guitar73 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Posted March 6, 2015 skis are all packed and ready to go....and yes toast, I packed a camera 3 Quote
toast21602 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Posted March 6, 2015 Take pics! And more importantly, enjoy! 1 Quote
Mixilplix Posted March 6, 2015 Report Posted March 6, 2015 I'm going there in like three weeks.....it's a wonderful place.......first time going there? Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 6, 2015 Report Posted March 6, 2015 Have fun when you go through bozeman you'll see where I lived for 18 months from 2002-2004. Quote
guitar73 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Posted March 6, 2015 I'm going there in like three weeks.....it's a wonderful place.......first time going there? cool. yes, this will be our first time going. too bad it's a low snow year for them and the weather forecasts for next week look less than ideal. oh well, can't win them all i suppose, lol. Quote
guitar73 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Posted March 7, 2015 Pre-flight crabbie fries & mussels 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 7, 2015 Report Posted March 7, 2015 Looks good what time do you arrive in bozeman?? Quote
guitar73 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Posted March 8, 2015 We got in about 8:30pm local time. here are some pics of the day. View from our condo Quote
phillycore Posted March 8, 2015 Report Posted March 8, 2015 Damn.....looking like you got the place to yourselves sweet. Have fun 1 Quote
guitar73 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Posted March 9, 2015 The slopes were not crowded, but we had to wait 40 mins to get on the tram. Quote
Johnny Law Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 Looks nice super jelly. Is Challenger running ? Buddy said it was down for awhile this year but I think they got it fixed. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 Did you ski liberty bowl and Bavarian Forest off the Tram?? Is that over zealous ski diva chick who went to aspen with you guys along. Quote
guitar73 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Posted March 9, 2015 Challenger lift is running, but we haven't gotten to it yet...but we may hit that up tomorrow. so far, der impressed with this place even though it's a low snow year. best stuff we found the bowl under the lone peak triple. lots of soft bumps and good steep chutes in there. we also got two tram runs in. yesterday, we did liberty bowl, which was just fabulous.....not as steep as I expected. today we did marx, which is def a bit steeper than liberty, but there were loads of snow bumps in there to help out. lots a rocks and dirt showing thru, but this place is so expansive that it doesn't really matter. just finishing up lunch now, may head over to moonlight basin and cruise the rest of the day. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 Challenger is good steeper than the stuff you've skied so far but rocky as well. What about the terrain on the lookers left..Elk Park Ramcharger.. Quote
Johnny Law Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 Challenger lift is running, but we haven't gotten to it yet...but we may hit that up tomorrow. so far, der impressed with this place even though it's a low snow year. best stuff we found the bowl under the lone peak triple. lots of soft bumps and good steep chutes in there. we also got two tram runs in. yesterday, we did liberty bowl, which was just fabulous.....not as steep as I expected. today we did marx, which is def a bit steeper than liberty, but there were loads of snow bumps in there to help out. lots a rocks and dirt showing thru, but this place is so expansive that it doesn't really matter. just finishing up lunch now, may head over to moonlight basin and cruise the rest of the day. Nice ! Place is mad boney, my recollection is its igneous rock which is why that joint is so sharky. MT if I remember right is all magma related, Lone Peak I know is a Gabbroic Xenolith composed almost entirely of pyroxene. Gallatin in general was intruded by a series of plutons about 60mil years ago when the Fallaron plate subducted under the western NA plate. Quote
Mixilplix Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 Moonlight might be your best bet since it's more north facing...A ride up Challenger and down the Headwaters might be in order..I always thought Moonlight had some good tree skiing...The Madison base area is a cool place for lunch or a brew....as is the Moonlight main lodge....Do you know if the North Summit snow field is open? Quote
zzslope Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Really looks nice there. Is it hard to travel to? Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Really looks nice there. Is it hard to travel to? You fly to bozeman and you can connect to bozeman from many Midwest and Rocky Mountain cities. Big sky is an hour from bozeman Quote
phillycore Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Nice ! Place is mad boney, my recollection is its igneous rock which is why that joint is so sharky. MT if I remember right is all magma related, Lone Peak I know is a Gabbroic Xenolith composed almost entirely of pyroxene. Gallatin in general was intruded by a series of plutons about 60mil years ago when the Fallaron plate subducted under the western NA plate. Professor JLaw throwing down the knowledge. I think my IQ raises a point for every JLaw post. Unfortunately my IQ lowers a point for every GSS post. Being as GSS posts on average 20 times as much as JLaw does, I should be a lab rat by seasons end. 6 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Professor JLaw throwing down the knowledge. I think my IQ raises a point for every JLaw post. Unfortunately my IQ lowers a point for every GSS post. Being as GSS posts on average 20 times as much as JLaw does, I should be a lab rat by seasons end. QFT!!! Quote
guitar73 Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Posted March 10, 2015 We've been starting each day on a south facing aspect and then following the sun around the mtn. that strategy has served us well so far bc its been above freezing during the day and dropping below at nite. today we are planning to hit up moonlight early. def gonna check out the challenger lift area. should be a good time. 1 Quote
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