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SAVE BIG SKY PARK!

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ja.
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Hey Everyone from MT,
Hopefully you've read the thread i've created or joined the group I made on facebook.

https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/468323/

The point of this thread is to get everyone in MT on board to battle this terrible event.
Let this thread be a place to voice your support, provide ideas or anything in between.

Thanks so much guys!




Jul 9 2009 7:42PM
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Jaskittin
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You can hate on bridger all you want, but that new lift also allowed for a bunch of jump spots out of bounds that are normally a long ass hike.  By natural terrain park, I'm obviously excluding rails, but if you don't think that there are plenty of lips/cliffs/hits to go throw shit off of, you are looking in the wrong spots.  I love skiing big sky and moonlight, and skiing real terrain park for sure.  But you can't deny the fact that having some of the sickest lift accessed big mountain terrain in the country at your disposal when you get out of class at 12:30 is epic.
Sep 26 2009 8:38AM
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Ben.
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hahaha i wasnt hating on bridger at allll. its dope, when theres new snow. just saying that the slushmans lift def increased traffic over there
Sep 26 2009 12:41PM
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PhilboydStudge
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nah, that sounds about right. bridger is so much fun on a powder day
Sep 26 2009 1:38PM
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Caveman.
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Hell ya man. I dont live in Bozeman now but if I did thats where I would ski. Hopefully I'll be moving down there this summer and unless things change Ill be going to Bridger mostly
Sep 26 2009 2:17PM
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BootySpunk.
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Bridger is scary...big giant rocks and things scare me...I like my midwest ice!
Sep 26 2009 2:26PM
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*LiNeLover*
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good to hear!!

i deff dont think that it is worth switching over to moonlight just cause of the park situation that is going on at both places.. deff too much other good stuff to ski at big sky!!!
Sep 26 2009 10:39PM
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BootySpunk.
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fpor suire that is mad good fun shit at big sky moonlight just has a bunch of rails but i hjope big sky can do some shit SJIT thgis yeasr but i just wanna ski dakota~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like spellling a lor@@!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sep 27 2009 2:27AM
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Ben.
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ahahaha two nights in a row
Sep 27 2009 2:51AM
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Caveman.
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He must have checked out early cuz me and pat tried pranking him and he didnt answer...
Sep 27 2009 3:42AM
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Ben.
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he was gone really fast. sent me like two pms and was gone.
Sep 27 2009 3:44AM
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BootySpunk.
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I apologize for this post.
Sep 27 2009 10:40AM
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*LiNeLover*
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haha
Sep 27 2009 9:11PM
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Aenigma
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Traffic out of both boundaries has been going up exponentially for the past five years. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the new lift increased traffic in that specific area, but it has vastly opened up the backcountry access to the south. It used to be a pretty long skin for each lap on the face of Slushman's, and a huge slog to do either Truman or Saddle. Now Slushman's is a ten minute lift ride, Truman is a quick duck under a rope (albeit with necessary skinning, which is totally manageble), and Saddle is a semi-brutal bootpack. Add in quick access to D-route and actual accessibility to stuff further than Saddle, and it isn't such a bad deal. Sure, all of these areas are getting way more skiers than they did before, but that also means that not only do I get to do more laps there, but I can get even further out...and people are much more spread out inbounds. The access we have gained over the past 4-5 years is incredible, and the positive aspects definitely outweigh any negative outcome you can think of. Take advantage of it and go explore (responsibly), you won't be disappointed. There are some amazing places out the north boundary that not many people know about.
Sep 27 2009 9:22PM
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Ben.
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thanks for the tips.



hahah how did this go from a save big sky park thread to the merits of the slushmans lift at bridger
Sep 27 2009 10:05PM
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ja.
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hippies who don't ski park
Sep 27 2009 10:55PM
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MT_Mike
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ha ha. i hear it's supposed to snow this week.  stoked.  anybody up for a beehive booter day once the snow starts flyin? cuz i'm itching to get on my ski's as soon as possible.  the more the merrier, especially when it comes to building big ass jumps
Sep 27 2009 11:18PM
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BootySpunk.
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I have no idea what the hell that is but I am in once I get new boots and new bindings mounted...I wanna ski my Bacons :(
Sep 27 2009 11:25PM
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*LiNeLover*
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yea!!! im game..
wheres that anyways?
Sep 27 2009 11:39PM
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MT_Mike
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beehive basin is up in big sky... you drive past it like on the way to moonlight and hang a right before you would get to moonlight.  it's perfect for pre-season BC booter building.  as soon as the snow flies we should rally some troops and go build some shit
Sep 27 2009 11:40PM
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!van
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Man, what is going on???  The same thing is happening at Grand Targhee.  They announced that for the 09-10 season, they were going to eliminate the park altogether. 

Sep 28 2009 12:07AM
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dwags222
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i'd be down for that. i am new in town so no one knows me, but whatever, i'm always down.
Sep 28 2009 4:07PM
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Spacekroft
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truth, so much fun pre and post season to go out there a build some booters
Sep 30 2009 10:09AM
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*LiNeLover*
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Thanks for all your efforts to try and save the park AJ!!!
Oct 17 2009 3:25PM
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bibs_skibum
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^ worthless post.  This thread hasnt had any activity in half a month.  Awesome
Oct 18 2009 3:28AM
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Ben.
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harsh
Oct 18 2009 3:35PM
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bibs_skibum
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drunk
Oct 18 2009 5:37PM
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Caveman.
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fucked up on rufies
Oct 18 2009 9:25PM
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Ben.
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why do they call them roofies, they should be called floories...
Oct 18 2009 9:38PM
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BootySpunk.
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So Kip you never got back to me about taking roofies in the middle of the woods and seeing what happens...no homo?
Oct 18 2009 9:40PM
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Caveman.
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I haven't done it yet. I just want to take some and go somewhere Ive never been with no maps or anything it would be a pretty crazy adventure.
Oct 18 2009 10:16PM
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*LiNeLover*
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soo, i never see AJ and i wanted to say thanks. but mkk..
didnt know it was worthless to say thanks to some one..
Oct 18 2009 10:42PM
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BootySpunk.
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As long as you don't wake up with a sore butt or covered in goat's blood.
Oct 18 2009 11:30PM
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Caveman.
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One morning I woke up and there was a cup of my own blood on the table
Oct 18 2009 11:40PM
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ajax
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You two need to get a room, or start talking about skiing.
Oct 18 2009 11:43PM
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ja.
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I appreciate it Hannah. It's to bad the situation panned out this way, i will miss riding Big Sky.
Oct 19 2009 10:24AM
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tjski
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haha... the hangover.
Oct 19 2009 11:16PM
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Jaskittin
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Oct 20 2009 12:31AM
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tjski
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hahah he did wake up with a cup of blood by his bed though... and its totally skiing related.
Oct 20 2009 10:43AM
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CallMeAl
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So....is the park saved yet?
Oct 21 2009 9:22AM
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bfilm
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^ good question, i was going to give marketing a call Friday and include that in my question to them....
Oct 22 2009 7:37PM
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Ben.
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from what ive heard swifty park will be happening, with slightly more expanded stuff in there. but no ambush, so no big jumps.
Oct 22 2009 7:38PM
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PhilboydStudge
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Damnit, that sucks. Although, it would be sweet if they couldn't have ambush, if they had a big jump at the bottom of that run the whole year, like the big air jump they had last year
Oct 22 2009 8:16PM
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Ben.
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i dont think were gettin any jumps other than the mini swifty kickers. but idk. ive heard so many different things
Oct 22 2009 9:03PM
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PhilboydStudge
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ah man, that sucks. does anyone know if moonlight is getting any good jumps?
Oct 22 2009 9:41PM
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ja.
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I thought I clarified earlier in the thread but NO, our efforts (including everyone who signed the petition and joined the FB group) proved to have no impact on the decision at Big Sky this year. For the 09/10 season there will be no Ambush park including no halfpipe.

The only park at Big Sky resort this year will be what is set up in Swifty. Tyrel hopes to create a few more rail features, but with the way BS is handling money these days, that means he will have to build them himself.

If you guys have any questions, you can direct them to me. I am still involved in this situation and have direct contact to both employees and managers.
Oct 22 2009 9:45PM
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Ben.
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rumor has it yes they cut down trees and did dirt work this summer.
Oct 22 2009 9:59PM
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ja.
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no rumor dood, check out their facebook page & pics.
Oct 22 2009 10:05PM
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Ben.
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donde? i cant find
Oct 22 2009 10:11PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=moonlight&init=quick#/pages/Big-Sky-MT/Zero-Gravity-Terrain-Park-MLB/56317012050?ref=ts
Oct 22 2009 11:06PM
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Ben.
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ah. word.

where you gettin a pass btw?
Oct 22 2009 11:10PM
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