TR; this last weekend at Bridger

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well then we're just gonna have to find ways to link 'em up fluidly- maybe only blast that top meadow early then work some lines toward no name as the day goes on and keep progressing south,

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That is about the best I can think of. It just worries me that there is a long section of that upper meadow that people traverse over. Ya know what I mean? Everybody goes down to a different spot and then just diagonals for 100 vertical feet to the right. I'm not bitching, just observing what was going on with all the traffic this season.

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I'd be lookin uphill right for incoming slashliners if I found myself in the gully proper...

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Yeah, that terrain, with a lift up it, I don't know. Some things about it are great for side country, but there will be those kind of problems lift serve. I have come down the spines into the dragons throat before, thinking the people that went like 15 minutes before me had moved on, and then you come down on top of them and they're just standing there having lunch or something.

Anyways, I will figure out a way to have fun over there. It's reality now. I just hope it spreads people out.

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Originally Posted by baseWeldr

:wink:heres some exithttp://www.bridgerbowl.com/mediagall...eo/2007/02/19/

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I'd recognize that style anywhere

Anyone notice Bridger's website promo on passes this year, They are offering a Pass and Pieps combo that includes a shitty Pieps Freeride beacon for $170. Slushman's and the ridge are going to be just a little more crowded I think.:frown:

On the upside mambo combo is good again-get to eat for free all winter.

Wow, the range claimed by Pieps for that beacon is only 30-40 meters. So the real-life range is probably what? 20-25m? That sucks 500 pound floppy donkey dick. Still, 170 is a good deal and any given beacon is only as effective as the operator, I guess.

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Originally Posted by pnut

I was talking to a patroller sometime in May, and he said they
were thinking about eliminating the partner rule for the Ridge.
I thought that sounded awesome. Any truth to this?

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In today's Bozeman Daily Comical, there was an attached Bridger Bowl packet, complete with handy-dandy trail map...and it lists the Ridge and Slushman's areas as "Tranceiver required; partner and shovel strongly recommended"

So I take it the partner rule is now dead? Fantastic, they should have done that 8 years ago!

Is it really going to get more crowded? Every time there was more than 6'' of snow the parking lots were full anyways (even weekdays). Can it get more full? I think this crowd will just be more dispersed. Unless of course they are adding parking, which would suck.

Edit: Any status updates on the new lift? Will it be open this year? I heard they were pretty behind due to the late snowpack.

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Originally Posted by MT

Setting towers with a K-Max. Smells like snow out there.

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Definitely feels like snow today. Girlfriend and friends are bitching about the temps and clouds, and all I can do is smile and grin...

Saw the K-Max flying from the airport the last couple days, wondered where he was going. Looked like he was flying south, I figured something in Big Sky.

Thanks for sharing that.

it will for sure be done up there. they are done pouring concrete so now all that's left is each tower, one piece at a time, and then the cable which takes maybe 3 days. done in no time.

I just happened to stumble on this pic of workin' yesterday.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...g?t=1220378329

Lars, nice to see you hangin' around these parts... must be work time at the library? Anyways, it sounds like things are coming along well, heard from clayton that he and steve almost got smushed by a giant 3,000 lb. concrete block while working with the kmax the other day, sounds like fun....

nice lil slideshow on the bb site showin the progress on the schlaasman's lift

headed out next week w/the entire weldrBrood (9/23-10/11)- really sux that the hot springs just got tore up by a fire- that place is $$$ w/the kiddos...
anyone down for some beers, discin, rentalhouse roof repairin, or skiporn watchin...

Base - when ya go home? I'm out of town until the 28th...

Hope there's room for one more. Got into town about a week ago. Been doing some exploring and general dicking around. Finally got out for a ride the other day. Bit different than riding in NY. Met a really cool dude and his lady up at the lake He actually might be riding the intertubes somewheres around here...mentioned he had gotten over 100 days in the BC last season up near big sky.

Not the bridgers, but remaining snow got me extra stoked:

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/237/imag0043ia5.jpg

Emerald Lake is OK I guess. I'll eat an orange on this rock and punch myself in the face for not bringing a fishing pole:

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7204/imag0038hv9.jpg

God lets me know that even though I'm useless and unemployed, it was still a good choice to come here:

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/6388/imag0041do8.jpg

Anyway, any of you Bozetards wanna meet up for a ride, hike, beers, anything that doesnt suck, PM me. You know, ski some bowls, smoke some bowls, eat some bowls of oatmeal, whatever. And if you see an idiot riding a beat to shit Motobecane around town, yell for change, I can usually break a nickel.

... that water was breathtakingly cold. Looked like more fun on the descent for you. Still working on getting the little lady a bike.

Nice pics. Here's some pics

Off to Moab.

/procrastination on the honeydo list during kids' naptime post
lookin thru bb daily pic archives thinkin I saw some bozomagg types
there's prob a lot more in there

http://www.bridgerbowl.com/dailymedi...218/121807.jpg
thought FZ(?) had a coat like that, could be wrong
had another up I think was wrong
http://www.bridgerbowl.com/dailymedi...216/121605.jpg
bdr methinks
http://www.bridgerbowl.com/dailymedi...212/021207.jpg
http://www.bridgerbowl.com/dailymedi...131/013106.jpg
me_mcPoser
http://www.bridgerbowl.com/dailymedi...226/022608.jpg
one of you other doods I thought...
http://www.bridgerbowl.com/dailymedi...209/020907.jpg
this you Xpckls?
http://www.bridgerbowl.com/dailymedi...203/020307.jpg
6r in da $$$
http://www.bridgerbowl.com/dailymedi...309/030906.jpg
stoneman in the air goin lower sluice heh
love that gulley...
http://www.bridgerbowl.com/dailymedi...21/Morning.jpg
nice light


huh, thought fersure I remembered the workinman's red pants like the pic above and at least one of MT somewhere but then again they take 'em in the morning which isn't always the best time to locate the tgr demographic on the hill- unless it snowed of course... there's a ton of turk pics with either big kev, sanders or phd kevin next on the most frequent daily model list...
post em up- I missed a bunch- lunch over-out



edit for wrongness & I'm hearting bells 2hearted ale, mmmmmm.......

heh, amphib, figured you might be around here somewhere.

water was fackin' cold. descent was great, even managed to avoid biffing it.

still on the job search - safe travels to moab - get ahold when you're back around, we can go ride bikes down steep hills with rocks and trees and shit.

nice pics base

I was the next drainage over from you if that was last weekend.

would that be Heather?

hey, sweet pic lexi. keep your eye out for the new cottage cafe on the new lift!

^^^no, I think he means Hyalite.
I totally biffed it on the descent from that one. It was hailing. Hard.
Who's going to the TGR premier, and where are the tickets?

ahh right right

"TGR's Under the Influence at the Emerson Cultural Center Thursday Sept. 25 @ 7:30 and 9:30."

"Tickets available at Chalet Sports, PhD skis, and World Boards..."

Thinkin' I should get a ticket early. Thinkin' I should also get a job.

got mine at chalet. 9:30 show. gonna be nuts. and gonna be drunk

gawgeous day up there today
same ol shiz for the loc's but I thought it was pretty pretty
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/5083/img0773bb7.jpg
northsiiide
http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/7900/img0775rj5.jpg
study it, you'll be tested later...
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7269/img0784py8.jpg
purty saddle ok buhbye
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7784/img0788we9.jpg

I have faith that they are going to do the right thing, as in get that shit open along with bridger lift for the big (midweek) clusterfuck snow days.

Base- patiently waiting for your triumphant return to Daily Photo and Video glory! You can give Heavy Kevy and the Sandman a run for their money... make sure to swing by the marketing office if you're around during the season this year. Nice photos, but the Bridgers look better with snow, eh? - RW

heh, if by triumphant you mean rockin the daddy on snowflakelift steeze then Im there...
& of course like anything skirelated if Im gettin half the numbers turk gets Im psyched lol...

just remembered I forgot one
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/8761/img0772pv2.jpg
lookit the new shack(silhouetted just below topright shoulder) directly above the pk top(light dot in tree corner) by about how many verts? couple o hundys maybe...? wurd brah

dude you've been the picture of the day more than anyone else I know...

thats just cuz you dont know those other guys:)
-so is the orange guy a pickles pic of a poodery mogul compression? seems like the colors were right but hey, its been awhile...

gonna be an interesting year to say the least with the slasherman's yo-yo-
might be okay Im missin the 1st yr of growin pains etc.../poorly hidden envy

'nother show at the emerson tonight I see, daddy duty precludes me I think- unless they're so unruly I have to schlep 'em over out of desperation and morbid curiosity...
if you see a forlorn father of four, ask for change, heh....

What show is tonight?

buddy a mine just told me he's goin to poorboyz @6
said there were some other flicks too
which does sound a bit like the thingy this wknd....

So... I'm looking out my window and glued to the NOAA forecast cuz over 30 inches of snow predicted in the mountains around town... YEA!!! I have been dreaming of this forecast for the last 4 months (only 4 months because of the sweet 4 ft storm in June). I won't be making it up tomorrow (damn classes) but I'm definitely planing for some fresh turns this weekend.

If any one heads out in the mountains tomorrow post up some recon.

Flakes falling in town.

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Originally Posted by crazyskir05

If any one heads out in the mountains tomorrow post up some recon.

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Go fuck them rocks up for me!!!

It's all about knowing where to go, JB.

Hmmm ...

Damn strait sir, With all this wind there should be some descent wind drifts that could stimulate the ski nerves...

Sweet jesus I love snow. I'm so stoked.

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Originally Posted by crazyskir05

there should be some descent wind drifts

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And all this time I was lulled into thinking you were trying to keep the snow from descending....I think I may be in the market for a new partner.

After a 3 year hiatus from Bridger... I'm back. With all the financial trouble Moonlight has, it doesnt sound like a good idea to get a pass there. Even if they do open they wont have any employees there to get the mountain ready. That means delays, possibly until x-mas. Might be riding the Pony and Iron horse lifts for the first month. On top of that, they cut the power to the headwaters lift. With no employees to go up and splice that shit...that lift might not run at all. So I'm pickin up my pass to BB as soon as i can.

If what I just wrote comes true... A lot more people are going to crowd the slopes @ Bridger.

12" at 6500'
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sn...ays=7&state=MT