2012 Montana Conditions, Stoke and Whatev Thread

sounds legit austin, thanks. I have off thurs, fri, sat, and am tryin to think where would be the tastiest of treats. Looks like most of the state is gonna get some snow, but, being as I am a pow addict and thus need to feed my addiction properlike, i seek the deepest snow available. LTPM may be worthy if it stays cold enuff, blacktail looks promising, as does mlb. shit even a trip to the ghee may be in order. if noaa says rock dodge the town has a 30% chance of snow, would it be safe to assume rock dodge the ski area has a 60% chance?? any thoughts re: these matters are certainly appreciated. Most likely I will watch the storms wednesday nite and give'r a game time decision early thursday am. here comes the snowins!!!

Targhee appears to be the preferred choice for the next couple days. You can see on the precip maps all that Pacific moisture getting funneled up the snake river plain.

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Originally Posted by newe english

if i want to "get stoked" or find out "whats goin' off" or whatever, i go skiing. not tgring.

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Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, bro.

As per the dartboard at NOAA, for most of SW MT:

STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SHORT PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS TONIGHT BEFORE WIND SPEEDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING.

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.

that is much needed assuming those 65 mph gusts dont take off all of it.

Raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock at my house in 4 Corners.

Remote WX sites show this should=snow down in Big Sky

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Originally Posted by Eleventy

As per the dartboard at NOAA, for most of SW MT:

STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND ALL OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SHORT PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS TONIGHT BEFORE WIND SPEEDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING.

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.

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There wasn't a lick of snow in that whole thing, save for some rain. Rad. More NOAA bullshit.

I drove back from Oregon yesterday and it rained for 600 miles, all while maintaining a steady 40 degrees; including the passes. Not that it matters to us, but Lookout Pass is proper fucked with that kind of warmth and rain. So any moisture and weather we are going to get is going to be wet and warm. Rad.

6" new at around 12% up at MLB. I have the day off but talked to some of my staff this a.m.

Still snowing, no rain, some lightning though.

This will hep a lot in terms of snow surfaces.

Dangit. Been warm and crazy windy all week. The snow's even all melted away here in Lewistown, which is usually in a pleasant perpetual state of winter. Every day the forecast has predicted "snow tomorrow," but that always changes to cloudy and in the 50's by the time it comes around. Almost reminds of the signs you see at some bars saying "Free beer tomorrow."

Red Lodge forecast is looking hopeful for this weekend, but we shall see. I'm sure it will still be good, though. RL is still quite blessed compared to many mountains for the moment.

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/...:59068.1.99999

(This message is for all those quietly lurking, starry eyed midwesterners): "Here at the greatest, most extreme ski area in North America, there is no base, and nothing but faceted crystals capped by a rain crust outside the ski area. If we are lucky we might get a creamy 1-3 (inches) by Saturday morning. After that only warm temps and sunshine in the 10 day. And if there is anything that NOAA is ALWAYS right about, it's warm and sunny temps settling in midwinter. SWWWWWEEEEEETTTT! ARE YOU STOKED YET?

Just remeber grasshoppers, anytime the moisture is coming straight from the west or up the Snake River Plain/Great Basin this time of year, there is only a small chance the Bridgers will get anything more than a quick creamy 1-3" no matter what kind of apocolypse they are predicting for southern Madison and Gallatin counties. Sometimes it dumps, but don't get your hopes up for those scenarios, just feel lucky for anything we get in the Bridgers. Often they give all of Gallatin County a Winter Storm Warning for these scenarios, but usually it applies only to West Yellowstone and the 191 corridor. Big Sky usually only gets bits and pieces of those storms as well.

Sorry to bring the unstoke, but this sucks, might as well get used to it, it's not going to change anytime soon. It's nice everywhere else is going to break the 30 day drought cycle, but I'd give it a full 45 here. Fuck, if you count November it's going to be a 75 day drought. I might even have to swallow my pride and buy a ticket just to rip groomers at Big Sky or Moonlight one of these days. FML.

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Originally Posted by tone capone

Sorry to bring the unstoke, but this sucks, might as well get used to it, it's not going to change anytime soon. It's nice everywhere else is going to break the 30 day drought cycle, but I'd give it a full 45 here. Fuck, if you count November it's going to be a 75 day drought. I might even have to swallow my pride and buy a ticket just to rip groomers at Big Sky or Moonlight one of these days. FML.

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No need to apologize. Nothing wrong with being honest with the full on suck zone we are living in right now.

Anybody play music/wanna jam/rock out? Been working on some music, but need other musicians to fill in the blanks. Totally open to the input and influence of others, could be a fun way to pass the down time if any of you are musicians without a band in the Bozeman area.

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Originally Posted by Bobcat Sig

There wasn't a lick of snow in that whole thing, save for some rain. Rad. More NOAA bullshit.

I drove back from Oregon yesterday and it rained for 600 miles, all while maintaining a steady 40 degrees; including the passes. Not that it matters to us, but Lookout Pass is proper fucked with that kind of warmth and rain. So any moisture and weather we are going to get is going to be wet and warm. Rad.

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yep. it effing pissed here all last night in missoula. however, lost trail seems to have been spared, receiving 10 inches last night, and 16 since 6a yesterday.

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Originally Posted by tone capone

(This message is for all those quietly lurking, starry eyed midwesterners): "Here at the greatest, most extreme ski area in North America, there is no base, and nothing but faceted crystals capped by a rain crust outside the ski area. If we are lucky we might get a creamy 1-3 (inches) by Saturday morning. After that only warm temps and sunshine in the 10 day. And if there is anything that NOAA is ALWAYS right about, it's warm and sunny temps settling in midwinter. SWWWWWEEEEEETTTT! ARE YOU STOKED YET?

Just remeber grasshoppers, anytime the moisture is coming straight from the west or up the Snake River Plain/Great Basin this time of year, there is only a small chance the Bridgers will get anything more than a quick creamy 1-3" no matter what kind of apocolypse they are predicting for southern Madison and Gallatin counties. Sometimes it dumps, but don't get your hopes up for those scenarios, just feel lucky for anything we get in the Bridgers. Often they give all of Gallatin County a Winter Storm Warning for these scenarios, but usually it applies only to West Yellowstone and the 191 corridor. Big Sky usually only gets bits and pieces of those storms as well.

Sorry to bring the unstoke, but this sucks, might as well get used to it, it's not going to change anytime soon. It's nice everywhere else is going to break the 30 day drought cycle, but I'd give it a full 45 here. Fuck, if you count November it's going to be a 75 day drought. I might even have to swallow my pride and buy a ticket just to rip groomers at Big Sky or Moonlight one of these days. FML.

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Tone, if it will help avert suicide, I have some MLB 1/2 price passes. Let me know when and one can be yours for the asking.

I was hoping hick would do it, you know, pull the trigger or poison me when I least expect it, do I still go to hell then?

I might have to rethink that now, that is super nice of you, especially considering our sparring in the polyass arena.:biggrin: All in good fun though, I always appreciate the spirited engagement.

All I ask is a reasonable groomer or two to slide around on. I gotta work at four tommorow but one day early next week would be great. Much appreciated Bunion.

What's the over/under on this Winter Weather Advisory being yet another blue balls?

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO SOUTHWEST MONTANA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE WEST YELLOWSTONE AND BIG SKY AREAS.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS.

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Originally Posted by Bunion

6" new at around 12% up at MLB. I have the day off but talked to some of my staff this a.m.

Still snowing, no rain, some lightning though.

This will hep a lot in terms of snow surfaces.

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QFT. Skiied BS about 6" as well. Liberty ended up opening after lunch and was skiing pretty darn good with wind refills every lap.

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What's the over/under on this Winter Weather Advisory being yet another blue balls?

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Lets hope this is one of those times the blind squirell finds a nut.

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Originally Posted by tone capone

Lets hope this is one of those times the blind squirrel finds a nut.

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As long as it has nothing to do with said Squirrel running up ones pant leg.:nonono2:

PM me with your name and I will leave that 1/2er at ticket sales in the Madison village ticket office. It will be there from Saturday forward.

^^^^ this thread is legit...... decided to stay home even after the drunken proclamation last pm. windhold was the name of the game today. is okay though if you were curious enuff to put in the extra hikin. 6" wetbase snow @ the rock..verrrry nice.... you have to take it for it's worth. it will happen, extra outlets are good though if you have not the desire to travel. i do, and am currently on the research warpath, LTPM? Ghee? tommorrow will deliver somewhere

Why are you still at home, rockcreek? Get moving towards the ghee.

^^^^ targhee says 127" @ the top (are they high??), any chance the nipple might be open tommorrow?? tryin to maximize the dollar/pow value ratio. @ one time the ghee used to honor mt season passes @ half day rate, a call revaled this is no longer the case(maybe it's who i talk to?) 3hour drive to ltpm for 31bux and 20" or four hour drive to targhee 69$ and the same amount of snow, on a larger base? you people understand my conundrum. (hehe, reading comprehension failure, 127" total snowfall)


In other news congrats on MLB gettin the love on freeskiin qualifier, might have to get up there that weekend and win that shit!!!!! ( too bad it costs 200$$)

rockcreek - the 1/2 day pass w/ a MT season pass was good as of late spring last year. So either the policy changed over the summer or whoever you spoke with didn't have accurate info.

Wherever you all end up tomorrow, have fun.

Drive back from Seattle yesterday through endless rain and warm temps. Water skiiing at snoqualmie sure looked like a blast.


While we're all shitting in the bed lets think about how great the wild fires will be this summer

^^^ hmmm morel heaven spring 2013, unless were all to busy fighting the zombie apocalypse, but that's another thread,right??

Heard JH got some the last few days and due for more. We're looking at altering our trip.

Bunion - did you get my PM or are you just hating' on NSP vollies this year? ;) No worries though - staying at the Lodge at BS unless we find something tastier at Jackson.

you gotta look at the positive- when was the last time your goggle tan looked this good this early in the season?

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Originally Posted by axebiker

Heard JH got some the last few days and due for more. We're looking at altering our trip.

Bunion - did you get my PM or are you just hating' on NSP vollies this year? ;) No worries though - staying at the Lodge at BS unless we find something tastier at Jackson.

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I did get it but been too damn busy with work and all that shit. Also the news has been too dismal to face.

Here's the deal. The Headwaters are still closed due to absolute and total lack of snow cover in critical spots until Thursday night.

We got 6" of concrete along with favorable loading winds so the crew is in giving it their best to start opening some terrain up high perhaps today.

This next push of moisture looks real favorable but I would feel a lot better if the temp. would drop by about 5-10 degrees. We would wring a lot more snow out of them clouds with slightly cooler temps. Long Range forecast looks wet, warm, wild and windy. Excellent for ski porn.

The N. Summit has been closed because the winds last weekend polished it to a diamond hard wasteland and rendered it unskiable/boardable.

The lower mountain has been skiing well because we happen to have an incredible group of cat operators who seem to be able to perform magic every night. It was getting pretty thin but again 6" of 12%+ can fix a lot of problems.

So, where do you go next week? Depends. JH may be the call but we have smaller rocks than they do, our rocks are just a heckuva lot sharper.

Ya pay your money and ya take your chances, step right up sonny!

The fucking chairs are FALLING OFF!!!!

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Really glad I didn't seriously consider the marketing coordinator job there, What a nightmare. And I'm having trouble deciding if thats worse or a rollback, from a PR standpoint....

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^saw some chatter on fb that said they were bouncing it, but yeah a broken chair makes me glad we're not ridin the ol riblet on the windy bridgerlift at bb anymore...

wife picked good yr to work xtra shifts, got thru Xmas momNlaw visit without once dumping the kids on her for a powday, way to caughtup on the honeyDo list- --got more skitime w kids in skool anyway lookin 4ward to gittin'r started proper here real soon at bridger- jeez.....

red lodge and Cooke look to be in the zone for now tho bs & mlb sound *decent* at least...

buh-bye 2011

Whoa. I was skiing at Red Lodge 15 yrs ago or and when my buddy and I got off the lift, the chair somehow got caught up in the around the guard of the bull wheel, causing it to bend then fly off towards my friend and I. Weirdest thing, just barely missed us, I actually pushed my friend out of the way.

Red Lodge chairs may be sketchy, but I love that place and the tavern in town. Good place to spend New Years.

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^saw some chatter on fb that said they were bouncing it, but yeah a broken chair makes me glad we're not ridin the ol riblet on the windy bridgerlift at bb anymore...

wife picked good yr to work xtra shifts, got thru Xmas momNlaw visit without once dumping the kids on her for a powday, way to caughtup on the honeyDo list- --got more skitime w kids in skool anyway lookin 4ward to gittin'r started proper here real soon at bridger- jeez.....

red lodge and Cooke look to be in the zone for now tho bs & mlb sound *decent* at least...

buh-bye 2011

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I've been eying Rock Dodge for an out and back day, but their base temp this morning was a balmy 35 degrees and not much new snow. So there's that ....

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Really glad I didn't seriously consider the marketing coordinator job there, What a nightmare. And I'm having trouble deciding if thats worse or a rollback, from a PR standpoint....

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was that right after your guy moved to kirkwood 18 mos ago?

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buh-bye 2011

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Good riddance. This shit is fucked like a French whore in fishnets on a Friday night at the Filling Station. Let's be done with 'er.

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Good riddance. This shit is fucked like a French whore in fishnets on a Friday night at the Filling Station. Let's be done with 'er.

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Amen! 100% in agreement on this. Whatta jacked up year.

Had a pass at Red Lodge for several years....good times when it snows. That chair has always been sketchy.

Well it is pissing rain and in the 40s here at Casa Bunion.

Looks to be below freezing up at the hill, x-fingers and get up early.

Forecast is looking great for tomorrow at Red Lodge. Not an epic dump or anything, but a few inches of fresh for a totally open mountain is always a good thing. Temps should be in the twenties this weekend.

For the record, the rain under Swifty turned to snow after the sun went down...and it's still snowing heavily here in the meadow after 1030pm. Regardless, I'll be chasing closed lifts and open chairs tomorrow for what will appear to be the decent snow tomorrow (hopefully). Had many laughs on the chairs thinking about the "diamond wasteland" and the "absolute and total lack of snow cover," over at MLB. You should take up poetry, Mr. Wordsmith.

BTW, megaprops to the Bobcat for getting a MT thread to stick in these parts.

Here's to the dream of a pow-day tomorrow.