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Early Season Skiing | Oronaut

Cold day with thin coverage on Mount Ellis

December 20th, 2008

A large mass of arctic air came down over Bozeman last week, bringing bone-chilling -20F weather. I was nursing a cold that week so, combined with the cold, I laid low. At last my health returned and the weather was getting warmer (ish) so I set out for a tour on Saturday. I imagine I’ll [...]

Bridger Pow

December 4th, 2008

So, I hit Bridger again today, this time partly to check out Schlasmans up close and personal. There was still a foot of fluffy powder, and it was still mostly unaffected by the wind. And today, it was sunny. :)

Winter Returns

December 3rd, 2008

So, it seems winter has returned. w00t w00t!! It started snowing on Tuesday (the day I had to drive to Billings, of course). After trying everyone I knew that night, the only people I found who were heading up to Bridger to check out the pow were leaving at 6AM. I wanted to go though, [...]

Early season turns near Hardscrabble

November 16th, 2008

Stoked on getting some skiing in on Friday, I went out in search of more turns on Saturday. This time we were a little more ambitious, heading up towards Sacajawea instead of just Bridger Bowl. Although our group might have been as big as six Steve and I were joined only by Alfred… and those [...]