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Big Sky + Moonlight Basin = One resort

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Byron_tha_gr8
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http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/economy/article_2547e9ba-0564-11e3-93f5-001a4bcf887a.html

well, it gets rid of the cheapest college pass in the region, but JESUS. 5,700 acres and over 4000 vert.
Aug 15 2013 11:52AM
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eheath
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Damn, I knew moonlight would get bought one day. Definitely a good thing IMO and maybe since they'll have such a huge mountain with even more potential for profit their college pass will be the same price or cheaper (BS of course, not moonlight).
Aug 15 2013 12:19PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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I'm so so glad I bought a $319 Moonlight pass for this season
Aug 15 2013 12:43PM
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Jessie406
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NO WAY! now the North Snowfield is gonna get signed up for and skied out so fast! i dislike that merge
Aug 15 2013 1:05PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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first thing i thought. Same with the headwaters, waayyyy more people will come over from big sky and tear them apart.
Aug 15 2013 2:08PM
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Jessie406
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yea i hate that... unless ticket prices go up a lot... then maybe less people will be there.... guess its the rat race at 8 to get a spot in the snowfield
Aug 15 2013 2:18PM
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skiierman
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pretty sure this was mentioned at least 4 years ago...
Aug 15 2013 7:00PM
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homestar
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Damn that's gonna be pretty huge.
Aug 15 2013 7:03PM
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eheath
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Shut up scott, moonlight and big sky have been partners since 2006 but this is the first time they have acquired moonlight in a purchase.
Aug 15 2013 7:07PM
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skiierman
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Hey calm down, BRO. Blame freeskier's resort guide. It's their fucking fault.
Aug 15 2013 7:12PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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or your inability to read it.
Aug 15 2013 7:36PM
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AwR
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just a matter of time.
Aug 15 2013 7:52PM
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skiierman
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Nope, specifically mentioned them merging which would technically create the resort with the most ski-able terrain of any North American resort.
Aug 15 2013 8:03PM
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caucasian_chad
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So, if I buy a Moonlight Basin pass now, will it be valid at both resorts?
Aug 15 2013 8:54PM
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Bozite
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good bye 100$ passes for kids with a 3.0 gpa or higher... hello 600 dollar season passes
Aug 16 2013 12:40PM
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Daph
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pretty sure that's referring to the "biggest skiing in america" ticket which has been in existence for a few years and combines big sky and moonlight for a higher price


all I can say is I'm pumped to ski moonlight for free as well. and to see some of the moonlight kids on swifty.
Aug 16 2013 12:55PM
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250r
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5,700 acres is a good amount less than whistler's 8,100....
Aug 16 2013 3:42PM
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eheath
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You're taking this so far past reality scott, they released a special ticket/season pass you could buy that accessed both resorts "technically" creating the largest skiing in the USA (note whistler is larger at ~8k acres). This current news is bigsky actually buying moonlight, so when you buy a BS pass, you can ski all the way back to moonlights terrain.

Now the real question is, who's gonna ski every lift in one day, drinking a beer on every lift? haha
Aug 16 2013 3:45PM
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Daph
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the underground all lift race just got 10x gnarlier. and they can barely get all of big sky's lifts in a day. this'll be fun
Aug 16 2013 3:48PM
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IDMT_BC024
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Nooooo why did I buy I Bridger pass?
Fuck this is going to make BS a lot sicker.
Aug 16 2013 3:52PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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Challenge accepted!
Aug 16 2013 3:56PM
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eheath
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I'd suggest the tram first, follow closely by challenger.
Aug 16 2013 4:04PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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23 lifts=23 beers=276 ounces=2.156 gallons
@ 4.2% for coors light. (of course) thats 11.592 ounces of alchol. OR ~15.456 shots of 100 proof alcohol
from 9 to 4 (7 hours)
3.28 beers/hr

yea... its do-able ;)
Aug 16 2013 4:07PM
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Daph
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nerd
Aug 16 2013 4:12PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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its so much easier at bridger
Aug 16 2013 4:13PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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the biggest draw to bridger is how much quality terrain you can ski. You can go for a few hours between classes or work, and while big sky has better tram accessed terrain, i would say bridger has more acres of terrain worth skiing. Big Light Basin (tm) is going to be sick, but bridger is just as much fun. I always say Big Sky on a pow day, Bridger for the next week after.
Aug 16 2013 4:17PM
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Daph
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which makes it less gnar, bro.

i worked the day of last year's race at BS and holy shit those dirtbags don't fuck around. angry daphne was about to go medieval on some fuckers when their shenanigans interfered w my ability to run swifty
Aug 16 2013 4:19PM
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bigkicker
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I think this is a good thing for the town of Big Sky. It sounds like if you have purchased a Moonlight pass already, it will still work for just moonlight. You will have the option to upgrade it to include big sky for the cheapest price ever. They also purchased Spanish Peaks. Boyne will run the mountain operations of everything while Cross Harbor who owns the YC will manage the golf courses and real estate.
Aug 16 2013 4:42PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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Which is why you play the revised version. You must down a small flask of Evan Williams every ride. Eventually you should be too drunk to see.
Aug 16 2013 4:43PM
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eheath
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Damn thats pretty cool, now if only YC ski area was included..
Aug 16 2013 4:46PM
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HamFaceGirl
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I saw this! I think its nothing but good for Big Sky. I've been going there for a week the past few years and it's just unreal the size of it alone, and then add on Moonlight and it'll get crazy. Big Sky rocks!
Aug 16 2013 5:31PM
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skiierman
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Like I said, blame Freeskier... money-grubbing whores and liars. My memory is sharp as a fucking tack.
Aug 16 2013 6:34PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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yah your just straight up wrong bud.


this actually sucks, moonlight was always super chill and laid back. If they take out the moonlight park that wou;ld blow...is big skys park crew running that shit? I fucking hope not.
Aug 16 2013 6:44PM
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eheath
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I'd hope they run it like whistler/blackcomb where each area has a park. Just because bigsky bought moonlight doesn't mean all the staff is fired...
Aug 16 2013 6:49PM
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last_tango
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Boyne needs to slow the fuck down with buying shit or they are going to go belly up like american ski company did.
Aug 16 2013 11:16PM
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eheath
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I'm sure Boyne did their research...
Aug 16 2013 11:45PM
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MikeWeinerONE
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This is still pretty cool. It seems as if these mega-resorts are the thing of the future. Squallypine (Squaw + Alpine) is still larger with over 6,000 skiable acres though.i This will also increase in the coming years when the property in between known as Whitewolf becomes part of the resort (in some capacity) as well.
Aug 17 2013 12:15AM
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