WOOT WOOT! Nukin' in Missoula

**mtskier** · 05-02-2010, 11:29 AM

glad to see someone taking advantage of the storm. my season is over due to the arrival of a little one.

north fork jocko snotel reported 33" in 24 hours.

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/...t&report=depth

**stuckathuntermtn** · 09-10-2010, 09:23 PM

so, does it snow everywhere but here? wtf?
My shoulder is fixed and I wanna ski pow.

**Bob Loblaw** · 09-11-2010, 11:52 AM

it's fucking gorgeous out - go float some water

**Gripen** · 09-11-2010, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn

so, does it snow everywhere but here? wtf?
My shoulder is fixed and I wanna ski pow.

Viggen reported 8 inches of fresh at his research plot in the Bitterroot.

**Rasputin** · 09-12-2010, 04:49 AM

Hunter, the snows come in November most years. Snowbowl's Mountain Manager forbids talk of snow falling before Nov. 15th, seriously, it really pisses him off.

**stuckathuntermtn** · 09-12-2010, 01:12 PM

ok. Good deal.

**toast2266** · 09-12-2010, 06:31 PM

You can't talk about snow falling until Nov. 15th??!?

There are worthwhile turns to be had way before that.

**Rasputin** · 09-13-2010, 12:28 AM

Originally Posted by toast2266

You can't talk about snow falling until Nov. 15th??!?

There are worthwhile turns to be had way before that.

Some years there are, sure, and other years not.

I was just talking about how testy the Mt. Mgr. gets about it, it's pretty funny. However, I understand that the preseason mountain work is dramatically more difficult when it snows early, so I don't bait him about it anymore.

**stuckathuntermtn** · 09-13-2010, 06:53 PM

can I ski with you?

**Rasputin** · 09-14-2010, 02:23 AM

Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn

can I ski with you?

Who do you think you are? Carpathian?

Um, I'm guessing you mean me? If so, sure kid, I'll probably be at The Bowl almost every day during the season.

**stuckathuntermtn** · 09-14-2010, 09:46 AM

I haz a frend!

**Rasputin** · 09-14-2010, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn

I haz a frend!

Perhaps, as long as you don't talk like that.

**stuckathuntermtn** · 09-14-2010, 04:21 PM

It was Wally. He's a loldog, so he types like one.

**Rasputin** · 09-14-2010, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn

It was Wally. He's a loldog, so he types like one.

**Leshphilling77** · 09-15-2010, 09:31 AM

i have a gut wrenching feeling that i am going to miss the bowl this year

... missoula even more of course

**Rasputin** · 09-20-2010, 03:23 PM

Holy shit, bad news for The Bowl! Pat McKay, the mountain manager, was in a motorcycle accident. I was told he has a broken femur along with other injuries.

Whether you like Pat or not, he's the only one up there who seems to know how to get the lifts going when they break down or otherwise won't run, and he is at the center of all the mountain operations.

**stuckathuntermtn** · 10-27-2010, 01:32 PM

^^wow, that sucks. Hope he gets better.

Looks like 10" on Stuart Mt snotel before an error. Who wants to go meadow skipping tomorrow? Is that even possible at snowbowl, right now?
I have avy gear and the knowledge to use it, but could use more practice and on-snow experience. And I have a good dog who needs some exercise.

**stuckathuntermtn** · 10-28-2010, 11:51 AM

yeah, uh, jumped the gun a little there. Sorry. It's been a while.

**toast2266** · 10-28-2010, 11:52 AM

Its skiable up here, in case you feel like driving this weekend. Big Mtn's base is at 37". I've got two days in so far, and it was good.

**stuckathuntermtn** · 10-28-2010, 12:47 PM

damn. nice.
I don't have any touring gear though. Plus, I thought with my dislike for bluecheese, I wasn't welcome.

**toast2266** · 10-28-2010, 01:04 PM

hmmm. forgot about the blue cheese issue. I'm not sure I can get over that.

a lack of touring gear is also going to be a hurdle, although I do have a spare touring setup at the moment...