !" -Oscar Schevlin
"Hike up your skirt and grow a dick you fucking crybaby" -what Bunion said to Harry at the top of The Headwaters
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11-27-2019, 04:21 PM #8871
Not to correct the Mayor but.
The Patrol fucking hated the name Schmitty's Coulior and always called it the Big Cooler. Don't know if you have ever interacted with Yunce but that came from him (a true real deal Big Sky Legend), ride a chair with him some time, he is an awesome guy and has been patrolling on Lone Mountain since the late 70s
The Thunder and Lightning things came from the same marketing hack who named Dude Park. She didn't realize that Sam Wilson had named them Lenin and Marx as an acronym or whatever for Lone Mountain.
When we opened the tram in 95 we went on a naming jag and came up with the Dictators and Castros the Wave etc.
Those were not trail names they were avalanche path names and somehow those managed to stick although that wench was not happy about it. Glennis
Marketing Depts. always manage to fuck that shit up. When I was at MLB the Marketing dept changed the name of what is now Headwaters. It used to be Nashville Basin (don't ask me why Nashville and not Memphis) and had an Elvis theme, Nashville Bowl, 1/2 Graceland, 1st Graceland, 2nd Graceland and the Elvis Chutes. As MLB wanted to separate the area from the Really big the new names made some sense and eventually they stuck.
Later on when we opened it we had named a whole bunch of new shit off the North Summit, a few years later a marketing guy came in and changed a bunch of them including one he labeled Peak Flow. When we were done laughing we just went right on calling them what we always did.
The way the names were developed would be another book in its own right.I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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11-27-2019, 05:36 PM #8872
Sounds like a good way to fund your retirement in Costa Rica.
Next time I see Yunce I will bring up Schmitty’s and see what his reaction is. Should I put on brass underpants first ?
Speaking of South Face Sam, Saw him yesterday. He is working at the Country Market these days.
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums"Zee damn fat skis are ruining zee piste !" -Oscar Schevlin
"Hike up your skirt and grow a dick you fucking crybaby" -what Bunion said to Harry at the top of The Headwaters
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11-27-2019, 05:44 PM #8873
Here's some stoke from last season to getcha ready for opening weekend.
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11-27-2019, 05:45 PM #8874
I gotta say the Headwaters theme is way better than the Nashville names IMO. At least it makes a grain of sense.
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11-27-2019, 05:57 PM #8875
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