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**official** big sky 08-09 thread

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king.tubby
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i always see one of these for big mountain, but never big sky. so i figured i would start one. we open on thursday. i cant freakin wait.

Nov 24 2008 4:11PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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anyone know how much of the mountain will be open?
Nov 24 2008 6:48PM
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dowalibeast
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That means i get to partake in both of the "official" threads.

But yes i'll be skiing big sky.  unfortunately not until after thanksgiving break. 

anyone know why the website is down and has been down for like a week?
Nov 24 2008 7:49PM
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king.tubby
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i believe swifty, exploder, and the triple are for sure. i keep hearing rumors about challenger, but it looks bony still, so im not banking on it
Nov 24 2008 7:56PM
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Dainsey
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^explorer?

JEA SON I AM SO EXCITED.
YEEEEEE

anyone know if their havin any rails setup?
or something like that?
just yell
"how do you get to chads gap from the bottom of alta" and all ns'rs will rise!
Nov 24 2008 8:15PM
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bikerocker
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is it really going to cost 78 bucks for an opening day ticket?
Nov 24 2008 10:35PM
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MT_Mike
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the mtn. manager told me they were planning on swifty, explorer, triple, and challenger... but like someone above said, it looks real rocky. so i'm thinkin just the other ones.

as far as jibbing goes... i'm personally going to be hitting up great divide, opening weekend. at least the wildwood setup and a few other features will be available. i doubt big sky will have much...
Nov 25 2008 12:47AM
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Korbit
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challenger is going to be open too.. haha come visit me i will be working the poopy explorer lift!! on sunday
Nov 25 2008 1:58AM
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ChronicLines
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All I'm hoping for is a place to ride backwards fast and a small box setup, similar to last year.
Nov 25 2008 2:32AM
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MT_Mike
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anybody hear anything more about what they're going to have setup fri-sun night next to the tube park as far as jib's or jumps? probably going to resemble the beginner park by explorer?

oh, and is anyone else extremely disappointed that the alpine is GONE...
Nov 25 2008 2:58AM
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Aenigma
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I'd go, but I can't justify $53 to ski early season at Big Sky.  Maybe I'll be up at Beehive or in the north Bridgers somewhere.
Nov 25 2008 3:48PM
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Ben.
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ill be there starting the weekend after opening weekend. im goin home for this weekend for thanksgiving so thats a no go.

but yeah sounds like there will be SOME sort of park setup. idk what
Nov 25 2008 4:05PM
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AMARKUSJ
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WIll it be worth paying the $38? I want to go way bad but not if its just weak groomers. Any idea on park set up?
Nov 25 2008 4:37PM
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ajax
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If last year is any indication, I believe they had 2 or 3 boxes at the bottom. Assuming they will have at least this setup, it would definitely be hikeable from the village. So if all you want to do is hit some boxes, you could probably do it for free (based on last year).
Nov 25 2008 6:33PM
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king.tubby
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down right tragic, that is. where am i supposed to play shuffleboard when i'm done skiing? that was the cheapest place to drink in the base area, by far. guess i'll be hitting up the bambu alot more now.
Nov 26 2008 11:18AM
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evtic
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so how much is it till Monday, I heard $49 From Big Sky reservations office?
Nov 26 2008 1:43PM
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MT_Mike
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yah, not to mention the loss of free pool and great people.

balls.... the bambu it is.
Nov 26 2008 2:17PM
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Korbit
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went skiing today on my breaks. it sucked soooooo much balls......but that was only on the lower runs,.. the higher ones are a tid bit better......i pretty much fucked myself over on a pretty big rock patch that i cudnt see for sum reason. and now my knees are going to be paying for it the rest of the season....bleh
Nov 26 2008 5:45PM
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*Styles*
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I agree that it is tragic that there is no alpine this season.  Opening tomorrow, with which chairs?
Nov 26 2008 5:54PM
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king.tubby
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here is the latest, official word. apparently no triple or challenger, which is pretty damn dissapointing.

Hello everyone,

We are proud to be the first resort in Montana to open for skiing, congratulations everyone for making it happen! We’ve had some challenges with weather and temps, but our investment in snowmaking has ensured we will be skiing.

For tomorrow, we will open Swiftcurrent, Explorer and the 3 base area lifts. We’ll have access to Mr. K, Mr. Ed and the base area.

The early season rate will be $39 for adults, $34 for juniors/college, $36 for seniors and Frequent Sky card and passholders from other MT ski areas will save $5.

As more snow flies, we’ll open more terrain. The rate will adjust with lift openings.

Nov 26 2008 6:18PM
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MT_Mike
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weak
Nov 26 2008 7:08PM
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MT_Mike
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i'll be slaying rails at Great Divide for $9-
Nov 26 2008 7:08PM
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Ben.
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rails? boxes? anything?
Nov 26 2008 8:28PM
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Caveman.
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Hahaha why would anyone spend money for this?
Nov 26 2008 9:21PM
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MT_Mike
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no shit... if they do set up anything, hopefully you can just hike to it from the base. granted. i have a pass. but for those who do wish to go up but do not wish to pay... there will hopefully be some boxes or something that you can hike to
Nov 26 2008 10:04PM
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Dainsey
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i'm off on my epic day (hopefully)
hope to see u all up there
wooord!
Nov 27 2008 9:46AM
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B-Har406
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I don't think wild wood will be open for this weekend... Just meadow and some features below. I really hope it is though, it will be an easy hike for sure though if there's snow. 4 or 5 features, yay for small rials!
Nov 27 2008 12:18PM
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MT_Mike
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oh really? well fuck -- maybe i will hit big sky after all.

for those of you who went up/are going up to big sky today, let us know how it is. hopefully you guys had some fun. oh, and happy thanksgiving.
Nov 27 2008 1:46PM
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Dainsey
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the boxes were decent
the rails were rly rly fun

three boxes
two flat bars
flat bars were the funnest
the jumps onto the boxes rly sucked
Nov 27 2008 6:13PM
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ChronicLines
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So bad.

And some neat stuff got hucked off that bump at the bottom.
Nov 27 2008 6:39PM
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Dainsey
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oh steve what an excellent memory

butter sevens were delicious
Nov 27 2008 6:45PM
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MT_Mike
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hell yah, thats good to hear you guys had some fun up there.

hope everyone had a good thanksgiving. see you on the hill this weekend.
Nov 27 2008 8:15PM
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PhilboydStudge
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i heard (from a friend who talked to pope) that wildwood would be up, and a box, a down rail, and the dfd rail would be set up

but don't take my word

Nov 27 2008 8:34PM
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Ben.
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sounds dope. cant wait for next weekend
Nov 28 2008 12:06AM
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mtsteez03
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^ i hope so that down rail and dfd are money
Nov 28 2008 2:37AM
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bigkicker
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yeah the jumps onto the boxes need some work.
Nov 28 2008 8:02PM
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MT_Mike
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i dont know if any of you are going to GD's opening tomorrow... but if you are, it's gonna be fucking sick. helped pope set up all their jibs and then got to session a couple rails. definitely a way better setup than big sky has right now.


Nov 28 2008 8:35PM
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Caveman.
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Sick man, I sessioned a little step down all day today at Showdown and Im heading over to GD tomorrow with 6 other people.
Nov 28 2008 8:46PM
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king.tubby
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its dumping in bs right now. needs to keep coming so some more terrain can open up. i can only lap mr k for so long
Nov 29 2008 6:41PM
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Korbit
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ya soo much snow falling right now....big fatty flakes.....rumor is they were starting up the triplie chair possibly gettin it started soon....and a few more runs opening....but those are just rumors
Nov 29 2008 9:48PM
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king.tubby
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was not bad at all today. nice pow in the bowl
Dec 2 2008 9:13PM
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Korbit
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i was soo bummed i had to work all day....i missed a great day of snow! i only got to do like 4 runs :( dang
Dec 2 2008 9:48PM
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MT_Mike
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yah, the bowl wasn't too shabby... anybody know how much snow we got this evening up in big sky? it dumped in bozeman! headin' up in the morning, hopefully we got abuncha snow
Dec 2 2008 10:09PM
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Ben.
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yeah hows coverage in the bowl. unfortunately i wont make it up till sunday.
Dec 2 2008 10:46PM
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PhilboydStudge
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we got like 10-12 inches in helena, how much did bozeman get today?
Dec 2 2008 10:53PM
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Ben.
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3 or 4 i would say? mebbe a little more. it looks like its stopped now but it was supposed to go till 11 so mebbe itll start up again
Dec 2 2008 10:54PM
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MT_Mike
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damn, not living up in big sky is a bummer, because their website is a joke, and i never know how much snow has really accumulated up there. any of you big sky locals know the inch amount from this last storm? i have class in the afternoon but i am planning on coming up early to make some fresh tracks.
Dec 3 2008 2:18AM
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king.tubby
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coverage is not bad at all. there are definitely alot of rocks showing, but they are all well marked, and there are good lines you can get without hitting any rocks at all.
as far as snow total for this current storm, its gotta be around maybe 10 inches by now. that would be my guess anyways..
Dec 3 2008 10:57AM
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Ben.
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siiiiick i cant wait till sunday. but i really kind of hope it doesnt snow on saturday, cuz the thought of trying to do an avvy class while its dumping up on bridger is NOT fun sounding.
Dec 3 2008 2:28PM
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MT_Mike
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epic day today... had to duck ropes a bunch towards the end of the day to get some fresh... but holy hell today definitely filled the void of powder i've been craving from last season...
Dec 3 2008 8:45PM
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king.tubby
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the bowl was ridiculous yesterday. boot- to almost knee- deep
Dec 4 2008 2:13PM
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