2012 Montana Conditions, Stoke and Whatev Thread

[Bunion 2020]

Fuck that, I was on a job site where they were tarring a roof so I dipped my hands in the warm, black goo. Now I don't need gloves.

[East2West]

You must usually ski at the Yellowstone Club if you are sporting Wells Lamont gloves! Are the Sugar Shacks really just hype?

Never actually made it on a chair because everyone keeps stopping to ask me where I got my gloves. Now they’re all looking for the Murdoch’s in Beverly Hills.

[skivtmt]

"Early Morning Uphill Access, also on Andesite Mountain. Skiers can skin uphill on Hangman’s starting at 6 a.m., turn around at the patrol outpost at the top of Andesite, and ski back down Hangman’s." This is pretty cool + a boot pack on lone peak. Glad they are getting creative. https://bigskyresort.com/were-ready-to-open-letter

[yeahman]

^^That's cool with me because when I stay down there I'm usually ready to start skiing long before they open the lifts. Fingers crossed this all works out.

[SUPERIOR]

So... anybody with a pass can skin at 6 am and take a lap? That’s cool.

[usdatele]

Big sky= so progressive.
Got some gravy and cranberry sauce and brought my gloves to down to cookie for the long weekend. Had mad fomo from last weekend....
Rasta chutes this afternoon did not disappoint w 4 er so of floof on apparently a solid base. Was so hard to let go after the combat skiing around bozo.

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[regct]

To clarify: Uphill traffic on Hangman’s from 6am to 8am. At 8am skiers have to turn around due to first tracks groups skiing downhill. Liberty Bowl uphill traffic access from Dakota lift only.


OH and HAPPY THANKSGIVING and OPENING DAY!



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[Bunion 2020]

^^^ But but but? Freedom?

Happy opening day. May it go smoothly.

Game on

And the other shoe drops:

We’re Ready to Open

Big Sky Skiers and Riders,

After several months of careful preparations, we are ready to embark on what will certainly be a different ski season. We are so encouraged to see our community and guests excited to get back on the mountain, and we share that same excitement. However, top of mind for us is the seriousness of the pandemic–we must continue to take precautions, with each of us owning our behavior and making smart choices to keep our season alive through April.

Each of our teams have worked tirelessly to develop new operational practices with the goal of providing the safest experience possible for our guests and our teams. Many things will be different this season–directional traffic in our F&B locations, new lift-line configurations, social distancing guidelines, and most importantly, the requirement for all team members and guests to mask up while at the resort as it is mandatory in all public space. This includes while in the base area, lift lines, riding, and unloading chairlifts, and while indoors. Our efforts to wear masks and facial coverings consistently are a crucial factor in staying open all season. We encourage all guests to watch the "What to Expect" video to learn more about the resort experience this winter, and to address frequently asked questions.

Social distancing considerations have been at the forefront of our planning. In the early weeks of the ski season, we'll learn from experience and tweak capacity accordingly. Skiers should anticipate that many days will sell out. Pre-purchasing lift tickets helps the resort anticipate visitation and helps skiers lock in their priority to ski, therefore we highly encourage guests to pre-purchase, especially those coming from far away and booking accommodations. Ikon Pass holders are required to make reservations. Other season passholders are not required to make reservations at this time, although this may be implemented later. Limiting peak daily visits and managing social distancing is essential to sustainable operations.

We ask that our loyal guests take a quality versus quantity approach to this season and avoid the highest visitation days whenever possible. Our goal is to avoid a reservations system for our passholders, but we are prepared to do whatever it takes to stay open safely and have the best chance at a full season.

It does not come easy to limit visitation, though we know it is the responsible thing to do. It is in our culture to welcome all to Big Sky Resort. The changes and precautions we are implementing have meaningful impacts to many, and we do not take these decisions lightly. These precautions provide all of us the best opportunity to have a safe and full season through April.

With our goal to spread skiers across our expansive 5,850 acres of terrain and minimize areas of skier density, our teams thought creatively about alternate routes up the mountain. We will be offering a new bootpack route up Lone Peak, starting at the top of Dakota and heading up the skier’s right side of Liberty Bowl to the Yeti Traverse, alleviating pressure on the Tram.

Additionally, we are offering two more new ways to get up the mountain early this season: Early Access, a new lift-served, unguided First Tracks on Ramcharger 8 starting at 8 a.m., and Early Morning Uphill Access, also on Andesite Mountain. Skiers can skin uphill on Hangman’s starting at 6 a.m., turn around at the patrol outpost at the top of Andesite, and ski back down Hangman’s. Though it’s easy to spread out on our vast terrain, there's nothing like having the mountain to yourself in the morning, and we hope that folks will take advantage of these opportunities when conditions permit.

As we approach Thanksgiving, and our Opening Day, we have many things to be grateful for–including the opportunity to get outside and take some turns again. We're looking forward to another memorable season ahead.


Troy Nedved, General Manager, Big Sky Resort

Taylor Middleton, COO & President, Big Sky Resort

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Hope everyone has fun at BS today. Friends convinced me to go skin a lap at BB this am. Boneyard.org up there. I'll be at BS tomorrow not early. Praxis Quixotes/Camo patagucci pants/Red Fulsus shell.

To clarify: Uphill traffic on Hangman’s from 6am to 8am. At 8am skiers have to turn around due to first tracks groups skiing downhill. Liberty Bowl uphill traffic access from Dakota lift only.


OH and HAPPY THANKSGIVING and OPENING DAY!



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Uphill from Dakota will be Liberty only?

[Bunion 2020]

I read that as, don't try and skin up on unregulated routes, the route up Liberty starts at the Dakota lift.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

And the other shoe drops:

Yeah, knock me over with a feather.

It's getting harder to not hit the rollover button on the season passes.

[regct]

I read that as, don't try and skin up on unregulated routes, the route up Liberty starts at the Dakota lift.

Yep this. Swifty > Dakota > Uphill route


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[Bunion 2020]

Yeah, knock me over with a feather.

It's getting harder to not hit the rollover button on the season passes.

Friend sent a phone shot of the lineup at the Ocho. 50% masks, looked like any other day in line to ride a lift.

Regct, good luck to you all, stay healthy.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Friend sent a phone shot of the lineup at the Ocho. 50% masks, looked like any other day in line to ride a lift.

Regct, good luck to you all, stay healthy.

Really? 50% masks? F----kers.

[Ted26]

Big sky= so progressive.
Got some gravy and cranberry sauce and brought my gloves to down to cookie for the long weekend. Had mad fomo from last weekend....
Rasta chutes this afternoon did not disappoint w 4 er so of floof on apparently a solid base. Was so hard to let go after the combat skiing around bozo.

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Windy over there today at all?

[SUPERIOR]

Skied yesterday’s leftovers at Bridger and had a good time up high!

Wind affected in many places, scoured in spots, deep in others. Lots of cars in the lot.

Didn’t see many folks because I went north and stayed in the trees.

Between 20-30 inches total snowpack depth.

Gobble gobble.

[usdatele]

Windy over there today at all?

15/20 maybe. Definitely plenty of fresh to go around.

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[regct]

I read that as, don't try and skin up on unregulated routes, the route up Liberty starts at the Dakota lift.

Didn’t mean to cause more confusion lol.

Proposed uphill route via liberty bowl will be accessed from the top of Dakota which must be accessed from Swifty after the terrain is opened. Once you’re to the Yeti you can ski whatever you want on the way down.





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[regct]

Friend sent a phone shot of the lineup at the Ocho. 50% masks, looked like any other day in line to ride a lift.

Regct, good luck to you all, stay healthy.

Thanks man. Appreciate that. We can disappear quite well as you know and there are solid internal practices in place to keep the teams safe. Not worried about myself but definitely take it seriously for the legends. A snapshot doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story and from what I saw today the majority of guests were taking precautions be that at least masked up OR social distanced or both. People are going to be difficult no matter what and I think it’s not productive, at least for my own sanity, to hone in on them individually. Common sense goes a long way. Wash our hands often. Cover up when we sneeze or cough. Take responsibility for our own actions. It’s up to us to do our personal best.

We all know this stuff by now.

The lines aren’t going to get any shorter. Proud of the front line staff today and have been since last March. We got this!



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[regct]

Thanks man. Appreciate that. We can disappear quite well as you know and there are solid internal practices in place to keep the teams safe. Not worried about myself but definitely take it seriously for the legends. A snapshot doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story and from what I saw today the majority of guests were taking precautions be that at least masked up OR social distanced or both. People are going to be difficult no matter what and I think it’s not productive, at least for my own sanity, to hone in on them individually. Common sense goes a long way. Wash our hands often. Cover up when we sneeze or cough. Stay outside. Lead by example. Take responsibility for our own actions. It’s up to us to do our personal best.

We all know this stuff by now.

The lines aren’t going to get any shorter. Proud of the front line staff today and have been since last March. We got this!



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Good god can someone delete my replies to myself? Clearly inept at posting on here these days.


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[toastybroski]

Not my comment but saw this posted on another forum.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

So um yeah. Lots of people at the Pig Sty today. Bowl opened at noonish and some good turns were had. Even managed a face shot. Otherwise veeeerrryyy thin.

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[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Not my comment but saw this posted on another forum.

This photo increases my cynicism.