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I'm going to be moving to Butte for the next couple of years for school. It looks like Disco is probably my best (and cheapest) option for a seasons pass, especially after reading the thread on it. Are there any other hills in the area that would be a better choice or have good deals right now / before season starts on passes? I don't mind driving ~1hr+ to get to the hill, I just don't really know what is around there and worthwhile.
Yep, Discovery is by far your best bet (for terrain, proximity)
Could also do either Maverick near Dillon or Great Divide north of Helena, but those are a bit more of a drive. Maverick is only open thursday thru sunday... I think the same for GD(?).
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Good luck man
you'll learn to drink in butte. good luck.
x2 for Disco.
Great Rock Divide is fun, but I would avoid spending any significant amount of time there unless you hate your skis and want new ones.
Consider a Frequent Sky Card at Big Sky as well. That plus a student ID = $40 off day passes and a couple free weeks at the beginning and end of the season. It's a little outside your 1 hr range, but it'll be worth the drive once in a while.
1. Buy a Prius and drive to Bozeman.
2. Buy a sled and some maps.
3. Buy a house for under 30k.
^^^ I would love to see a prius pulling a sled, just to see people's brains explode from the cognitive dissonance.
^^^^^Maybe the first two don't go together.:)
4. Invest in bottled water.
I know people who live in boze and drive to butte for work. I think they are crazy but you could always drive for pow at bridger/bigsky.
Thanks everyone.
I looked at buying a house. Just don't have the cash for that + school, but they are so damn cheap its tempting. House + 2-3 roomates = free accomodations, but I'd have to find the cash to buy it with, and who'se going to lend to a 19 yr old student lol
I'll definately be driving farther once in a while. I'll be getting the disco pass for something more local.
you gonna be a geologist or mining engineer ?
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Butte, America gave us Evel Kneivel. FYI.
I almost moved to Butte from Bozeman for school. I chose Missoula, and I think I made the right choice. Of course, if you're a geology major or something, you might not have the choice. Disco is a great little area, especially if it gets snow. Bridger is probably no more than a 2 hour drive.
I wouldn't drink the water. And make sure to check out the Front St. Market. It's like a little slice of Brooklyn in Butte.
Bozeman and Missoula are about equidistant from Butte, meaning even Snowbowl is possible as a day trip, and Lost Trail, Showdown and BS/MB are within weekend range. Heck, so is Jackson for that matter. Butte's really in a great situation, only you could argue it's a bit low on charm (and high on my list for places with brutal windchill).
The Disco pass is now something like $220 -- hard to beat.
But note that day passes to all these areas are dirt cheap. Disco is $35, Maverick is $30 on weekends, and Snowbowl is like $39.
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good for you. my pops got his degree(s) from there and was faculty for a while. they do get a fair amount of hottie asian chicks too, via the foreign student enrollments.....
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If you're wondering where to ski just look at the vast amounts of spray on the "This Last Weekend at Bridger".
You'll learn to drink AND fight. My family's outta there, not sure I could live there but if you like domestic beer, trans ams and listen to butt rock then there's no better place in the US and A
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Dont forget Lost Trail. Probably the most consistent snow in the state (because 1/2 is in Idaho duh) . Discovery is one of the least consistent in the state . By the time you get to Discovery you can be 1/2 way to the Trail . The road to Disco is one big speed trap . The road to LT is wild west .
I used to day trip to LT from Boze and be the only 6 plates in the lot . People would be like you did what ? I would say the 16 inch fresh Thur sure beat your 4 inch dust on crust Bridger day .
1/2 day rates w/ a season pass from any MT hill.
A Disco pass is in order for sure. It's got great terrain, and the best terrain faces north, so the snow quality stays good, but the snows are hit or miss, sometimes they get very little and sometimes a shit-ton.Quote:
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Snowbowl's student rate is $37, full price finally hit $40 this year. You might be able to get an additional discount with a Disco Pass, but I don't know if they'll take that off of the student rate. The Bowl is the bomb.
Definitely grab a Disco pass. As Rasputin said, it can be hit or miss. But, when it's a hit, Disco is usually a home run. There is some fun touring in that area too and you can bet you'll have the hills to yourself as long as you stay away from the popular sled areas.
DISCO ROCKS!
Don't forget you can drive thru P-burg and catch the new lift off the back.
If the heavy metals don't kill you the heavy drinking will.
+1 for disco (terrain) and LT(snowfall).
-1 for Great Divide. What it lacked in pitch it made up for with a lack of snow and amenities.
+/- for Snobowl. Snow seems hit and miss but terrain seemed good.
Also, Viva La Nina.
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95.5!! btw i think great falls takes the mullets and trans am title. oh and watch your shit, the tweakers.....oh the tweakers. but really butte can be a lotta fun
I'd get a Disco season pass and then set aside a few bucks to purchase day passes at Lost Trail, Bridger, and Big Sky/Moonlight when the snow's good. It's easy to go and hit up Jackson and Targhee for a weekend, too - though that's probably far enough that you wouldn't want to day trip it. Butte actually leaves you pretty well positioned to git some.
what ^^^ said. disco's backside is quite cool, and the snow stays nice for a long time. but they don't happen to get a ton of it. if you can get to Lost Trail on a powder thursday i highly recommend it. nothing super gnar, but a really fun place. hit up the burger bar for lunch and pile on the toppings.
IDK what that stays nice for a long time means. I was there 2 days after a big snowfall and the backside was downright treacherous. All mogulled and rutted and traversed out. Then again, it was also 60 degrees.
Not to disparage the ski area, though. It's a neat place, with no pretentiousness, and they were grilling burgers on the deck.
Somehow the place feels like it's bigger than it is.
It's close, it's a nice mountain, it just doesn't snow much.
Somehow, I have the feeling Bridger isn't too far a drive from you.
Check out Red mountain in the Highlands, you'll look at it on a clear day from anywhere in Butt. good early season at 10k. Nice north shots.Kinda hard to access without a sled in the winter. Not a whole lot of BC people there, but you'll soon meet some if you ski the Limelight lift at Disco!
Evel Kenevil days is awesome, and don't forget there is no open container law in Butte America!
Family has a cabin near Wise River (south of Anaconda), used to ski Lost Trail and Discovery all the time. I love them both. Disco has a nice backside that--when there's snow--is awesome. Lost Trail is just like others have explained: great snow, great people, alright terrain.