November 20, 2010 Just about everyone you talk to around here will tell you that you need to have a winter hobby living here. I get it, it's a long winter season and embracing the outdoors rather than hibernating makes for a much more interesting life
We tallied up all the new snow and it looks impressive. 20+ inches of dense snow in the mountains. There's a settled base of almost 30 inches which is mighty nice for this time of year. We've already heard of a few avalanches near Frazier Lake and Sacajawea Peak in the Bridgers, but these involved new snow. In other words, the slides are not breaking at the ground. So far so good. A solid base of hard snow bodes well for the winter. Chilly temps near zero are forecasted for the weekend, so we'll have to wait and see what changes that brings to the snow pack. Stay tuned...
November 16, 2010 I got the email from the horse's mouth this afternoon (Big Sky Marketing Department, that is) so you know it's true....Big Sky Resort is set to open their ski season on Thanksgiving Day. Here's EXACTLY what they said:
November 15, 2010 I know it's early season and all, but it's never too early to learn how to safe your own butt when you're in the backcountry. We're very lucky here in Bozeman to be home of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center
November 8, 2010 Well our first winter weather advisory was no joke. After the unseasonably warm last couple of months (and record high temperatures just a few days ago), I wasn't sure just how much we could trust it.
