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03-27-2020, 05:28 PM #10626
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.
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03-27-2020, 06:51 PM #10627
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03-27-2020, 06:53 PM #10628
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03-27-2020, 06:58 PM #10629
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03-28-2020, 08:26 AM #10630
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03-28-2020, 08:33 AM #10631
2012 SW Montana Conditions, Stoke and Whatev Thread
This is a marker.
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03-28-2020, 08:34 AM #10632
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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03-29-2020, 03:00 PM #10633
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.
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03-29-2020, 03:08 PM #10634
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!
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03-29-2020, 06:28 PM #10635
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.
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03-30-2020, 06:10 AM #10636Registered User
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Heard it was a shit show at the M as well
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03-30-2020, 08:07 AM #10637
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03-30-2020, 08:29 AM #10638Registered User
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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.
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03-30-2020, 08:32 AM #10639Registered User
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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.
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03-30-2020, 08:37 AM #10640
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.
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03-30-2020, 08:52 AM #10641
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.
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03-30-2020, 09:03 AM #10642
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.
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03-30-2020, 09:31 AM #10643Registered User
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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.
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03-30-2020, 10:47 AM #10644Registered User
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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.
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03-30-2020, 11:10 AM #10645
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03-30-2020, 11:24 AM #10646Registered User
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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.
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03-30-2020, 12:30 PM #10647Registered User
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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.
Sunrise (that old crown is quite large):
Sketchy climbing conditions on S faces forced an adjustment to ski this headwall:
Next downhill on Alex Lowe. We were lucky to get first tracks:
Last edited by kathleenturneroverdrive; 03-30-2020 at 06:38 PM.
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03-30-2020, 01:12 PM #10648
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03-30-2020, 01:16 PM #10649
gorgeous pictures.
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03-30-2020, 05:50 PM #10650
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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