dredman

We had a great day of powder!!! 8-14 inches of new depending where you were. Not much of a carving day but still a blast. Tomorrow should groom up very nicely, the temps stayed pretty cool. Looking forward to the gang rallying for another round of fun!!

Johnasmo and I are headed from Whitefish to Big Sky for the weekend. BigDogDave and 2 Ravens may be joining us for Sat and Sunday. Looks like a fun weekend to be there. Anyone else joining us?

Hookers and blow....

We had a blast today!!! Hiked Warner 5 times... It was so nice!! No real carving conditions, but a super fun pow day!! We are off to Snowbowl!!

Johnasmo, skwallguy and I are on the road to ride Silver tomorrow!!

Gear to loan needed to be pushed down!

Montucky currently ranges from Montana, Idaho and Wyoming but is mostly located in the mountainous areas of those states. Montucky does not have political nor geographically defined boundaries, so you will not find it on a map. The typical rider from Montucky typically only stops for water/potty breaks and will always have pockets full of tasty treats that they inhale on the chair rides. They often wear bright colorful clothing (because bright clothes always have more pockets for snacks). You will always know if there are folks from Montucky on you local hill, you will distinctly hear the "Caw! Caw!! Caw!!!" or "Yeah!!!!" They also have a secret hand signal, but I just am not allowed to disclose that here. Cheers!

Wow! What a super fun day!!! We had a crazy fun (and silly) crew making the best of a well needed day of rest. Lots of "Yahoos!", "Yeah!s" and good silly cheer! The snow was deep and excitement was high! I must say that the Powder Queens: 2 Ravens (aka-Black Chicken of Death, aka-Kelly), Michelle (aka-Cinnamon Buns) and Angie (Hot Pink Pantster) showed a few of the boys just how to ride powder. I am thinking that those boys will be in the Women's Clinic next season! Thanks to the whole gang, for what was one of the most fun days of riding I have ever had. Yeah! Yeah!! Yeah!!! Seems like there is a bit of Montucky in each and everyone who joined us for the day! Long Live Montucky Carving!! Yeah! Caw Caw Caw!!

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Very nice work on the plate, so simple, efficient and visually stunning. The rest of the Montucky Trenchers are so thrilled to be sponsored by Pi. We will ride them with pride! We will show the world just what Pi technology can do at 2011 SES! Johnasmo and I tested our Pi Plates yesterday afternoon at WMR. Wow! They make firm icy conditions feel like you are floating on a sea of lemon meringue with the precision and control of a fighter jet. I love Pi!!!

Very nicely done!! You have definitely made it your own!! Looks like you had a magnificent day!!! Sleeping in late...laying it down...EVERYWHERE!!! I am so bummed that I had to miss SkES!!! NEXT YEAR!!! One big trip a year and I had to go and pick SES... I can not wait to see what tomorrow brings!!

I watched Skwallguy's runs on Sunday, he is the MAN!! The course was wicked icy/hard, the jumps about 6 feet tall to flat hard landings and the horses were FAST!!!! Great job!!

Nothing finer than the sweet Kelly Canyon topped off with Heise sulfur hot springs that does not wash off for days!! Looks like BDD is getting along very nicely with his new VSR!!! I hope SES is nearly as fun this year as SkES looks this year! I am bumming that I am missing SkES! Maybe next year!!

2 Ravens I am sorry but I will not be able to make it to the event this year. I wish you and the whole SkES gang a wonderful time! Say Hi! to Rabbit for me!!

Excellent groomers, Good visibility from mid to bottom, so Chair 2 was riding very nicely till noon... Then Toni Matt was riding very nicely from about 1/4 of the way down to the bottom. Hardly anyone braved the fog on Chair 1 so even in the afternoon Toni Matt was riding very nicely. At the "Frabert" (= screw-up of the week) in the Bierstube tonight, the ski patrol told a story from the week that involved a ski patroller with mittens that have safety strings on them... who stopped to take a wiz.... the fellow finished up his business and could not find his yellow pee hole in the snow... he continued to look around and his clothes were not wet....shrugged it off...then put on his mittens... Yep, filled it right up. The skies look clear tonight and the groomers are once again buffing out the snow for another day of fun. Tomorrow, visibility and conditions permitting will be a tribute the the Honorable Shred Groomer. Johnasmo will be riding the Violator 188 and I will be on the Das Amputator 201. The Das Amputator was built in 2001 by Donek and designed by Shred, while the Violator was built by Coiler in 2005 and also designed by Shred. Not sighted today was Big Canuk and crew?? You need bail? Cheers, dredman

Ahh... Actually a very fine carving day. Got a bit lumped up in the afternoon but was still riding good till last chair!! There was quite a large pack of riders spread all over the mountain. The only casuality that I know of was Dr.D breaking his binding rather severely. Tomorrow should be even better carving conditions if we do not get any snow tonight and the crowds should be non-existent! We last saw Shred in the Bierstube watching the football game... Tomorrow morning Chair 2 9:00...AM that is. Allee, hope you had a safe and uneventful ride home.

Ahh, day 1 of WTF.... HUGE CROWDS! SUNNY SKIES.... WAY TOO SOFT OF GROOMERS... But good times. The weather and temps are looking very favorable for tomorrow. The groomers are up and working right now. With the warmer temps during the day then cooling in the afternoon.... I am hoping for very nice firm groomers in the morning! (at least on the lower slopes) Till tomorrow!

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Even after several showers....I still smell of the hot springs.

Well Saturday was a carvers dream! Super nice groomers, not much traffic till late in the afternoon. BDD was looking excellent on his new Donek. Sunday gave us nearly a foot of delicious fluffy pow! The Black Chicken of Death even made a glorious appearance! We finished out the day soaking in Heise Hot Springs!! So BDD and I will be up on Wednesday! The hill opens at 12:30 so we will see you there!! BCOD (2 Ravens) get healthy and see you on Wednesday! James, come on over and see how we do it at the Canyon!! Kelly Canyon Style

Well BDD and I rode from 1 to 7...Excellent carving!! Had about 3 inches of fluff on really nice groomers, little to no traffic on the hill and huge smiles on our faces!! Saturday is the next session. 2 Ravens want to join us at sweet little Kelly's on Sunday? Cheers, dredman

BigDogDave and I will be rocking the Canyon tomorrow afternoon and evening. Come one and all if you want to join!! We will be there Saturday also...not sure on Sunday yet...Ghee???Snowking??? BlackChickenofDeath are you interested? Crack Addict how about you?

Montucky Militia will include... Johnasmo BigDogDave The Black Chicken of Death (2 Ravens) and myself!! Woo hoo!! See you all there!! (that was a warning)

As Fin once said "We do not make snowboards, we make snowboarding damper." Whats not to like about dampness?

Believe it or not.... This was the only picture that either Johnasmo or I took all weekend. Sunny, good groomers, good powder on Saturday. Sunny and good groomers on Sunday.... The entire Flathead valley was socked in with low clouds...But sunny and wonderful on the Big and no where else. Not too bad of a way to start the season!!