TR; this last weekend at Bridger

**tone capone** · 04-15-2009, 01:04 AM

Page 7? I really enjoyed you guys pictures and stories while I was gone. Forgot my login # though. Looks/sounds like some good deeds where done! Some sick daily vid on April 2 there, nice lines. Can't wait to hit up the HUGE POW and hope to see some of you fellas up there without the crowds, give a shout.

**Pancakes** · 04-15-2009, 01:39 AM

When they get snow, they close. Yup. Glad I'm goin' BC.

**lobstahmeatwad** · 04-15-2009, 07:42 PM

fucking nuking up there at least 2 feet. I'm callin 18" in Bradlys and its upside down and slabby.

**tone capone** · 04-15-2009, 07:47 PM

upside down and slabby.

I heard windfucked as well. Not as bad at Bradleys?

**lobstahmeatwad** · 04-15-2009, 08:29 PM

yeah wind fucked at the top of bradleys but blowing N.-S.? maybe? no wind when I was there basically 6am-12pm strangely enough the S facing was more loaded. I dunno.

**XtrPickels** · 04-15-2009, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by lobstahmeatwad

yeah wind fucked at the top of bradleys but blowing N.-S.? maybe? no wind when I was there basically 6am-12pm strangely enough the S facing was more loaded. I dunno.

Didja ski your skis?

**lobstahmeatwad** · 04-15-2009, 08:41 PM

but of course. They slay. I have giant skins for them also, remember I'm ghetto and I sew skinny skins together.

**layin'downcarves** · 04-17-2009, 08:40 AM

I made it up on Thursday afternoon and I found some super variable conditions. There was definitely and icy layer from last weekend's thaw, and the wind effected spots were buffed down to that. Up on the ridge, I got a soft slab to fracture fairly easily in my stability tests (about 6" deep where I was at). Below that layer, it was super bomber. I would avoid open, wind-blasted runs and any heavy exposure due to the active top layer. I found the best snow in the trees and protected chutes. I'll be up there again today, but I'm headed elsewhere tomorrow to find some better riding.

**Eluder** · 04-17-2009, 01:16 PM

Scary in spots but certainly worth it. Just be on your best behavior. The boot pack to the ridge was more gnar than normal.

Hi Fi · 04-19-2009, 05:00 PM

The 10am corn was quite nice today in between old wet slides in N. Bowl. Freeze-thaw cycle is in.

**workinforturns** · 05-01-2009, 04:45 PM

Today was really fun. We found this gap jump right at PK;

**stuckathuntermtn** · 05-02-2009, 09:15 AM

worth it to boot up to anywhere, or are we just talking a suffer-fest? I'm beeping but I have no AT gear, but I'd love to go make some corn turns. Maybe Monday? Not worth it? Gear I can borrow?

**soulturn** · 05-08-2009, 09:01 AM

Yo workin, that gap looks fun...

**Bozone** · 05-08-2009, 05:53 PM

Toured out north today, found fantastic turns to be had, anyone feeling unmotivated should give it a whirl. I was expecting a long tour with little reward but was pleasantly surprised by some of the more enjoyable turns of the season.

**Telemarc** · 05-17-2009, 04:40 PM

Any of you mags have cellular one service this year, and did it work at Bridger at all??? They are much less expensive than verizon and a local guy is hooking up iphones in Bozeman, but if I can't get some service at BB than I don't think it can work for me.
(sorry no ski info just need some beta)
Thanks

**userpro64** · 05-17-2009, 06:50 PM

great shots workinforturns...sooon i will also have my shots

**NWFlow** · 05-17-2009, 06:53 PM

If cellone=alltel, i think that it gets service in areas similar to verizon at bb. Otherwise, not sure.

**XtrPickels** · 05-17-2009, 08:29 PM

Check with gabe- JumperBones.
I know he at least had an iphone. So he might have had cellone

**stuckathuntermtn** · 05-17-2009, 10:11 PM

cell one != alltel.
cell one is GSM and alltel his CDMA and verizon might own the towers now, or not, there's some weird anti-trust stuff.

The problem is that I'm pretty sure there's no cell tower anywhere in Bridger Canyon.
EDIT: I'm right, I think.

**Jumper Bones** · 05-17-2009, 11:51 PM

No cell service on the canyon road, and on the lower mountain/parking lots.

It DOES work on the upper mtn, such as top of Bridger/DP, top of PK, and definitely up on top of the ridge and slushies'.

Not really sure where exactly the cut-off is, didn't ski with my phone in my hand...

**Telemarc** · 05-18-2009, 07:30 PM

Thanks everyone for all the beta, very helpful. But I want to make sure(Jumper Bones did you have cellular one for a provider?) because that is the same service that verizon gets.

Thanks again

**Jumper Bones** · 05-18-2009, 07:44 PM

Negative, I had AT&T with the iPhone...I might argue their service is more limited than CellOne, since it's all 'out of area' partner coverage...

**XtrPickels** · 05-18-2009, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by Jumper Bones

No cell service on the canyon road, and on the lower mountain/parking lots.

It DOES work on the upper mtn, such as top of Bridger/DP, top of PK, and definitely up on top of the ridge and slushies'.

Not really sure where exactly the cut-off is, didn't ski with my phone in my hand...

Same with Verizon.

I don't think you're going to get better than Verizon's coverage, but you probably won't get worse.

**jeremiahyawnson** · 08-16-2009, 10:41 AM

Do we really need better coverage at Bridger?

It's kind of nice not listening to people talk on a cell phone in the lift lines:

"Oh hi Jill, yea I'm actually at this really quaint ski resort in Montana right now,
Oh I can talk no big deal, ..."

Or

"Cough cough, really sick boss, sorry, I might be able to make it in to work at around 4 though, cough cough, if I'm feeling better."

Or

"Timmy! where are you right now... WHAT?, you're where?, well I'm about to get on the SHlaaazmans lift, hold on a sec, I have to have a what to ski this lift? whats a beeper?"