TR; this last weekend at Bridger

**cliffhucker** · 02-28-2012, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by lobstahmeatwad

funneh. When I eat too many cheese blintzes and get gigantic fat and have a heart attack or stroke out and have to be air lifted to billings for heart or brain surgery no one picks up my cost.

Actually; thats the problem, WE (as in healthy taxpaying citizens) do pick up the cost. Because when that idiot that caused his own heart attack shows up at the hospital, it's illegal for the hospital to refuse care, regardless of his ability to pay. Welcome to socialism, and the endless road of "its not my (their) fault." Unfortunately even if the resort implements policy that rewards smart skiers and requires personal responsibility, we have a legal system full of sue happy lawyers prepared to ruin the hill financially for the sake of one dumbass.

**OverTurn** · 02-28-2012, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by cliffhucker

Actually; thats the problem, WE (as in healthy taxpaying citizens) do pick up the cost. Because when that idiot that caused his own heart attack shows up at the hospital, it's illegal for the hospital to refuse care, regardless of his ability to pay. Welcome to socialism, and the endless road of "its not my (their) fault." Unfortunately even if the resort implements policy that rewards smart skiers and requires personal responsibility, we have a legal system full of sue happy lawyers prepared to ruin the hill financially for the sake of one dumbass.

Yes, but if you can pay they will get the money from you. If you are in the BC, they don't ask if you can pay. It's just paid for. In NH a while back there was an incident where a kid was stupid and got lost out on mt. wash overnight and had a huge rescue team looking for him with helos and the whole 9 yards. He kept moving around and took forever to find but when he got home they sent him a huge bill. Obviously you can't say some people deserve to pay and some don't, but I do think there should be some situation in place to make the people who get rescued in some way responsible. There seems to be this belief, especially sidecountry places like this, that patrol/rescuers will come get you if you get hurt so it doesn't much matter. I heard someone in the tram line the other day say they knew Lone Lake Cirque was dangerous but it was ok because if anything happened Patrol would come get them...

**Bunion 2020** · 02-28-2012, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by OverTurn

There seems to be this belief, especially sidecountry places like this, that patrol/rescuers will come get you if you get hurt so it doesn't much matter. I heard someone in the tram line the other day say they knew Lone Lake Cirque was dangerous but it was ok because if anything happened Patrol would come get them...

And that is true, we will close terrain, drop everything we are doing and risk our asses to go and get some dumbshit who ignored the GNAFC advisories and got messed up.

Because, who else will do it?

**tone capone** · 02-28-2012, 07:56 PM

Woo hoo! I skied (like a complete gaper) today, which is kind of monumental considering it's my third real (half) ski day in two months. Felt pretty damn good at the time but who knows what tommorow brings. Just grateful for each precious day I can get down the hill without crippling pain! Bronco was skiing so awesome, a field of moguls never looked so beautiful to me. Amazing how much better it skis over there with the new lift.

Great to see so many regulars rippin and stoked. Thanks to all who are lookin out for me and wishing me well, it means alot. Vibes and respect to all who are willing to risk life and limb for us dirtbags and scoundrels!

**nsiter** · 03-01-2012, 12:02 AM

hi

i posted about coming to bozeman a few weeks ago here and elsewhere around tgr. I am hitting bridger tomorrow and my friend cant join so if any one is around tomorrow and doesnt mind if I join it would be great. id love to see the ridge a bit..i take directions well (like follow my lead or dont ski to the left, etc) and dont want to cause that type of shit like up on saddle peak over the weekend so no need to worry about me doing stupid stuff. i was up down at big sky today but due to the weather only able to score one run off the tram.. top was shit with the awful blowing but the gullies were pretty sweet. ill be up there around opening and rent a transceiver ..

**nsiter** · 03-01-2012, 12:03 AM

btw. you can thank me for the snow. i brought it from finland

**nsiter** · 03-01-2012, 08:50 AM

well. no answer and i am heading out. red helmet, black jacket pants, red back pack and yellow 183 BRO model PM gear skiis

**baseWeldr** · 03-02-2012, 09:02 AM

well dang nsiter sorry u got the crickets chirpin...

i was up there flippin our vrbo, skied for awhile after-best softest coverage of the season so far, lotsa nooks and crannys holdin the goods w another six/eight(!!) today shld be outfuckingstanding skiing once again...

cheers homies gitsum

**tone capone** · 03-02-2012, 12:09 PM

Yeah, sorry no one offered to show you around dude. I would make a pretty lame tour guide for a traveler right now, not really able to hike much or ski the gnar. I hope SOMEONE up there showed you the goods. Yesterday was a good day. Creamy three inch blue bird pow morning with no crowds, can't beat that.

Can you believe my Dad is twice as old as me and still at it? The tables have turned this year

Glad I made it up yesterday, great to see all the familiar faces up there for such a quality sleeper day.

**hick** · 03-02-2012, 07:51 PM

Old guy stoke! sweet!
I love 3" sleeper days at the Bowl, I'll take em' over 30" days any day.

**baseWeldr** · 03-02-2012, 08:50 PM

great week been up everyday just keeps gittin deeper, crowded for the mornin slushy sesh but thinned by noonish...deep like midthigh in places, rode the crowdwave, had2giddy early dangit --gosh that was nice....

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& another 6+ sat a.m.?siiiiick...3/3report

The Bridger Range:

Over the past few weeks the Bridger Range has gone from worst to first in terms of snowfall. A favorable northwest flow has provided consistent moisture which has produced respectable snowfall amounts. Over the past 24 hours close to a foot and a half of low density snow has been recorded at the top of the Bridger Lift. This latest round of snow has been accompanied by strong west/northwest winds, which has easily transported the new snow onto leeward slopes.

Today’s primary avalanche concern for the Bridger Range will be any slope that has received a wind load. Although freshly formed wind slabs will be most pronounced along exposed ridgelines, drifts of windblown snow will also be common on the lee side of mid elevation sub-ridges. With more snow and wind forecasted through today, natural avalanches will be likely and human triggered avalanches will be very likely on all wind loaded slopes.

A secondary concern for the Bridger Range will be avalanches failing on faceted layers buried deeper in the pack. Slides initiating within the storm snow and stepping down will be the most likely cause for this type of event. Although the chances of a slide stepping down are becoming less over time, any slide that does step down will likely produce a large and unmanageable avalanche.

Today, the avalanche danger is rated HIGH on all wind loaded slopes and slopes steeper than 35 degrees. Less steep, non wind loaded slopes have a CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger.

**Norseman** · 03-02-2012, 10:16 PM

Lookin good dudes. Moar pics prease.

**lobstahmeatwad** · 03-02-2012, 10:36 PM

fuckin redonkulous today

**tone capone** · 03-03-2012, 12:13 PM

It's so beautiful...

**BobbyBill** · 03-03-2012, 03:22 PM

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Saturday Deepness

**6.ways.till.sunday** · 03-03-2012, 05:17 PM

it was silly out there today. woulda sucked to get stuck on slushies. winds were absurd.

**skier25** · 03-03-2012, 07:22 PM

Friday was KILLER!!! march 1, 2012

**whipski** · 03-04-2012, 10:11 PM

your vid sux here's some rad BB

**butterscotch** · 03-06-2012, 10:13 AM

Given the other threads on the board right now, I just want to comment how nice and chill Bridger was on Saturday. I did not catch even a hint of aggression in the lift line or on the ridge.

**lobstahmeatwad** · 03-06-2012, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by butterscotch

Given the other threads on the board right now, I just want to comment how nice and chill Bridger was on Saturday. I did not catch even a hint of aggression in the lift line or on the ridge.

huh, guess you didnt go over to the fucktard side aka slushies.

**Soft Booter** · 03-06-2012, 10:41 AM

the last 3 weeks has been fun stuff. I hope we stay in this storm cycle for the rest of the winter. here's my little girl enjoying some of the goods from last week

**butterscotch** · 03-06-2012, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by lobstahmeatwad

huh, guess you didnt go over to the fucktard side aka slushies.

Yeah, I was headed that way when it derailed. Not surprised to hear it was a junk show. Anyway, just trying to share some positive energy.

**FatherOblivion** · 03-08-2012, 08:38 PM

Any bridger peeps skiing friday morning (3/9) with a spare car seat? Pathfinder shit the bed....

**tone capone** · 03-14-2012, 11:00 PM

Must have been some good sleeper days up there with the alaska cream dream spontaneously materializing in the wee hours. I die a little every day I can't be there, so how about some stoke?