Heyo,
I'm looking to come up for the FWQ 2* event at beartooth basin, it's Saturday June 17, I'm not 100% if I'll be coming up yet, but would love to meetup with some mags if anyone else is gonna be up there.
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Heyo,
I'm looking to come up for the FWQ 2* event at beartooth basin, it's Saturday June 17, I'm not 100% if I'll be coming up yet, but would love to meetup with some mags if anyone else is gonna be up there.
I'm thinking of going too. From California, which is silly because Squaw, but I'm probably going to do this as a greater road trip. I have to pass through SLC, but surely more mags are thinking summer too.
Might know another guy trying to go from SLC, in my eyes the more the merrier. I'm all down for saving gas money
I'm looking forward to the drive but not looking forward to finally plunking down for a roof box to hold my skis. I don't mind a carpool at all but I'll likely have a dog in my Impreza hatch claiming half the back space. Beartooth looks like the opposite of Squaw and that's where I want to be in June for sure.
Just paid for my FWQ event license, so guess I'm committed now
Yo tambien dude. I just want a nonzero amount of points and to ski that smexy 45-50deg cornice they have. I'm pretty sure I accomplish this just by keeping my skis on. This is going to be pretty damn cool. Too much driving, but at least it's summer and lots of daylight for the trip.Attachment 205084
Attachment 205118I'm a nerd so I made this guessing what the venue is going to be.
Man you're doing your freaking homework on this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phalkor
I've been looking for pictures and I wish there was better pictures of the venue.
Pretty sure there's still a video around of ben wheeler at that comp from a long time ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightlineorbust
All the videos I can find on this place, it looks rowdy. And looks like good soft corny snow, only thing we can hope for.
That vimeo one gives a pretty good perspective on the rowdyness that can gotten up to. That cornice looks massive.
Talking to my buddy who was there more than a decade ago just said that the place was pretty steep.
https://youtu.be/39UEoCec4R0
https://vimeo.com/117820619
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZujVprjbrxc
In the vimeo, that cornice drop at 0:40 is disgustingly huge. I'm going to have to pack my balls.
Nothing like fucking massive drops in to cornQuote:
Originally Posted by Phalkor
Its a MRA hosted event so there will definitely be mags up there.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightlineorbust
Beartooth basin is STEEP! super fun little ski area, spend a few extra days and ski some of the coolies right off the road, plenty of skiing up there to keep one entertained for awhile. Good luck fellas!
Damn, literally only thing people have said about that place is that it's steep. I'm expecting just super gnarly steepness at this point.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRUTAH
Also, confession time, never ridden a t-bar so that should be fun.
Just a heads up for those planning to come to the Summer Shredfest that both the solar powered Yodeler Motel and Red Lodge KOA are offering $10 off per night for Shredfest participants. Just let them know at time of booking.
Also, if you purchase a $29 Mountain Playground Card, you get 2 for 1 lift tickets all season plus 30 other exclusive discounts.
How viable is sleeping in my station wagon, like will I be able to find somewhere to park that's not too cold to just go that route?
There are a few places to camp down low along Rock Creek, in case you don't want to freeze in your car up on the plateau.
Also, don't forget the easy pickins on the Gardner headwall, and the road laps down to BM 8640 hairpin by hoofing over the top of Twin 10515.
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Nice I'll be sure to check that out. The doggo and I were never cold in Tahoe, but that's far lower and milder, even in June? We prepare regardless. Speaking of which, he's fine in the car for 3 hours but is it unreasonable to bring a giant snow-loving labrador or is it unreasonably cruel to leave him at home?
I encourage you to bring him if only because I really like doggos.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phalkor
So this is what the venue should be, never thought I'd be saying I hope snow melts because I don't see a lot of features to hit.
Guess the goal will have fun off the cornice, and hit a feature below that and then go mach silly to the bottom.
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Sight says it is sold out :( .Quote:
Originally Posted by MtnRA
Thanks for letting us know, the glitch has been fixedQuote:
Originally Posted by OregonDead
I'm planning in taking my son up there for the youth comp earlier in the week. What's the camping like around there?
That is a heck of a deal. I'm currently scheming to see if I can make it out that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by MtnRA
The Red Lodge KOA is gorgeous and offering $10 off per night, just mention you are attending Summer Shredfest.Quote:
Originally Posted by devon
There is so much to ski down there, don't miss the forest for the trees. Lots of big lines and tours not far from laps at the ski area/Gardner Headwall or a camp in Rock Creek.
Any potential for hitch-hiking laps, don't have a touring setup yet
I don't have touring binders on anything right now. But I'm willing to hike. I think there are a few spots where car shuttling laps are possible too.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightlineorbust
Think we'll need reservation? For such an empty part of the country it sure is getting booked up. Peak season things, huh.
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As Tone Capone wrote above, there are tons of options.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phalkor
One of the easiest is starting from the top of the highway, skiing the Gardner Headwall, then booting 20 minutes back to the highway a couple miles down.
Here's the Gardner Headwall in June of a very dry year.
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We put together some useful information on the event
Everything You Need to Know about the MRA Summer Shredfest at Beartooth Basin
Question: How viable is camping in a random spot off the road up there?
Camping at the Rock Creek campground is really nice and there is also free dispersed camping just above the actual campgound if you're a dirtbag. I personally wouldn't want to camp up on the beartooth plataeu because temps will be much more pleasant down below. But its mainly public lands in montana, there is plenty of free camping if you look for it, just try to use an already distrubed site and don't create a new fire ring.
There are a ton of tourists that travel the beartooth highway, its part of the yellowstone loop. makes hitch hiking easy. Plus red lodge is very close (by montana standards) to billings, the capital and largest city in MT and close to bozeman.
Agreed (except that the MT capitol is Helena... or did you mean something else?). Camping on the plateau would be chilly and potentially very windy.
Campers, here's the rundown (others correct if I'm wrong)
KOA is chill, it's downhill of town less than 10 miles.
West of town there's 2 established camps in west fork of rock creek: cascade and basin. Also plenty of dispersed the higher you go.
South of town east of main fork of rock creek there are 2 established camps: rattin and Sheridan. No dispursed. These are on east side road.
Southernmost and closest to pass there are I think 3 established camps in main fork road: m-k, greenough and one more I can't name. These will be on western style "road" the higher you go. Lots of dispursed here also.
Plateau might be sketch at the time of your comp, as previously noted. Also, down in the canyons you have a much higher black to griz ratio, so if you like to pass out with a half a PBR and a bag of funyons it's nicer. Up high it might be cold, wet, windy, blizzard, with roaming brown bruins who like to eat the emerging buds you pitched your tent in. Not that I've ever had trouble, it's just that's the way it is.
Hope to make it up to watch everyone huck their meat!
Rad info, thanks
It's coming soon. See yinz there.
Massive cornice hucks coming soon. I've been told it's steep up there, my expectations for this venue are high. Summer rowdyness>>>>
We just spoke with BTB's owner and he says the snow pack is deep and skiing is great.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightlineorbust
Here's some nice footie of the terrain starting at about :48.
https://vimeo.com/68923722