TR: Just a lil' ski hill in Montana (w/ Pownography)

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02-23-2007, 08:12 PM
sfotex

TR: Just a lil' ski hill in Montana (w/ Pownography)

Yup, Discovery is just a little mom and pop ski hill near Butte. A lot of people drive by it on there way to Big Sky, Bridger, Big Mountain, etc. Other then the two north facing bowls with 40 degree runs right of the lift, no crowds, $32 lift tixs, and the 24 inches of cold blower they got today there's not much reason to stop there.

Mmmmm. Praxis good!
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Gee, is it already 1:00pm? I'll just ski a little more untracked before I grab some lunch:
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Lots of people out today:
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My friend Dave getting some:
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Dammit, it keeps snowing and refilling all the tracks:
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It was starting to get really cut up after lunch, but we survived:
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Houston, we have a problem:
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Roger that:
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Anyone seen a ski around here:
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Yup, just a little ski hill in Montana:
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02-23-2007, 08:43 PM
Tippster

I hate you.
02-23-2007, 08:46 PM
2FUNKY

Disco= the little mountain that gets overlooked by people and not snow! Very Nice.
02-23-2007, 08:49 PM
springsproject

hell yeah. I love small ski areas, especially when there's powder. looks like fun
02-23-2007, 08:58 PM
FREESKIER_FIVE-0

Red Lodge?????????????

Edit: Nevermind, Im an idiot. Ignore that stupid post.
02-23-2007, 09:07 PM
RootSkier

Quote:

Originally Posted by FREESKIER_FIVE-0

Red Lodge?????????????

Try again, genius.
02-23-2007, 10:13 PM
Throttle Jockey

Usually that place is a donut hole for storms coming through.Not this year I see.Probably best since 96 97 for there.

Real big ski bum scene in Anaconda these days I bet LOL.
02-23-2007, 10:44 PM
xyz

Yes! Disco rocks. I lived in Butte for a few years; had some great skiing there. It can be very hit and miss with snow for sure though.

I still think i've had one of my best days ever there after a similar storm back in 1999 i think. Bottomless steep pow with only a handful skiers that day.

Great TR, thanks for the flashback.
02-23-2007, 11:34 PM
ski_faster

Discovery is fun! I skied there the first time about 4 years ago. The backside is the goods.

I am waiting for the Butte TR from St. Patty's Day!
02-23-2007, 11:35 PM
Magnoe

So that's you, huh. I saw you ripping it. Out of the 200 people on the mountain, you were the only one with that color jacket. Such a freaking awesome day. This was probably the best in-bounds day I've ever had. My first 3 runs were (Bad finger and Guns/Roses X2) untracked and the sluff (significant amount) was racing me down the mountain.

Unreal day!!! I ate half a sandwich for lunch on a chair ride and kept going...
02-23-2007, 11:38 PM
Magnoe

By the way, I was the one asking you about your praxis at the bottom of the limelight chair as you were waiting for the next chair since I slid in front of you:wink:

Good looking skis
02-23-2007, 11:40 PM
montanaskier

on a side note....Big Sky was the shit today, NUKED all day and blower all over the place. No pics, cause you can't take pics on a day like today. Wow!
02-24-2007, 12:27 AM
skibuminwyo

i hate you all.

nice tr. why must i go to billings this weekend? :( thats alright. next time. i wonder how maverick is doing? anybody know?
02-24-2007, 07:06 AM
sfotex

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magnoe

So that's you, huh. I saw you ripping it. Out of the 200 people on the mountain, you were the only one with that color jacket. Such a freaking awesome day. This was probably the best in-bounds day I've ever had. My first 3 runs were (Bad finger and Guns/Roses X2) untracked and the sluff (significant amount) was racing me down the mountain.

Unreal day!!! I ate half a sandwich for lunch on a chair ride and kept going...

Cool, I would have chatted more, but, uh, I was busy :)
We'll have to get out and ski sometime - where do you live?, I'm in Helena.
02-24-2007, 08:39 AM
Buster Highmen

Limelight lift r00ls! Was there enough snow for GunsNRoses to have no rocks?
02-24-2007, 09:06 AM
Magnoe

Quote:

Originally Posted by sfotex

Cool, I would have chatted more, but, uh, I was busy :)
We'll have to get out and ski sometime - where do you live?, I'm in Helena.

I'm from Zoo Town but Discovery on a deep day is arguably better than Snowbowl. I love the bowl but there are 4 times as many people there than at Discovery on a powpow day.
02-24-2007, 09:08 AM
Magnoe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buster Highmen

Limelight lift r00ls! Was there enough snow for GunsNRoses to have no rocks?

I hut GunsNRoses about 7 times yesterday and hit no rocks (still need to avoid the marked off rock band at the entrance). GNR was pretty much nirvana yesterday.
02-24-2007, 09:22 AM
SkiBumOfVT

nice pics dude good work, where exactly is this place again? near bozeman?
02-24-2007, 09:33 AM
Rasputin

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkiBumOfVT

nice pics dude good work, where exactly is this place again? near bozeman?

It's near the thriving metropolis of Anaconda. :wink:
02-24-2007, 11:42 AM
Buster Highmen

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rasputin

It's near the thriving metropolis of Anaconda. :wink:

Oh, c'mon, the red light district of Phillipsburg is closer.
02-24-2007, 11:50 PM
sfotex

Bridger was a bit crowded today (understatment on the day) but the ridge was damn fun:

Damn, I'm fugly
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My friend Jeff dropping in Coulter's
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02-25-2007, 12:01 AM
AsheanMT

Sweeeeeeeet! I just popped my Disco cherry two weeks ago. I love it there! Been three times and every time its been empty. Backside is sickly sweet.
02-25-2007, 12:07 AM
Magnoe

In hindsight we need to keep the Discovery talk at a minimum. We don't need this mountain to be... ummm... discovered.

Nice pics of Bridger, Sfotex.
02-25-2007, 09:48 AM
AsheanMT

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magnoe

In hindsight we need to keep the Discovery talk at a minimum. We don't need this mountain to be... ummm... discovered.

Nice pics of Bridger, Sfotex.

Bridger?!? I thought those pics were of Bear Paw.;)
02-25-2007, 11:38 AM
uncle crud

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magnoe

In hindsight we need to keep the Discovery talk at a minimum. We don't need this mountain to be... ummm... discovered.

Nice pics of Bridger, Sfotex.

Thet warnt no Discovery in them pics, pard. Thet were Great Divide and Showdown. Yews confused, pard.
02-25-2007, 12:34 PM
AsheanMT

OK, everbody go back and edit your posts. Change the word Discovery to Bear Paw.
02-25-2007, 01:31 PM
axebiker

Your friend Dave needs to get some goggles... Blower pow + bare eyes = disaster...