TR; this last weekend at Bridger

I cross-posted this from mtskier's thread hoping to get a little more exposure, he's a good dude, family man, and has hooked up plenty of mags (myself included) with deals on gear. Certainly something I don't want to see happen @ BB, let's keep our eyes and ears open and help Travis get his skis back!



Lost/stolen skis + poles from Bridger Bowl January 18, 2013
I am hoping someone on this board can help me out. I drove from Missoula to Bozeman to ski Bridger and Big Sky over the holiday weekend. At the end of the day today @ 4:15 I went to my car and changed out of my ski boots. I put my skis on the snowbank on the passenger side. I then proceeded to get in the car and drive up to the patrol lodge to have a beer with a buddy without my skis and poles. It took me an hour to realize what I had done and when I went back, my skis and poles were gone. I have never done anything like this before. I am such an idiot.

All of the lodges were locked up but I did manage to check lost and found and they were not there. Mtn Ops may have picked them up, but I won't know until tomorrow. I went to Nu2U in Bozeman but they were closed. I will call them in the morning.

Skis:
4FRNT EHP 186cm
Vist 816 bindings (jet black)
backcountryfreeskier.com sticker on the tips

Poles:
Joystick poles - white w/ black checks

Luckily I have pictures of the skis on TGR because I had tried to sell them earlier this winter.

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...FF!?highlight=

If you have any info at all please call me at 406.396.9255. I won't have much computer access but I will try to check again.

Thanks,
Travis

Does anyone have a pair of rock skis they would part with around Bozeman? Something a little forgiving to ski bumps with. Pm me if you have any info for me please.

Hard to beat skiin in the bumps turk skis in, best January corn evar. Save for that cold snap, this season's been the most fun stretch of days I've had in a long time. Fun meeting up and skiin around with people, hope everyone's doin alright.

wake up sleepyheads, it's snowed a little (17") :fmicon:


woops i mean 20. snow flu hits bozeman in unprecidented numbers?

crazy watchin that one pile up... all after 1:00am....

Wowser. Just checked report before rolling out of bed. I'm back in town for 12 hours so far and this is what I brought:)

doug chabot GNFAC reports

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By tomorrow morning I expect 4-6 inches in most areas with the Bridger Range getting another foot or two.

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Damn, why do I have to work today? Leave something for tomorrow, please...

See you guys up there, I'll be in bright green with some old on3p wren protos.

NWS looks promising throughout the week.

I'm arriving next Tuesday for a week, staying with a crew of non-Ridge skiers that I'll be doing my best to avoid. Was there in '08, but being partnerless I only got to explore Mundy's & Slushman Ravine.

Any tips for a Bridger neophyte, besides "the snow sucks and the terrain is worse - stay home"?

Ridge opened and Slushy did not open. Or at least they had it posted as closed all day and it wasn't open when I left at 1. The forecast looks promising for the rest of the week.

So fucking deep.

yup. ridge opened right off the bat, but was shut down around 11:30 for something and then was open again when i got back up there at around 12:30-1:00. as far as i know slushy never opened(they said at beginning of day it wouldn't). Never seen so many skiers looking for lost skis....ouch. Happy early B-day me!(unrelated to previous comment)

P.S. pretty sure D-route never opened as well. watch your sluff

That was the deepest snow I have skied in at least 2-3 years.

likewise, but for sure the best blower i've ever skied

nuking when i left at 3:00. tomorrow again, snorkels anyone?

I have to say the skiing today was unreal, but the coolest part of the day was the old guy I took home that was hitch hiking. I dropped him off at the rest home on Durston, I said" Do you live here" he threw me a couple bucks and told me to get some beer. I hope I am that guy when I get old.

never ridden in anything like that. my legs hurt. it was awesome

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yup. ridge opened right off the bat, but was shut down around 11:30 for something and then was open again when i got back up there at around 12:30-1:00. as far as i know slushy never opened(they said at beginning of day it wouldn't). Never seen so many skiers looking for lost skis....ouch. Happy early B-day me!(unrelated to previous comment)

P.S. pretty sure D-route never opened as well. watch your sluff

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yep, i was one of those people looking for lost skis. skied over the little creekbed in north bowl in between where Two Way Street and Cuckoos Nest/Lewis and Clark/Sometimes a Great Notion spit out, and lost my ski. looked for a good while and had no luck. if any of you guys are skiing in that area can you make a few turns underneath the creek or keep an eye out for my ski? it's a 12/13 ON3P Caylor, bright orange bases. thanks dudes.

^^ nice lef-tee, nice ta meetcha again. Give a holler J

Today was better than Christmas. And easter, and halloween all put together..

Props to Patrol as usual for such a fantastic job keepin us safe, also big ups to the lift crew for steppin up and managing a tough situation, great job guys

Wow those bridger chairs come fast with no ramp
Great skiin errrybody...


OTHB..over the head blower.

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also big ups to the lift crew for steppin up and managing a tough situation, great job guys

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agreed! when they had to deal with the people mover/gate bullshit first thing on the first big day in awhile, they did a great job dealing with the situation. I was pretty impressed with the overall attitude/response from the pow-hungry mob as well(I heard nothing but encouragement/thanks).

oh and fuck you guys who are heading out tomorrow, slushman's is gonna be boot top blower at best:wink:

oh and fuck you guys who are heading out tomorrow, slushman's is gonna be boot top blower at best:wink:[/QUOTE]

I sure fucking hope so, that shit was chocking the shit out of me today!

Pics or it did happen people.

Best mass plundeirng I've seen in quite some time, I wish I could have bottled the stoke but -sigh- gotta go do it all over again tomorrow. So much good energy to tap into, there's nowhere I'd rather be in the world, woot! Cheers friends, awesome to see everybody livin the good life.

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Today was so nice. Missed the show yesterday but the pockets of +30" I hit on my way down madman's made me hoot like an owl.

Best *inbounds* day of my season.

When slushy's opens it will be tits. Hopefully nobody gets trampled to death.

Unfricking real storm cycle, the best storm cycle I have caught in a few years of ski bumming. Hidden Gully has treated me well the last couple of days.