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Yung_Gnarley
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Post in here whether you're an incoming freshman like me or someone already attending. Let's get some networking going! Maybe post up where your dorm is and where you plan to ski also.

Langford (dammit)
and I plan skiing Moonlight Basin and maybe Bridger Bowl.

GO.
Jun 12 2010 6:34PM
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jeremy.g
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i saw this today. how does buying a college pass work? do you need id to buy it in the first place? or just when you pick it up? cause i will be freshman at msu next year and it would be awesome if i could get that rate.
Mar 9 2011 11:17PM
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.jon
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just when you pick it up. all i had to do was show the guy a printout of my schedule, but he didn't even look at it for long enough to know it was more than a bit of blue text on a piece of paper.
Mar 9 2011 11:24PM
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bibs_skibum
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exactly, so you could totally hop on that screaming deal now and then pick up the pass next year for super cheap. You wouldnt be able to use it for april skiing of this year since you wouldn't have an MSU id or schedule yet, but you'd be fine for picking it up next year
Mar 9 2011 11:27PM
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jeremy.g
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oh hell ya. sweet.
Mar 9 2011 11:52PM
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NWPA
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Shit I better scrap up some money for that pass. How much is it usually?
Mar 10 2011 1:57AM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Like 700 hahaha
Mar 10 2011 1:58AM
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Ben.
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try 850
Mar 10 2011 2:46PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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I was under 19 this year so it was cheaper. But yeah, 850 is what it usually is. Craziness.
Mar 10 2011 4:50PM
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Daph
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Ugh I want a Big Sky pass. I'm so sick of just skiing Bridger.
Mar 10 2011 7:23PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 105
DO IT! The best part about Big Sky/Moonlight? The pow is still there 4-5 days after a storm. (if you know where to look)
Mar 10 2011 7:32PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 105
Unless there is a dramatic change in weather, we are in for a deeeep Spring break!
Mar 10 2011 8:05PM
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BootySpunk.
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Do it!!!

It is like the same price as a Bridger pass right now. And you get to ski the entire month of April at Big Sky also...So you will get like 2 more weeks of skiing since Bridger closes 2 weeks before Big Sky this year.
Mar 10 2011 8:26PM
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funk.
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Come down to the filler tonight! Kitchen dwellers havin a lil hoe down we got our first real show!

Seriously though come check out some good ol jammy bluegrass
Mar 11 2011 6:52PM
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funk.
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That would be tomorrow saturday night** Flatt chedder's playing tonight as well though!
Mar 11 2011 6:53PM
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Daph
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I think I suckered my dad into getting me a big sky pass. Awwwwww yeaaaaaaaaa
Mar 11 2011 8:52PM
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BootySpunk.
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JEAA
Mar 11 2011 9:10PM
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Ben.
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I have a feeling with the new college pass were gonna see a lot of kids move over. Its only like 40 bucks more now for big sky than bridger, for a lot more terrain.
Mar 12 2011 12:41AM
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ajax
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haha and a lot more driving
Mar 12 2011 4:42AM
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Daph
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Hah, compared to what I'm used to back home, 40 minutes is nothing.
Mar 12 2011 10:49AM
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Ben.
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compared to bridger sure, but i think people in bozo forget how good they have it. 45 mins or so to big sky is not shabby at alllll

and please no one try and turn this into a bridger vs big sky thing. bridger is awesome too, i just personally prefer big sky.
Mar 12 2011 6:18PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 105
dude, take the bus. You pay 2 bucks, and you get to nap.
Mar 12 2011 9:18PM
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bibs_skibum
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I think people have such strong alliences to Bridger or big sky already that the pass price won't drive too many people over
Mar 15 2011 8:14PM
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TinyTigers
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true. maybe some moonlight kids dont care too much but most bridger riders cant stand big sky and vice-versa
Mar 16 2011 2:08AM
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*LiNeLover*
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haha ha so silly!
Mar 16 2011 5:02AM
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cottage_steeze
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just got my tentative room assignment for next year: roskie 223a
Mar 16 2011 11:42PM
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jeremy.g
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fifth floor?
Mar 16 2011 11:52PM
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cottage_steeze
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i have no idea ha whatever floor 223a is on
Mar 17 2011 12:35AM
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jeremy.g
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oh wait im retarded. thats the second.
Mar 17 2011 12:41AM
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Yung_Gnarley
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haha DURR
Mar 17 2011 12:55AM
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jeremy.g
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hopefully i will go to college and lurn real gud. maybe i will figure out how to count
Mar 17 2011 1:21AM
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NWPA
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Anybody looking for a roomie for next year? Im in roskie
Mar 20 2011 11:47PM
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jeremy.g
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im in roskie as well. i might be
Mar 20 2011 11:52PM
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marley-skis
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gahhh k so i have the option to go to MSU this fall OR Westminster in Utah.
i live in MT already so in-state makes it cheaper, its closer to my hometown, i heard the academics are good, and the skiing is legit (probably will ride bigsky). BUT utah has better park skiing which i like, GREAT academics, more people, and the SLC has more things to do... Its such a hard decision. any input?
Mar 21 2011 12:56AM
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BootySpunk.
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Don't come to Montana to ski park...but if that is involved in your decision Big Sky has a decent park every year but Moonlight usually kills it on the park scene. But Bozeman can be pretty boring if you are under 21. Also it depends if you like a small town vibe that Bozeman has or like the city feel of SLC.
Mar 21 2011 1:01AM
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Daph
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We don't have mormons. Plus you're female, and the guy/girl ratio will work out well in your favor. I know I always bring that up, but damn, its a beautiful thing.
Mar 21 2011 1:16AM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Jeremy and Ian. You guys should be roommates. You'd get along.
Mar 21 2011 3:13AM
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Jgombasy
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freshman this fall living in roskie 622B
it'd be dope if my room mate was on here. Or any NS'ers were on 6th floor
Mar 21 2011 6:05PM
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NWPA
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I think we are
Mar 21 2011 7:15PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 105
So if you guys didn't skip school today, you really should have. Dakota, Shedhorn, Triple, and the tram were all closed yesterday, and today was not too busy. Lets just say there was pow pow on and around my face till closing.
Mar 24 2011 12:56AM
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.jon
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Damnit. I was out there on Tuesday and got some fresh tracks on Challenger, but would have killed for first tracks down Dictator's. Oh well... I'm sure there'll be some left tomorrow.
Mar 24 2011 1:04AM
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Mt_Baker_Man
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 105
Try for the BIG tomorrow. Everything facing south (wave wall, sheddy, liberty, dakota, A-Z) is pretty heavy. The sun did some damage. But the big, and the headwaters are still prime. And everything in the thicker trees.
Mar 24 2011 1:21AM
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.jon
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Unfortunately haven't skied the big before... How does the top half of the big compare in steepness to the wave wall? The few A-Z's I've hit were surprisingly mellow compared to what I was expecting, so that's (the wave wall) probably the steepest I've skied.
Mar 24 2011 1:26AM
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Mt_Baker_Man
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 105
The Big is only challenging because it is high risk. The skiing itself is not very hard. As far as steepness goes, its steeper than the Wave wall, and most of the A-Z chutes, but not by much. But you also have to have Avy gear and a partner, and if you are not on first tram, you might not get a time slot.

The Wave wall will probably be decent, but I heard the gullies were a little scoured, and the A-Z chutes stayed almost untracked all day (the uppers anyway) so they are probably still good too. But since its Big Sky, the snow might have all blown to Moonlight, or you might get a fresh 2 feet.

Have fun!
Mar 24 2011 1:49AM
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.jon
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Thanks for the help man. Hopefully I can step up to it sometime before the end of the season. But what can I say... I'm just a transplanted Minnesotan freestlyle coach haha. I've got the avy gear and knew about the partner system but wasn't aware of the time slots. Looks like the A-Z's might be the way to go for tomorrow.
Mar 24 2011 1:53AM
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