TR; this last weekend at Bridger

[juanbendedknee]

Tone, I'll be up there (XXLs and Hammerheads) tomorrow and monday.

JC

Bummer about the truck. I hope Bridger cuts him a check for the destruction!

[Aenigma]

I'll be up pretty much every day for the next few weeks. All black with old school LP's if it hasn't snowed, or on3p Wrenegades if it has.

[Norseman]

Man, it won't be BB that's cutting the check. BigBadPowerCompany strikes again! BB shouldn't have any liability if a power line breaks in mid-span and roasts a vehicle.

I was lucky enough to be at the top of PK, hoping to check out Slushmans, when things shut down. Got one fingers hike in. Sorry to those who missed out today. At least it wasn't a big snow day....

[baseWeldr]

/2nd hand report
buddy of mine was just arriving- all4 truck tires on fire, powerline layin on it and employees running around w/fire extinguishers

randy called for the insulated hook, when he lifted the line off the truck the arcing sent everyone running, my buddy couldn't see the truck for the size of the sparkage, while randy calmly set the line off in a snowbank

I guess the kid who owned the truck had just moved here and taken a job in the foodservice & just had the truck shipped to town recently, bummer d00d...


lookin socked in up there now- have fun if you go

[Jumper Bones]

Oh, so it's NWE again eh? Don't worry, we know that playbook, they'll claim it as an 'Act of God' in an attempt to weasel out of responsibility, and force the poor kid to litigation and he won't get his day in court until years into the future.

Fuck that asshole company. When they're not stealing, they're killing people and destroying their property, and trying to get away with it.

[baseWeldr]

12.21.09
hikin to bitter end

top of Zchute

MT entering Zchute

12.22.09 ski alone scenics- actually a ton of tracks on saddle my cellie can't see...

[FatherOblivion]

Was pretty fun up there today, another bit of soft snow to fill in the tracks. Got a few good laps on slushmans before I bailed, this is a little video of ben dropping into Mundy's...
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[Pancakes]

How deep was it today? Any better action pictures? Does that little video ^^^ answer my question? Looks nice in the video at least.

[FatherOblivion]

Snow was decent today... definitely a little crusty underneath in spots but the north facing stuff in most areas were pretty nice. That particular run was a little chunky up top as is evident in the sound, but a nice amount of snow had piled up at the base of the steeps/top of the apron in that area and it was really good. Hard to tell but the last few turns you can see some spray through the pile up

[baseWeldr]

1130skitime/xmas shop delay
5slshmn laps, 2bitterendrs/quartersaddle were deluxe...
squallin midday, broke later, finished on bridger, my fav nastycliff line lookt untouched @330highT lastcall, pastit for exit instead...
kneedeep here, exposed rock there uknow the blower
wife=5'3ish, glades below saddle cliff

[FatherOblivion]

Another good day up there, seemed like better than a trace...
Ben working it on Slushmans...
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Later that run
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Ben getting it done in the ravine


Turns out the bottom of the air..
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And what TR would be complete without a cameo from the Japanese Wonderboy
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[Pancakes]

^^^^
Holy Shit, Colorado sucks right now! Why am I confined to this place!?!????

Awesome pics/videos. I'm impressed by the Schlashman's pic. That looked nasty before the snow...

[cowdog]

Great to see the stoke! Nice pics and vids.

Conditions have been surprisingly good up there with lots of elbow room.

[monkeywrenchMoose]

^^^ yeeee.

Was deep here today. The netherlands got like 6 inches last week. Serious.

[workinforturns]

looking good out there. tell the jap that japow is way bigger than bridgerpowder

[FatherOblivion]

^^^^^Yeah, he really oughta be skiing in his homeland. Speaking of which, how is that famous japow treating you this go round?

[pnut]

Found some nice turns today
Keith:




Tone Capone

[tone capone]

Thanks for all the optimism fellas, it helps to motivate.

Nothing like some leftovers in the sidecountry to get me stoked. (Especially after listening to "Master of Puppets" on the ride up.) Boot top hero pow delight!

P nut:



Keith:



P nut takes no prisoners:









Keith:









Good freakin' times boys.

[BobbyBill]

Looks like a quick trip to South America paid off nicely...good thing Mchugh speaks fluent Spanish. Saw the three of you headed past Bitter End boundary from below...was wishing I wasn't on the clock and could follow
Nice pics...how did stability seem? Hazard has been heading down, but facets are spooky.

[baseWeldr]

12.28.09
found the feature from tAndersen's pic of eRods air form the current OutsideBozeman

/cut my boring cliff pic
end of business at slushmans, hikin back to Droute...



boarder buddy's turns in lost shot on the way back to bridger to finish the day-
that last hour of bridgerlift hardpack made the beer taste even better...

[pnut]

Rob,

We thought the stability was good. Per the avy report:

We found stable conditons on protected north facing slopes. Poor shear qualities and high scores on CT tests combined with an ECTX helped us feel good about skiing the slope. This area was 500 ft lower than other areas that were heavily affectd by the wind. Good powder skiing.

Besides that I picked a rib to enter the bowl on and stayed out of the 2 more common starting zones on either side. Then for myself I skied my lines fast and knew my escape routes and tree islands.

So I personally felt good about it, but caution is warranted right now and as more snow increases the load on the weak layer. Each slope should be assessed individually.

[tone capone]

Chances of me getting killed trying to ski inbounds considering current conditions: near 100%.

My chances are much better in the sidecountry.

Really love that cover shot, BTW.

Yesterday's work:



Wilbur G missing the light by a hair:



Cleaning up the leftovers:



Kieth:



Crazies:



Keith trying to shoot with gloves on. And my favorite dead tree lost all it's branches.



Fun to be out taking pictures and skiing pow without the crowds...Two of my favorite days of the year so far. Hope to see some of you out there. Give a shout.

[juanbendedknee]

Happy New Year, BB mags.

The poor bastard employee who had his car burn down a couple of weeks ago broke his fucking ankle and ended his season.

Vibes to you sir, "Unluckiest Man In Bozeman" . I want to you a beer. If you are on here, let me know. I will buy you one of those expensive ass IPAs and bring it to you, or maybe something else.

It was snowing at 3:45 when I left today, hope it keeps coming!


JC

[jeremiahyawnson]

Happy New Year, BB mags.

The poor bastard employee who had his car burn down a couple of weeks ago broke his fucking ankle and ended his season.

Vibes to you sir, "Unluckiest Man In Bozeman" . I want to buy you a beer. If you are on here, let me know. I will buy you one of those expensive ass IPAs and bring it to you, or maybe something else.

It was snowing at 3:45 when I left today, hope it keeps coming!


JC

ditto

sorry man

[tone capone]

Deschutes super stout, "The Abyss". He won't feel much for a while if he drinks a few of those. Hit me up brother.