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Beeg Sky/MLB 2013-2014 thread

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Daph
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Cause we need one, amiright? This thread is for questions, stoke and all around tomfoolery. Have at it folks!

First order of business, closing day will be 4/20 this year. Jah smiles on us this glorious day.
Sep 17 2013 5:26PM
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Daph
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there are a ton of kids who love to hit urban around here. most of the ones I can think of aren't on NS, but if you get out and around you'll meet them. Next time it snows in bozeman I would go check out Lindley Park. There's a rail that gets hit pretty much every time there is snow in town and its a great place to meet fellow shredders.
Oct 16 2013 12:57PM
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jkauffman22
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Awesome! Thanks so much
Oct 16 2013 6:18PM
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Insomniac
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I can't post pictures because I'm on my iPhone..

But Big Sky set out the swifty 2.0 rails the other day! They all look new! Maybe a couple oldies.

Regardless, there's some nice new black metal to slide alllllll over.
Oct 17 2013 10:09AM
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Insomniac
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Someone help me out.

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Oct 17 2013 11:03PM
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Daph
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here you go
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Oct 17 2013 11:15PM
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406
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that a frame is sweet but too short, those are the same rails i do believe
Oct 18 2013 1:01PM
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snowedout
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Those arnt "opening day rails" just a random spot we where painting
Oct 18 2013 9:38PM
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Insomniac
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God I suck.
Oct 18 2013 9:44PM
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NWFlow
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So is there literally basically nowhere to live in big sky this winter? Fuck...
Oct 22 2013 2:40PM
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Daph
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housing up there is pretty limited. if you want to find a place you have to start looking EARLY. if you're dead set on the area, try finding something in bozeman. bit of a commute, but you'll have way better luck finding shit there than up in BS this time of year. But if I hear of anything up in BS I'll let you know
Oct 22 2013 2:53PM
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NWFlow
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Word. Yeah I am in Bozeman and just decided to move up there if possible. Does not look good at this point early.
Oct 22 2013 3:15PM
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Daph
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YEAAAA
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Oct 28 2013 1:04PM
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roddy116
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are they really gonna open on the 28th? thats so late.
Oct 28 2013 1:56PM
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Daph
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they open thanksgiving every year. sucks that turkey day is late as fuck this year, but what can ya do.
Oct 28 2013 2:09PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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They always open on thanksgiving. Which means sometimes they open on my birthday, and I pretend they are celebrating me popping out of a uterus, and the whole world gives thanks for it.
Oct 28 2013 2:10PM
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roddy116
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well... looks like I'm gonna have some long drive weekends for awhile.
Oct 28 2013 2:16PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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where else are you going?
Oct 28 2013 2:25PM
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roddy116
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probably just great divide, maybe ill get a friend and skip friday classes and drive to mt hood for a day.
Oct 28 2013 2:43PM
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Daph
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its a shorter drive to CO, just fyi. and there's a couple places open down there
Oct 28 2013 6:11PM
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roddy116
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its actually the same ( i looked up a bay and mt hood)
Oct 28 2013 6:26PM
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Daph
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I just did both of those drives in september, CO is way easier. speed limits in ID, WA and OR are usually 65 or lower. plus more acreage open in CO. But to each their own.
Oct 28 2013 6:40PM
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Kooky_Lukey
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This. Especially Oregon. Right after you cross the river it doesnt get above 65 and like half the time it was 55. It sucks.

Also, you cant pump your own gas in Oregon. Thought that was kinda strange
Oct 28 2013 8:20PM
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Daph
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I was so tripped out when I realized I couldn't pump my own gas there. Felt so weird just twiddling my thumbs in the car while someone else pumped it.
Oct 28 2013 11:42PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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why not just hike/tour? Plenty of good snow to be had in the north bridgers, tobacco roots, and Madisons already.
Oct 29 2013 12:56AM
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roddy116
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I went to the tobacco roots and it was amazing. I just really want to hit a park or something.
Oct 29 2013 1:12AM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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Ah, that might be an issue.
Oct 29 2013 1:32AM
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Daph
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you'll get enough park in CO, keystone opens this weekend, so between that, A bay and Loveland you'll have a myriad of features
Nov 1 2013 11:45AM
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Austin.ski
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Edit I made up at big sky this weekend.

Nov 11 2013 11:27PM
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Insomniac
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You guys shouldn't be there. You'e trespassing. I told you.
Nov 12 2013 10:24AM
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Insomniac
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PRESS RELEASE – BIG SKY RESORT


Contact: Sheila Chapman, PR Manager

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE schapman@bigskyresort.com 406-995-5765


TERRAIN PARK REBUILD BRINGS BETTER PROGRESSION

Big Sky, Mont. (November12, 2013 ) – It’s a philosophy within the freeskier and freerider

community that is being adopted by Big Sky Resort as they improve their terrain parks–

Progression. Big Sky has added a new beginner terrain park with smaller jumps, rails, and

boxes to help guests progress into their 16 new intermediate and advanced terrain park

features. With the addition of in the new Moonlight Basin area, Big Sky Resort will boast 9

terrain parks for the 2013-2014 winter season.


Progression is about starting small and building skills to move up to bigger and more advanced

features. Brand new this season is the Explorer Park which is a family friendly beginner terrain

park located under the Explorer chairlift. The features will be low level rails and boxes at 6

inches off the ground. Cup of Joe and Pony Park are two more beginner terrain park locations in

the Moonlight Basin area.


Big Sky Resort’s terrain crew has spent the summer building 16 new intermediate and

advanced features that will replace old and out of date features. These features can be found in

the main advance terrain park, Swifty, in the intermediate terrain park, Swifty 2.0, and the

advance Ambush jump line, featuring 3 large jumps off of the Ramcharger chairlift. Two more

intermediate terrain parks and the advanced Zero Gravity Terrain Park are in the Moonlight

Basin area, as well as, the Freestyle Forest, mimicked after natural features you’d find in the

woods from bent downed trees to boulder walls.


The Biggest Skiing in America ® now brings together 3 advanced, 3 intermediate, and 3

beginner terrain parks to offer a true progression of features for building freestyle skiing or riding

skills. Snowsports School provides terrain park lessons from beginner to advance to help skiers

and riders safely learn how to maneuver various features.
Nov 13 2013 1:49PM
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reverendwrong
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Please god don't tell me they intend on putting the jumps in the same place as last season. That was terrible, always in the shade so it was always buletproof, hard to see, and hard o judge speed.

Tear down that eyesore of a pipe and use the dirt to regrade and put the jumps there.
Nov 13 2013 2:03PM
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Parrish
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anybody know details about getting moonlight passes this. Is that 319 moonlight pass just a re-skinned big sky that I get at the big sky ticket office or can I pick it up on the moonlight side?
Nov 13 2013 2:06PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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If you bought a $319 college pass last year and haven't picked it up, I think you go pick it up at Big Sky.

Also, just an FYI, that $319 college pass is also a pass to Big Sky Monday-Thursday all season.

Nov 13 2013 2:28PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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very very very good to know....
Nov 13 2013 3:05PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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I know right? I was tempted to upgrade to the lone peak pass till I read that! Maybe I will buy a Bridger pass instead?
Nov 13 2013 3:10PM
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Parrish
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where did you read this?
Nov 13 2013 4:06PM
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Daph
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yea, I would also like to know this. From what I've heard, moonlight passholders just get access to Moonlight terrain, and Big Sky Gold, Silver and Bronze passholders just get access to Big Sky terrain (you have to upgrade to ski the moonlight side). There is nothing on their website that says anything about Moonlight passholders being able to ski BS on Mon-Thurs
Nov 13 2013 4:18PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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From the Big Sky website:

"Moonlight Pass Holders have Silver level benefits at other Boyne owned resorts"
Nov 13 2013 7:26PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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And for further clarification this is under the sister resort benefits:

Silver and Moonlight Pass

At Big Sky Resort:
Monday -Thursday Direct to Lift access at Big Sky Resort, MT 4,050 acres
$25 off daily window rate tickets when not direct to lift, $5 off early and late season window rate
15% discount at resort retail stores
25% off Saturday Adult Group Lessons
Lodging Discounts with Big Sky Central Reservations


Nov 13 2013 7:44PM
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Daph
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ah, ok, I see that now. Hell yea!! that's nice that they're allowing that.
Nov 13 2013 7:57PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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yup! cuz now I can get a comped Bridger pass and ski everything!
Nov 13 2013 8:15PM
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Parrish
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wait a sec, i bought a big sky card though......


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Nov 13 2013 9:15PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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bummer eh?
Nov 14 2013 12:46AM
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Insomniac
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I'm kinda pissed that all of these people will be on the dark side. I worked my ass off last winter to buy a Big Sky and Moonlight Pass at the end of the season for the good price. Now while I think getting a refund of $300 is cool, I do not like the fact that the bar has been lowered for everyone else. What I struggled to achieve has just become way easier.. Isn't that lame? Sorry. I know you don't care. But now Mon-Thurs the whole mtn will be open to pass holders and gapers alike. (granted BS pass holders won't be at Moonlight)

Shit's whack!
Nov 14 2013 11:49AM
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406
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wow
Nov 14 2013 12:52PM
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Parrish
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Anybody know the blackout dates for the silver pass?

^and to the guy ranting about how we are able to ski big sky as well. Big Sky pretty much ate a resort we bought a pass to in like April, I think its nice that they are giving up some benefits where most of us would be just fine skiing moonlight cause that is what they paid for. Bringing the fact that many of us might've been a bit worried for what would happen to varied aspects of moonlight with the big sky merge. Also Mon-Thur can't be made the most of by many college kids, I might be able to squeeze some monday skiing in along with maybe a day off or two but its nice to have the option.
Nov 14 2013 2:21PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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So you are saying people like me who have moonlight passes are gapers? that's cute.

Also, I know you feel like you are on some sort of high horse here, but why the fuck would you even buy both passes in the first place? The only reason I have ever had a Big Sky pass was because I worked up there or got a deal through some other job.

If you have enough free time to make a pass to Moonlight AND Big Sky worth the investment, you have enough time to work up there part time and get a free pass anyway. dumbass.
Nov 14 2013 2:22PM
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Aenigma
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Grab your box of manpons and go ski.
Nov 14 2013 5:17PM
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Insomniac
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You'd be included under pass holders I hope.

I bought both passes to ski the whole fucking mountain, duh. Back when the merger was all eventual hearsay.

I can't work for the mountain because I have dreads. End of story. Moonlight was an option to work, but I have a good enough job to buy both passes and ski every day, so fuck right off.

Now tell me what I should go do, and I'll tell you what you can go do.
Nov 15 2013 2:32AM
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reverendwrong
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Bullshit excuse, I have dreads and work for big sky.

People like you ruin skiing, its meant for everyone, from gapers, to ski bums, from racers to park rats, for freeheeler's and monoplankers alike. Anything that lowers the bar financially to get anyone out on the mountain, especially the biggest area in the country is a damn good thing for the sport. S0 enjoy you're fucking $300 refund and stop acting like a whiny little bitch.


"OMG I WORKED OH SO HARD AND SPENT ALL THIS MONEY ON MY PASS! NOW THE FUCKING PLEBEIANS CAN BUY A PASS TO BOTH MOUNTAINS AND SHARE THE STOKE OF SKIING THE BIGGEST FUCKING AREA IN THE COUNTRY! THIS ISN'T FAIR TO THOSE OF US WHO ARE HOLIER THAN THE GAPERS!"
Nov 15 2013 11:37AM
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