We are a fanatical bunch, here in Bozeman. July is not ski season, by any stretch of the imagination. Yet when my girlfriend and I hiked up Sacagawea on July 5th to make some summer turns, there were probably more skiers up there than any day in the winter. Every last swatch of dirty, sun-pocked [...]
The other day I rode up Sypes Canyon on my mountain bike. It’s a fun out-and-back ride just outside of Bozeman, on the West side of the Bridgers. I recommend it if you are short on time and need a punishing hill climb. Like most trails (except the new Leveritch one) you just need to [...]
All winter I’ve been eyeing this prominent and totally rad line on Saddle. You can see it perfectly each lift ride up Schlasmans, calling to you… well I finally skied it with a couple of buddies. This actually happened a while ago - during the Jan and Feb dry spell, while my back was hurt [...]
Unfortunately, as I skied alone mostly the past two days and forgot my camera for one of them (today), I don’t have very good photo documentation of this Bridger pow-fest. But trust me - it was a good, old fashioned pow-fest. 17″+! Face shots, cliff hucks, the whole deal.
On Thursday (”day one”) the Ridge was [...]
