Dr D Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Its easy to do providing we have enough interest to justify the expense. If only a few are interested we could go up later in the week when they are open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 howdy all braved the cold... wasnt too bad, warmed up a bit in the afternoon. still good snow but not much of it. still needs more snow which should happen wed, thur. having fun on my old crappy rock/pow board with softies. sunny blue skies made it feel a little warmer. still around zero degrees. chair 7 having issues and stopped running. good thing i did not get stuck down there. the tree that fell on a lift was the easy rider so no big lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 The snow is GREAT at Grand Targhee!! Sorry to hear the resort formerly known as "Big Mtn" is having wind and lack of snow issues! Thanks for the reports West! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 snowing like a son of a gun this morning:biggthump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Hazardous weather condition(s): Winter Storm Warning This Afternoon: Snow. High near 5. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Tonight: Snow. Low around -1. East wind 6 to 9 mph increasing to between 14 and 17 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible. Thursday: Snow. Temperature rising to near 0 by 11am, then falling to around -6 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a east northeast wind between 16 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible. Thursday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around -14. East northeast wind between 16 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -14. Northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 howdy all worked 2 hours then up to the big. over nite snow about 5 inches then today snowed all day big flakes in town. when i left for the big at 11am there was 5 inches in town, when i got back at 4pm there was 12 plus inches. the snow on the mtn was just as good. there was some great untracked pow with bush branches sticking out. still needs more but it was still a great pow day. again with the softies and rock board. got home and shovled a foot of lite fluffy snow. still more snow in the forcast. temp are to drop by saturday to zero degrees for the highs. not to cold and not to windy today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 first official swallowtail day of the season. Most excellent:biggthump I was even able to drop into the north bowl on my last run of the day. the chutes a full and winter is here. most of the front is still blowing off with the wind.:( shouldn't be to long though with the current forecast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 howdy all two days after all that pow groomed down made for some GREAT groomers. chair 2 was nice and firm, perfect carving snow. still has some rocks here and there. should have brought my hardboots but the rock board softies was carving just as hard. boarded from 10am till 2:30pm. sunday should be hardpack unless we get more snow. it was near zero degrees and sunny all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 howdy all two inches over groomed made for some soft conditions. things on the ground getting covered up, but still many rocks and sticks here and there. still on the rock board softies and having a blast on it. the legs are getting in shape and the muscle memory is remembering. still needs about four feet of snow to cover things up and be where it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 howdy all what a difference a day makes, no new snow, cold, humid, chair 2 got groomed but it only kicked up more rocks and crap. all front side was the same. snow got icey and hard packed. rode my fp 157 with softies made some nice turns but it was nasty horrible today. lite fog on the top side. more snow in the forcast. should have some new snow on christmas day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Carving Gooding Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Hi West thanks for the update. I hope Santa brings snow this year. The BMES is only four weeks away. Enjoy the holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 howdy all santa came thru... 6to8 inches of pow. good heavier snow. was a great day of pow riding, got there 9am and left 11:30am. still you do not want to go too far off piste and find hidden goodies. sholved 5 inches today and there is 4 inches at 1am dec 26, in town. more snow in the forcast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 12 inches in the last 24 hours 10 overnight. 80% chance of snow thru wednesday:eplus2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 howdy all another great powder day at least 8 inches. got the early stuff again and left early. lite snow all day. coverage is getting better but still needs two to three feet. alittle windy on top made it alittle chilly. here in town was around 30 degrees. more snow in the forcast for the next week. still on the rock/pow softies. cant wait to ride the hardboots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width=720 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=header vAlign=top align=left width=560>Reported on 12-29-2008 at 05:23 by Krista </TD><TD class=normal vAlign=top align=right width=160> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=720 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=normal vAlign=top align=left width=460> 10:30 Update: Well we can give props to our wonderful weathermen over at the National Weather Service because it began snowing at 8am on the dot and hasn't let up. With the heavy snow that came with our past squall we now have a great base for more of the fluffy stuff to fall upon. And on another happy note, I just received some info that has made me grin, ear to ear, Whitefish Mountain Resort has the deepest reported base in the state of Montana!!!! With all this snow coverage please be aware of Ski Patrol closures, they've been charging like madmen and we'd like to keep you safe and having fun. And we will be closing Chair 4 at noon today so if you haven't got your fill of the "4" better get up here soon. This last week was nothing short of amazing, 41 inches of powpow in the last 7 days and it's been predicted that there's more to come! Today the National Weather Service is calling for 100% chance of snow accumulating 5-9 inches and 100% chance of snow tonight as well with 3-7 inches of accumulation. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 howdy all first, yesterday was a warm soggy mess in town, i had to work, it snow and rained hard all day, but last night did not snow too much. so all the snow got groomed down to some nice soft groomers. as the big opened it started to snow, so soft groomers plus new snow and holiday crowds made it bumpy pretty quick, but the early stuff was great! it was my first day on the hardboots on a fp157 this board is too small for me so putting it away. snow coverage is almost there. still saw some small rocks on the cat track on eds run. forcast for the next week is snow every day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopetool Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Hi guys- I just moved from Portland, OR to Missoula. And I'll try to make it up there for the BMES. Maybe before and after too. I'm heading up to Montana Snowbowl tomorrow. Should be good. But I expect that the runs are better for race boards at BM than Snowbowl. I have'nt been to BM since the winter of 95'. I remember some great wide open groomers and sweet powder fields. My Donek may not get the attention it deserves until I get up there. Snowbowl is great but probably not as good for carving as BM. Anyway, I wanted to say hi. And let you all know I'm looking forward to meeting you some day and tearing it up. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Carving Gooding Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 BM such A great place to ride. Looking forwared to seeing you Ed. Do you carry A 2-way or cell phone? We need that New Year snow storm. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 howdy all i should have known better... no new overnight snow in town. big mtn snow report said 4 inches new, bull, perfect groomers. brought the softies, should brought the hardboots, would have been a great day of carving. next time i listen to me. mostly sunny day. the holiday crowd was too much, one of the busiest i have seen this year... chair 1 full to the end of the gates, chair 2 had 4 people on each chair. holiday madness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinpa Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Hey Slopetool! Welcome to Missoula! (I live about 25 miles south of town!) I worked at Snowbowl for 4 years... no, not very carving friendly, but there is some extreme terrain! I teach up at Lookout now if you ever get over that way, let me know! For now, I'm there on most Sundays and Mondays. Nice snow there and nice grooming too. Not very steep, but plenty steep and wide for me! I hope to make it to Big Mountain at some point, do you want to carpool for the day? Email me... Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 The report this morning said 4 inches in the last 24 hours. 24 " in the last 4 hrs is more like it. We are getting pounded! there is 18 inches + on the valley floor and no sign of stopping. I am calling it official we can no longer complain about a lack of snow. Over 70" since christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Carving Gooding Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Thanks Santa. Dr D Ill see you in 21 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boarderboy Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Use it well and in good health, Doc ... BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_ravens Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Well, pooh! :( I can't get time off for both BMES and SES, so.... I'm planning to head to CO (I'm already on the hook for SES housing.) I have a coupon for Whitefish: buy a 3-of-5 day lift ticket for the price of a 2 day ticket. Only good from 1/4/09 - 1/31/09. Free to a good home! So anyone heading to Whitefish, or any locals with a friend coming to town - email me your address and it's yours. And maybe next year BMES will fall on my days off, so I won't have to beg.... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 You don't have an email on your profile from what I can see.. email me at rthut at zoominternet dot net I'll send ya my address to mail it.. Thanks Shred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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