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Official Big Sky/ Moonlight thread

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steezerampage
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I'll be there from late December until closing day.  Interested to see what Moonlight does with their new park area now that the news of the death of big sky's ambush park has sunk in.  Anyway, who else is skiing at lone peak this winter.

Oct 28 2009 3:34PM
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.jesus.
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i'll be at big sky today hit me up if you see me
Apr 2 2010 9:53AM
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BootySpunk.
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I will be there also prolly skiing Challanger, Shedhorn, Triple, or the tram.

I'll prolly be skiing with Ben. and Bibs_skibum

and I am going up tomorrow and will prolly be skiing park.
Apr 2 2010 10:28AM
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steezerampage
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Headwaters Runoff Comp?

Heard a lot of talk about this, anyone know the details.  I think its Saturday the 3rd

Apr 2 2010 2:49PM
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steezerampage
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Sorry for the double post but whats the deal with the super lame spring bus schedule.  I thought they would be running more buses not less.  I heard that moonlight didn't pay or something and thats why it got cut back but thats just the word on the street.
Apr 2 2010 2:52PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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yea. and now its a two hour ride. not fun at all
Apr 2 2010 7:25PM
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Ben.
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yeah it blows. im afraid im not gonna make it on tomorrow, considering how full it normally is with a FULL size bus on weekends. and now its a tiny one.
Apr 2 2010 9:01PM
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Spacekroft
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looks like its gonna be an awesome day up there today! have fun everyone i get to sit at home and watch the snow fall till next year.
Apr 3 2010 10:31AM
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Ben.
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twas pretty darn good. windy as hell though in the morning, but got progressively better.

i also actually thought i was going to die in rice bowl today, i got some of the first tracks and the whole thing started to fracture, but only a couple inches deep. but i had a brief, OH GOD moment, where i thought i was gonna get dragged into the trees.
Apr 3 2010 9:20PM
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bibs_skibum
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the same thing happened to me and my buddies yesterday. We were going for shedhorn to dakota and this whole face above us spidered. Twas pretty damn scary
Apr 4 2010 1:15PM
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king.tubby
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that is sketchy. i guess when we get so much snow,on top of what had become total hardpack, there can be some instability. wear your beacon!
Apr 4 2010 1:25PM
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dowalibeast
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We were shooting at the Tram Jump today! The weather held for us and we got some bangers! Hoping for some more snow for another sesh...
Apr 4 2010 8:06PM
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Ben.
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true story. went OFF today. i only saw a couple hits but that thing was sick.
Apr 5 2010 12:24AM
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Ben.
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weirdest end of season ever. why couldnt it do this all winter?
Apr 6 2010 10:37AM
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BootySpunk.
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Because the weather Gods hate us :(
Apr 6 2010 10:56AM
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Steezyshred
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Coming out from Mn for closing weekend, Super Stoked for all this snow!
Apr 6 2010 1:59PM
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Ben.
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holy dude man. today was easily the best day ive had all season. one of the best days ever.
Apr 6 2010 7:47PM
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vinnyvan
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ya it was! didnt leave challenger after lunch. awesome snow for closing week. most fun ive had skiing pow.
Apr 6 2010 10:40PM
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steezerampage
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Best snow week of the year, only 3 days left, why does this always happen
Apr 8 2010 7:31PM
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Ben.
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today sucked. nothing was open because of wind.
Apr 8 2010 8:53PM
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bibs_skibum
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well i sure hope tomorrow is better
Apr 9 2010 12:56AM
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Ben.
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yeah except there will be no snow left off the tram. itll all be about 40 miles north of there hahaha
Apr 9 2010 1:06AM
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Spacekroft
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im so stoked for pond skim tomorrow i cant ski but ill be up there drinking and watching everyone eat shit!!
Apr 9 2010 11:05AM
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montanan
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gona be a sick closing weekened! moonlight till 4, then its pond skim time fellas
Apr 9 2010 11:23AM
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Ben.
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i fully plan to also sit around at watch the carnage.
Apr 9 2010 11:25AM
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montanan
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pond skim was pretty epic, front flip to steeze was baller.
Apr 11 2010 2:44AM
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Ben.
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and goodbye to another big sky season. possibly my last, i may be getting a moonlight pass next year with the mass exodus of the bs park crew.

big sky is all well and good if we have a good snow year, but if its as crappy as this year i want to have park when theres nothing else. idk what im gonna do yet.
Apr 11 2010 9:31PM
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bibs_skibum
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its been a fun season big sky :) I'll see you again in november, perhaps maybe i'll even see a lone peak pass in november
Apr 11 2010 10:06PM
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*LiNeLover*
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Im going for a ML pass next year. Hardly used my BS pass kinda unfortunate, but i got god use out of it when the snow was good. Tram runs were so fun!


Apr 13 2010 6:46PM
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Ben.
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thats the debate im having. i want to have a park, but you really cant beat big sky for terrain on pow days, between the tram, shredhorn, and challenger
Apr 13 2010 7:00PM
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jensen
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fun season, not the greatest for snow but moonlight showed everyone whats up with their jibs! here's a little edit from a couple days over there....



Apr 18 2010 11:36PM
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steezerampage
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So LP, as in https://newschoolers.com/web/content/viewvideo/id/288015/ skis moonlight, or do they just have the same name?

May 16 2010 11:55PM
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Ben.
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bump adump dump. im hearing rumors tyrel is still coming back to do big sky park crew this year? anyone confirm or deny? still trying to sort out where im gonna get a pass.
Sep 11 2010 3:02PM
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bigkicker
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You are correct
Sep 12 2010 11:34AM
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Ben.
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word? i though they were all leaving this year.

i also heard something about dirt pushing for jumps. is ambush coming back? or is this in swifty
Sep 12 2010 2:32PM
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.jon
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yup they pushed dirt for jumps on swifty, according to the big sky rep at catapalooza
Sep 12 2010 3:58PM
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jeremy.g
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oooh. nice.
Sep 12 2010 4:13PM
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CallMeAl
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Good, hopefully the park will have some decent hits this year. Park crew definitely did a good job with what they were given last year, but damn.
Sep 13 2010 8:31PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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I'm skiing Big Sky and I could not be more stoked.
Sep 15 2010 1:09AM
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bigkicker
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Sep 15 2010 4:59PM
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CallMeAl
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^giggity
Sep 16 2010 10:47PM
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Ben.
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awesome. thanks dude. you back on park crew at BS again this year?
Sep 16 2010 10:58PM
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*LiNeLover*
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weak. I wish ambush was coming back : (
o well!
Sep 17 2010 2:58AM
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Yung_Gnarley
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skiing big sky hannah?
Sep 17 2010 4:07PM
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*LiNeLover*
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I would get a pass there if ambush was going to be back in action..
Sep 17 2010 6:46PM
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B-Har406
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Why waste time with pushing jumps in swifty?? Props for trying to get something half way decent going. Hope it works out!
Sep 17 2010 7:28PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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ambush?
Sep 18 2010 3:05AM
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*LiNeLover*
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it was the location of the main park. not the mini park....
Sep 18 2010 3:15AM
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Yung_Gnarley
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just ski big sky!
Sep 18 2010 3:19PM
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Ben.
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truth. sure moonlight might have a better park

but big sky has shredhorn, the tram, challenger, all the awesome non park terrain
Sep 18 2010 4:01PM
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jensen
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that zaugg and ditch at big sky sure do look pretty. they get rid of ambush for budget cuts but leave a $100,000 piece of equipment sitting at the bottom of the mounting to deteriorate. that makes sense. durr lets stop making the only halfpipe in montana but keep all the equipment for it.

also... moonlight has lone tree, iron horse, and headwaters. all sick terrain. plus a park that puts big sky to shame. AND their pass is over $200 cheaper.
Sep 18 2010 4:22PM
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