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Official Big Sky/ Moonlight thread

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steezerampage
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I'll be there from late December until closing day.  Interested to see what Moonlight does with their new park area now that the news of the death of big sky's ambush park has sunk in.  Anyway, who else is skiing at lone peak this winter.

Oct 28 2009 3:34PM
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BootySpunk.
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I shall be going for Friday and Saturday!! So stoked
Dec 2 2009 1:57PM
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406
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ill be up saturday! just got done waxing the skis
Dec 4 2009 5:23PM
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Spacekroft
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whoever has the darkness coat and drank pants that looks so sick i cant wait to get mine!!!
Dec 4 2009 6:50PM
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mtsteez03
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^god damn everyone is gona be rocking saga this year im  glad i didnt get any i know bout 10 kids in town who all got suits
Dec 5 2009 1:28AM
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Ben.
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i just want a coat, cuz i need taller shit at 6'2" but i cant bring my self to shell out 250 bucks for a coat.
Dec 5 2009 1:30AM
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king.tubby
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hopefully find some fresh on randesite today
Dec 5 2009 10:29AM
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Spacekroft
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ya man for sure looks like they got a couple inch and i bet there is some deep stuff hiding out up there

Dec 5 2009 10:33AM
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Stan_Darsh
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pretty sure thats my buddy.. shits fresh!
Dec 5 2009 3:46PM
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steezerampage
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Whats happening?  Swifty park up yet?, moonlight working on any jumps yet?
Dec 29 2009 9:41PM
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shredstar
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swifty has a few things. i think its a down rail, long down rail, side kink tube, and then a colvert pipe. but challenger was so good today i didnt ride through it
Dec 31 2009 5:44PM
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Ben.
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they put it in as a side kink! yes. thats what i was hoping theyd do
Dec 31 2009 6:00PM
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Caveman.
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Does either mountain have any jumps?
Jan 1 2010 10:21PM
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shredstar
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big sky has a jump down near the base. i don't care for it much though, because you have to skip the first set of rails to hit it
Jan 2 2010 2:38AM
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PhilboydStudge
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They both have small jumps, and the one at moonlight you have to skip a couple rails to hit as well. But moonlight is blowing snow lower down, which is sweet
Jan 2 2010 2:57AM
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Ben.
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its also only 10-15 feet. theres bigger hits just scattered around the mountain than that.
Jan 2 2010 3:45AM
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shredstar
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definitely true. there are some good ones over by the moonlight side, off of the iron horse lift
Jan 2 2010 5:09AM
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Caveman.
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So you're telling me Showdown has bigger jumps in their park.
Jan 2 2010 9:25AM
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Ben.
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or some of the bike jumps down off of swifty are like 25-30 feet
Jan 2 2010 1:17PM
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bibs_skibum
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thats absolutely correct. SD's park is funner than big skys so far this year
Jan 2 2010 3:33PM
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Ben.
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swifty now has a stepdown style jump. like 30 feet to the knuckle.
Jan 4 2010 2:37PM
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Spacekroft
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went to moonlight yesterday, woo i forgot how much i love that place this is the first year i don't have a moonlight pass and im kicking my self in the ass it was such a good day up there!
Jan 9 2010 10:19AM
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Aenigma
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Is the coverage getting pretty good at Moonlight yet? I'll be up there tomorrow and was hoping to do some runs on headwaters.
Jan 9 2010 1:08PM
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CallMeAl
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More like 20, tops.
Jan 9 2010 3:42PM
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MT_Mike
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yah dude for sure! moonlight is really fun right now, still some pretty good snow off of lone tree too, can't wait to shred again tomorrow
Jan 9 2010 10:41PM
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Ben.
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for those wanting an update

swifty park as of thursday contained

small down rail. square

longer down rail. square.

down flat. (dfd from last year but the down broke off)

then the flat down lift tower from last year set up as a side kink to the right.

OR about a 20-25 ish? foot stepdown. real poppy and fun.

corrugated tube

OR another jump. 25-30 feet? i would guess. less poppy.

then the "swifty 2.0" park down at the bottom which is pretty much the same as before.

down box, or dfd rail, or down rail all next to each other


into polejam to butterpad thing (snowboarders only) or like a 10 foot jump, or a flat box.

then a quarterpipe with a mailbox on top.




sounds like many more features are a'comin in swifty though
Jan 16 2010 1:15AM
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*LiNeLover*
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thanks! thats good to hear for sure.. i have been spending all my time at moonlight.. soo bad considering my pass is to big sky. gotta get back over there..
Jan 16 2010 2:19AM
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Ben.
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ill be at BS tomorrow!
Jan 16 2010 2:41AM
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Ben.
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yall have a good next month or so out there. dislocated my collarbone today, gonna be out for 4-6 weeks
Jan 17 2010 1:40AM
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PhilboydStudge
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Weird, ghould broke his today. that sucks
Jan 17 2010 2:03AM
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Ben.
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whoa. weird coincidence. i heard mike daines got a concussion today too. not a good day at all
Jan 17 2010 2:13AM
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PhilboydStudge
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Yeah his is gnarly too, that sucks. Bad day. Except my friend did an overflip out of a rail at GD hahaha
Jan 17 2010 2:29AM
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Ben.
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what!?! thats crazy
Jan 17 2010 2:36AM
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ajax
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yeah dude it was gnarly, it was a k-fed gone wrong, way wrong
Jan 17 2010 3:23AM
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Dainsey
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u saw it???
who are u?
i don't remember SHIT!
Jan 18 2010 1:13AM
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steezerampage
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No man that sucks, when my mcl is good to go in a week or two i'll stomp a couple for ya.  Prayers for a healthy and steady recovery
Jan 18 2010 1:40AM
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Ben.
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thanks man. im headed to the orthopedic doc this week and then ill have a better idea of how long its gonna be
Jan 18 2010 3:10AM
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ajax
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My name is Alex, I was up filming with shane, cody, and aj. I had a black coat and green pants, pretty sure i've met you before. But yeah, you did a front switch up and then on the two sev out you caught an edge or something and got all flaily in the air. I was standing at the top of the rail, and it looked like you either landed on the hard pack snow with your head first or with your side and then you head. Afterwards you were just asking what had happened a whole bunch, definitely sounded like a concussion. Pretty gnarly.
Jan 18 2010 5:53AM
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steezerampage
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How'd it happen?

Jan 18 2010 7:08PM
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Ben.
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corrugated tube. came off early and caught my edge, slammed on my shoulder.
Jan 18 2010 7:10PM
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Ben.
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corrugated tube. came off early and caught my edge, slammed on my shoulder.

i was on new park skis that actually have edges and i guess i didnt adapt for that well enough
Jan 18 2010 7:10PM
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BootySpunk.
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No that thing is deadly to skiers...I tried it once today caught an edge and ski popped off halfway through the rail and I flew about 5 feet....That thing is dangerous.
Jan 18 2010 8:17PM
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Ben.
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i got it super well though on the old edgeless skis.
Jan 18 2010 8:44PM
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bibs_skibum
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damn dude. Makes me happy that ive stuck to the jumps then. They should move the side kink so i can hit that and jumps too
Jan 18 2010 8:45PM
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Caveman.
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Is it the corrugated tube they had last year? I loved that thing, free foot massage every run through the park.
Jan 18 2010 8:47PM
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Ben.
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that thing is sooooo fun.
Jan 18 2010 8:47PM
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BootySpunk.
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I love that side kink so much...so fun to hit and the new thing they have set up right now is insanely sick.
Jan 18 2010 9:08PM
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Ben.
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new thing?
Jan 18 2010 9:31PM
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Ben.
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so turns out i donnnt have to wear a sling, and i can ski if i take it easy. i just cant raise my arm above my head or fall on it, or it pops out and then i start tearing the ligaments again. bout 6 weeks till im back up to full i think
Jan 19 2010 6:29PM
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Dainsey
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o savage right?
i remember you
yeah that whole day was a blurr...fml
Jan 19 2010 7:03PM
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steezerampage
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thats a tough decision of when to ski again
Jan 19 2010 7:14PM
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