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  1. #10626
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    Long time occasional poster/lurker in this thread. Lived in MT for a good part of my 20’s. I’d say this thread is by far the best it’s Been. Solid work all around.

  2. #10627
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gnar_Shralp406 View Post
    That's the Pencil.

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    I’ve been informed that there are other pencils in MT. I like the Bridger version.

  3. #10628
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gnar_Shralp406 View Post
    That's the Pencil.

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    muchas gracias

  4. #10629
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    Quote Originally Posted by t-the-east View Post
    Long time occasional poster/lurker in this thread. Lived in MT for a good part of my 20’s. I’d say this thread is by far the best it’s Been. Solid work all around.
    Word. A renaissance of stoke for these troubling times!
    Buy the ticket...take the ride.

  5. #10630
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gnar_Shralp406 View Post
    That's the Pencil.

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    This is a pen

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    Fall Line Will Set You Free

  6. #10631
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    2012 SW Montana Conditions, Stoke and Whatev Thread

    This is a marker.

  7. #10632
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    Quote Originally Posted by FringeLife View Post
    Tasty morning session with a good friend from over the hill. 2100’ of north facing boot to thigh deep cream.
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    Me in between skinning up 40* and bootpacking thigh deep
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    Mtn Guide having fun.
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    Feeling pretty sheltered in place.
    Looks like some high quality boot packing and rad skiing! I like it when the boot goes straight up no matter the effort. The zig zagging to try to find "shallower snow" is a total waste of time and ruins the aesthetic of the line.

    Superior, looks like a nice day down there. The kayla pow shot is my favorite.

    We went up for the flmr sunrise the other day just to get milked out. Hung around and skied some sweet shit. Then the wind started cranking, and by the time the sun really started breaking through it was time to call it. Gotta remember that it's still March, not may and the sun wont do too much damage if you're skiing at 8/9 vs 715- on some days. Nice being up early anyway I guess....

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    Fall Line Will Set You Free

  8. #10633
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    Snow still great on northerly aspects and shaded trees. Did some easy tree laps and stopped to admire more spicy lines. Some beasts out there.


  9. #10634
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    I did a super mellow little tour up at BB this morning. Definitely far fewer folks relative to the last few times I have made it up. Overwhelmingly, people were doing a good job of staying a safe distance apart.

    ^^ While I must say, this mystery skier appears to have skied this perfectly, it seems a little aggro for my taste given all the circumstances right now. Maybe this is their equivalent of a blue square? Have fun and be safe everybody!

  10. #10635
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    I went out to Homestake/Pipestone today to primarily gather firewood. The moto off-road tribe definitely hasn’t been forwarded the memo on social this and that and trying to not tax the health industry. Nice to step out of the woke bubble for a few hours.

  11. #10636
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    Heard it was a shit show at the M as well

  12. #10637
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    Weird times.

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    We saw literally hundreds of people riding around like it was Memorial Day weekend. Huge groups of kids riding together.

    Also, I like how the Avalanche Guys are posting obs from people who don’t live here anymore but decided they needed to visit for the skiing.

  13. #10638
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    Seem to be reading a lot about people fleeing to more remote areas in an attempt to escape disease. Sun Valley apparently has a ton of COVID cases because all the wealthy out of towners fled to their second homes there and brought the virus with them. Sure there's got to be some of that going on here as well.

  14. #10639
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    FWIW, the traffic at BB slowed down A LOT with the shelter in place order... The upper 3 lots have been nearly-full the last few weekends but were pretty empty yesterday.

  15. #10640
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    Quote Originally Posted by FringeLife View Post
    We saw literally hundreds of people riding around like it was Memorial Day weekend. Huge groups of kids riding together.

    Also, I like how the Avalanche Guys are posting obs from people who don’t live here anymore but decided they needed to visit for the skiing.
    What better time to visit? No crowds! But seriously, the mentality of "the rules don't apply to me" is frustrating to see.

    As far as imported cases, I'd bet a dollar that Gallatin County is in a similar situation but the ratio of imported vs. local is likely a lot lower than Blaine County. For reference, Blaine has a population of ~22k and Gallatin is ~108k. Doesn't make it any more or less okay, but the impact of plague rat visitors will probably be significantly less pronounced here.

  16. #10641
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    We already have a stay at home order in place. The governor should also shut down travel into the state unless it is deemed essential.

  17. #10642
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    That's probably not palatable to a lot of people but you're right, although I don't know how they'd enforce that with regard to those who are able to take a private jet into BZN, Ennis, et cetera.

  18. #10643
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    Shutting down the interstate would cut off a lot of other states as well.

    My gut says our area is going to get hit harder by this later in the year. Once they major spikes occur and lockdowns get lifted, tourism will pick back up then we're going to have an issue with more imported cases.

  19. #10644
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    I am not sure the governor has the authority to shut down the Interstate or prevent travel into MT, that seems like a federal issue to me.

  20. #10645
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrkbrnblm View Post
    FWIW, the traffic at BB slowed down A LOT with the shelter in place order... The upper 3 lots have been nearly-full the last few weekends but were pretty empty yesterday.
    They must have all been hiking the M and Lava Lake.

  21. #10646
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    Somebody should change 'park' to Montana.

    If my Mom hadn't moved to UT last summer, I'd be up there with the family staying at her place and taking your powder too. She wouldn't survive this alone I don't think, so maybe a small percentage are coming to MT to be closer to relatives. Maybe most are white-flight from NYC.

  22. #10647
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    Let's get this thread back on track.

    Did a long (for me) 13-mile/7k vert loop in Hyalite yesterday. Was a nice reminder of how good we have it with that terrain in our backyard. For anyone that can still get up there before they close the road - N faces are perfect. E is hit or miss. S is best avoided as a downhill. Not sure on W faces.

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    Sketchy climbing conditions on S faces forced an adjustment to ski this headwall:
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    Next downhill on Alex Lowe. We were lucky to get first tracks:
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    gorgeous pictures.

  25. #10650
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    Damn KathleenTO that is an awesome loop. Big day. How much vert do you think you guys did? Propers
    "If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough."

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