west carven Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 snowreport: fri nov 17, 2017 howdy all this morning huge flakes and dumping hard that looked so beautiful here in town. only accumulated to an inch and melted fast. forecast is more snow next week. so far it's looking good, but more is always better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 snowreport: tue nov 21, 2017 howdy all rained all day here in town yesterday and maybe at the summit as it was very warm with the pacific front pushing thru and bring up the warmer air. more rain in the next few days and warmer temps thru next week. here is a pic of the new chair 5 on the east rim, note how steep and the towers are on the tops of the rocky cliffs... no carving there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 snowreport: sat nov 25, 2017 howdy all well not the best week as we had warmer temps and rain even during the evening. all the snow here in town is gone and looking at the big the runs are showing grass again. forecast is colder temps and some snow next week. early November was so good for snow then this past week so bad. I think the backside will be ok and we will open with only chair 7 and chair 11 and download on chair 1. opening day is Thursday December 7... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 snowreport: mon dec 04, 2017 howdy all well, the last week and a half we had warmer temps and all the hope of a great early November snow fall dried up. it has been a little cooler, just enough to fire up the snow making machines and Saturday night thru Sunday snow some on the hill. the frontside is really thin, but but backside should be good to go. not too stoked with the conditions and will take it easy cause I am not in the best shape cause the last couple months I took it easy and didn't do too much. hoping I get in condition as the snow conditions gets better. forecast looks good with comfy temps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 snowreport: thu dec 07, 2017 howdy all opening day! finally! I knew what to expect and sure enough it was exactly as I expected. very thin coverage all around and only the backside was open, but with the new chair everybody was spread out and all the lifts was not too crowded. chair 7, chair 11, chair 5 and t-bar 2 was running. russ's street was closed by chair 5 so everyone had to download on chair 1 and only every third chair so they closed the backside at 2:30pm cause it would take awhile to download everyone. the early snow from November got settled down with the warm temps and made for some firm groomers. lots of pine tops sticking out on the runs with some rocks. the snow was perfect firm groomers and would hold an edge really good, but trying to avoid the pine tops like gates. it was lite fog on the summit and some sun poking thru on the backside, but the fog slowly moves down the frontside and starts to lightly snow as I left by 1:30pm. a high pressure is moving in and the inversion is setting up. should be warmer on the summit and the cold air trapped in the valley. today was fun and it was nice to make some turns again. the new chair 5 was fun and going up and seeing the rocky cliffs, at least you know where not to go. chair 5 is not a carving friendly area. forecast is cooler temps but no new snow all week... rode the amp5 softies from 9:30 till 1:30pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 We had an amazing start to the season, but it's kind of stalled the last couple of weeks. Sounds like it's the same for you guys. Fingers crossed that we get some more snow before Xmas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Carving Gooding Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Start the snow dance. The Bierstube Remodel – Completed In early 2017 Whitefish Mountain Resort entered a long-term lease agreement with Bierstube business owner, Scott McIntosh. As part of the agreement, the Bierstube received an exterior remodel including a new roof, windows, doors and siding. Additionally the Bierstube will have a new deck partially covered by a gable roof. While the exterior and new deck are the major improvements, some interior improvements will make customers more comfortable while maintaining the bar’s charm. The Bierstube’s exterior design was created by Montana Creative architecture + design, and Dow’s Construction completed the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 snowreport: sat dec 09, 2017 howdy all the inversion is here and it was sunny on the summit and the backside. on the summit you could see all the mountains all around and the clouds below looked like a huge lake. it was busy as it was the first weekend with all the weekend warriors. it has been cold enough to keep the snow nice and firm, but the coverage has been thin with lots of dips and rollers. the off groom powder is no more as everyone found their stashes. we really need more snow, but the forecast is no snow thru next week. rode with my nephew the first few hours till his buddies showed up then went exploring on my own. rode all the available lifts, chair 7, chair 5, chair 11 and t-bar 2. oh yeah! broke my back foot toe strap on the second run on chair 6, my old antique amp5 with 3 straps on the front foot only and 2 strap on the back foot cause the 3 strap high back broke last year. my first snowboard from 1995 and still a fun ride. it has become a tradition to ride it on the first few days till snow conditions improve. rode the toe strap with the broken ladder just barely hanging on. still made the most it and had a great day... rode the amp5 softies from 9 till 3pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Carving Gooding Posted December 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 Brought over from Lucid. The dates are correct. Shred and I arrive on the 24th and depart on the 3rd. Not riding on those days. WTF is just a name Shred and I call our vacation. I would love to see more carvers. Come for a day or stay the hole thing. Nothing organised do as you please. Besides chair #2 at 9 am and variable lunch times We do meet up for dinner and drinks some nights. Remember No affiliation with the resort. Its a fun trip with people who want too help promote carving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 snowreport: mon dec 11, 2017 howdy all took my time this morning cause I know what to expect, hardpack with powdered sugar on top. we really need some new snow. went all around exploring and had a fun day. the inversion is still here and should be out of here by the weekend with some snow. not much to report and we are all waiting for more snow. not much people on the hill... rode the amp5 softies from 10 till 3pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 snowreport: tue dec 12, 2017 howdy all today was much better than yesterday, yesterday a lot was not groomed, but today was much better. the snow was good chalky firm that is great for carving and the grooming is smoothing out the dips and rollers. we need at least three feet of snow to open the frontside. forecast is a little snow tomorrow and very little by the weekend. last year the week before Christmas it dumped huge every day and we had a great Christmas day pow, I hope we have a repeat. very lite crowds and there was no lift line on chair 7 all day. the mountain opens russ's street at the end of the day at 2:30pm which I did yesterday, but today I decided to download then did a bunch of runs on chair 6. chair 6 had the perfect snow for carving, but it is the bunny hill. today was a great carving day and I had a lot of fun on the hardboots... rode the fp157 from 9 till 3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 snowreport: sat dec 16, 2017 howdy all kinda nice day with some sun and clouds/fog moves thru now and then and on the chilly side. saw my nephew and his wife first thing in the morning so took it easy and enjoyed the morning then his friends came later in the day and we did a bunch of runs together. we mostly did chair 11 and chair 5 loops cause the weekend warriors filled the lines on chair 7. it was hard to link a few turns cause everyone is bombing the firm groomers and everyone stuffed in the backside. took it easy and tried to keep up with the kids. broke out my alp5 which is the second board I owned and the first time I put the hard plates on it, I had only used the 3strap as a softie carver, fun board. last time I rode it was maybe 10 plus years ago... rode the alp5 from 9 till 3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 Snow forecast looks good for the next few days, looks like you're in luck ... and right on Xmas too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 snowreport: mon dec 18, 2017 howdy all wow! just what we needed, a great pow day. a little warmer and humid and lite rain here in town, but it was dumping all day on the big. just about 8 inches of good quality pow and skied really better than I thought. rode mostly on the runs and a little off the sides cause its still thin coverage. got a little wet and felt cold as I had lunch then made a few more runs. heard yesterday was a really bad with rime on your goggles and chair 11 had a layer of ice on the chairs today. if it snows good tonight chair 2 may open tomorrow. forecast is more snow the next couple days then single digits by the weekend... this morning chair 1 opened late cause the resort doesn't have its act together to deal with a lot of snow... rode the 152wfs from 10 till 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Heard 2 was open today ... hope you got some laps on Ed's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 snowreport: tue dec 19, 2017 howdy all another great pow day! and it dumped good all day. chair 2 did not open at 9am and didn't open till later. mostly cruising the backside runs and a little off the sides. had lunch and took russ's street to check out chair 2, but it was not running so up to the top and backside. then just after 2pm they opened the frontside and did a few laps of some good deep pow runs on the rightside of ptarmigan bowl. still need more snow and tonight looks good for more then a cool down by the weekend. on my last run I saw chair 2 running so did a hellroaring run cause ed's didn't look so good. ed's should be good by the weekend with single digits temps. the mountain had a lot of issues and chair 5 wasn't running cause they were doing avalanche control, chair 1 opened late too. kinda frustrating morning, but it was a great pow day... rode the 152wfs from 10 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 snowreport: sat dec 23, 2017 howdy all wow! great groomers on ed's run and the very bottom stayed good all day, but ed's got chopped up by the end of the day. toni matt was a bit icy just past the bench. blue bird most of the day with some clouds rolling in and out about 1:30pm. should have brought the hardboots, but the softies was carving just as hard. temps was about 3-5 degrees with no wind and the sun made it feel warmer. ed's is good... what a great day... rode the 152wfs from 9 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 snowreport: mon dec 25, 2017 howdy all merry Christmas everyone! wow! what a great groomer day with blue sky sunshine and no lift lines. it was really cold at the summit when I took my break and the temp up there read -4 degrees. coming down toni matt was icy so I stayed on ed's all day cause the snow was much better and it was warmer. ed's was good in the morning, but there is a lot of dips and rollers and as it got chewed up later in the day it wasn't so good, but the very bottom stayed good. there were many times when I was the only person on ed's run. today was a perfect carving day and it stayed nice, looking south there was a dark cloud and looked like it was dumping hard and it stayed south. forecast is more snow Thursday and Friday and I took Friday off so it's looking good for a pow day. did not bother to go in the backside... rode the alp5 from 9 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 snowreport: tue dec 26, 2017 howdy all high overcast just over the big so visibility was ok with flat light and that kept the temps cold all morning. the cold temps kept the snow nice and grippy firm. we were excepting huge crowds, but it wasn't too bad as there was no lift line wait on chair 2 and chair 1. I stayed on ed's all day cause the snow was much better and it was warmer, but still I was cold, summit temps was 4 degrees. another great day lapping ed's. forecast is more snow on thu, fri, sat... tonight there was night skiing. rode the fp157 from 9 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 snowreport: fri dec 29, 2017 howdy all the big reported 10 inches overnight, but it was less than that. first run on toni matt was 5 inches over groom and second run on good medicine was deeper. went on the backside and I got stuck in my secret stash cause it was so deep, I had to walk out till I hit a traverse. the lines were huge on chair 1 and I need a better plan, heard people were lapping chair 4. the lift lines wasn't too bad after 12pm, but by then everything is chewed up. the summit house looked packed so I did not take my usual break. did a few more runs and called it early. forecast is a lot more snow tonight with high winds then not much on sunday. tomorrow should be crazy with the weekend warriors and all the tourist, it will be a huge powder day... took the day off today... was a little rimey... rode the amp5 from 9:30 till 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 snowreport: sat dec 30, 2017 howdy all another great powder day! the big reported 5 inches, but it seemed like more. today snow was better then yesterdays cream, it was nice and dry. again did not go to chair 2 at 9am, but waited on chair 1 till 9:30am and was rewarded a good run down toni matt. the lift lines seems to get better by noon as everyone goes to lunch, but by then everything is chewed up. another fun pow day... forecast is mostly sunny Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, so Monday and Tuesday looks like good groomers... dumped hard all day... again holiday madness huge crowds... rode the amp5 from 9:30 till 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 snowreport: mon jan 01, 2018 howdy all happy new year! I knew it was going to be a great carving day after yesterdays blue bird all day and no new snow. second day grooming and no new snow and cold temps made for some really nice grippy groomers. high overcast in the early morning then it clears with blue skies with a dark cloud just to the south. looked like the inversion was trying to set-up and the summit was clear skies and the clouds below. took my break then decided to go back down to chair 2 to avoid the huge crowds. chair 2 was in the cloud/fog level and it felt cold, but it was sunny early then the clouds moved in. got bumped up, but the very bottom of ed's stayed good. the main section of ed's still has a lot of dips and rollers and is kinda annoying. was a fun day and carved hard... rode the alp157 from 9 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 snowreport: tue jan 02, 2018 howdy all no new snow and 3rd day grooming with cold temps made for some really good groomers. the inversion is in place and the top of chair 2 was sunny and as soon as you start going down the cloud/fog level starts and lightly snowing all day. it was warmer on the summit than down low. the groomers was really good and you guys should have been here. the local kids are back in school, but still many Canadian families with kids. still kinda crowded, but much better than the past few days. a few more days and we should get our mountain back. forecast is a slight warm up by the weekend with some snow on Saturday. today was fun with the stiff burton wind boots and the coiler all mountain. rode the 165amt from 9 till 4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Gotta love the reporting!!! where else do you get such service....especially since he doesn't have any electricity... wait that's Kram... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pusbag Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 I also make my own electric too. Kram and others are coming over after our event nice is over the week before. Our winch cat grooming is the steepest in the USA probably to steep for montuckians. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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