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Any august montana snow??

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king.tubby
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need to get my august ski day in. blaze mountain looks skiable still, but thats a haul of a hike and im pretty lazy. anyone know of anything? glacier still skiable? beartooths still holding snow? i heard people were still skiing up hyalite up to a couple weeks ago, but i cant imagine there is still much snow up there. any ideas? if i get august, it will be a solid year of skiing at least once a month...

Aug 4 2008 3:59PM
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ajax
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Jewel Basin might still have some snow, I have no reliable sources though
Aug 5 2008 12:26AM
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miralas
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i was in jewel in the begining of july and i still had to hike a little under a mile to the parkin lot. both sides had snow top to bottom so id say its a go for the win.
Aug 5 2008 1:00AM
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Caveman.
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I drove over the beartooth highway today on my way Jackson and there was lots of fresh ski tracks on the ski area at twin lakes headwall. I would say you could easily get 300-400 feet of vertical in there. Rock Creek was completely melted out and there are a few other spots that I dont know the names of (I think one of them is called Gardner headwall); its on the left as you drive a mile or so past the ski area coming from Montana. Anyway it looked skiable and there are a few small snowfields around that looked like you could make a few turns or build a jump. I have tons of pics if you would like me to post some up.
Aug 5 2008 1:43AM
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Aenigma
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I bet the Ribbon on Elephant Mountain will be skiable into September if you don't want to drive too far.
Aug 5 2008 8:39AM
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king.tubby
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is that in hyalite?
Aug 5 2008 11:44AM
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Aenigma
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Yeah, go up the Blackmore trail and it'll be on your left about 3.5-4 miles up at the bottom of the bowl.  You can see the line from a few spots toward the top of the road (just before the resevoir), it's a narrow NE facing couloir that cuts across the north side of Elephant.

Aug 5 2008 8:41PM
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Caveman.
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Aug 7 2008 12:02AM
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king.tubby
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wow,nice. might have to head down there this weekend.
did  you ski that?
Aug 7 2008 1:05PM
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Caveman.
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No, I was with my mom on my way to Jackson Hole. I plan on coming down in two weeks. If you go this weekend you should let me know how it is.
Aug 7 2008 11:47PM
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tjski
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damnit!!!!!!! i wish they had more funds for this last summer..
Aug 12 2008 1:58AM
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Caveman.
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It would have been epic....
Aug 12 2008 2:08AM
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ajax
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There is still a surprising amount of snow on Logan Pass.
Aug 14 2008 12:30AM
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Caveman.
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Does the park still allow skiing?
Aug 14 2008 1:16AM
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ajax
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I'm not sure
Aug 14 2008 4:30PM
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bibs_skibum
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kip youre shredding in a few weeks?  Sick dude im jealous
Aug 14 2008 9:45PM
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Caveman.
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I was planning on going down this weekend but now its looking like not. If anything I might go on a day hike up on the front with cappazoli.
Aug 15 2008 1:09AM
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bibs_skibum
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sick man.  Enjoy.  You should roll to bozeman often this winter to shred with myself and p tice.  I'll lend you a couch to stay on for free
Aug 15 2008 3:07AM
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king.tubby
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well, got a few turns in down in the beartooths. now its just gotta start snowing in septemeber. which is usually seems to.
Aug 21 2008 3:30PM
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Caveman.
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How was it? Pictures?
Aug 21 2008 7:21PM
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Aenigma
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There were traces of new snow at the bottom of the bowl on Mt. Blackmore when we were biking there this evening.  Sketchiest ride ever!
Aug 22 2008 3:01AM
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king.tubby
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it was fun, but theres not that much left. here is a little trip report:
https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/377044/
Aug 22 2008 11:09AM
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