Member of the Month

PartyBullshiit
March, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Billings, MT

profile picture
MHW
Posts: 476 - Karma: 10
Hi all,
I may get a chance to spend a couple months this winter in Billings, MT. Just curious as to how far away any good mountains are from the city. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
THanks,
Max
Dec 1 2010 3:04AM
0 0
profile picture
Teese
Posts: 24 - Karma: 10
Well, Red Lodge is down there, but Ive never skied it, so I couldn't tell you much about it. Other than that, Bridger Bowl and Big Sky would probably be your best bets, but they are over by Bozeman, which is something like a 2-3 hour drive from Billings. Hope this helps
Dec 1 2010 12:07PM
0 0
profile picture
Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
There are definitely places I would pick over Billings. Like, a lot of places.

If you don't mind driving a lot to go skiing, it is possible to go out on weekends. Aside from that, expect a cold, bleak couple months--or get yourself some meth!
Dec 1 2010 12:45PM
0 0
profile picture
NWFlow
Posts: 1557 - Karma: 61
^^ Billings isn't that bad if you aren't a Bozeman snob. They have quite a bit of snow on the ground now so I bet you could find decent urban. Red Lodge is about an hour away and can be fun. They have some rails and jumps in the park by mid-season that are decent by montana standards. There is a bunch of steepish tree skiing and such when it snows, and, unlike the bozeman resorts, you can ski powder all day on a pow day -- not just until ten. NEver done any backcountry in the area, but the beartooths are right there so it can't be that bad.
Dec 1 2010 2:55PM
0 0
profile picture
Stan_Darsh
Posts: 3057 - Karma: 185
HA! i can ski pow at big sky for a week from one storm. you lose
Dec 1 2010 4:13PM
0 0
profile picture
CallMeAl
Posts: 609 - Karma: 89
Nope, no snow and tons of people at puny little Big Sky. That's why I ski there.
Dec 1 2010 4:17PM
0 0
profile picture
MHW
Posts: 476 - Karma: 10
Thanks for all the info. Billings isn't my first choice but it's for work so there's not much I can do about it. I have ridden Cooke City, Big Sky area, and once near Red Lodge in the summer. I think the whole state is sick and like someone pointed out, there's always meth! I appreciate all the help guys, thanks.
Max
Dec 1 2010 10:38PM
0 0
profile picture
Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
If you came back in the summer, the drive to Red Lodge or Cooke City is totally worth it, the Beartooths are beautiful.
Dec 1 2010 11:43PM
0 0
profile picture
drewishish
Posts: 3710 - Karma: 23
i prefer to forget that billings, and anything east of it, actually exist...
Dec 2 2010 12:50AM
0 0
profile picture
GotamaBCshredder
Posts: 5062 - Karma: 424
snob?


Its funny because I dont even have a job in the winter besides skiing.  snob is definitely a step above unemployeed lazy ski bum though. Thanks you sir!  And you can ski POW everday here SIR!



 
Dec 3 2010 10:48PM
0 0
profile picture
BootySpunk.
Posts: 8148 - Karma: 84
You are dumb Big Sky never gets snow and the wait line for the lift is easily over 20min on a pow day and everyone who skis there is an asshole.

;)
Dec 5 2010 1:14AM
0 0
profile picture
NWFlow
Posts: 1557 - Karma: 61
I live in Bozeman, just was trying to point out that Billings isnt bad at all if you don't want it to be. And yes, it seems that there is a "snobbish" attitude in Bozeman about "non-mountain towns", not saying you have it BCshredder, just that it seems like a bit of a prevalent attitude in town is all.
Dec 5 2010 6:58PM
0 0
profile picture
NWFlow
Posts: 1557 - Karma: 61
Just like people in Billings, Great Falls, Whitehall etc have to put up with meth jokes, Bozeman people should have to put up with snob jokes.
Dec 5 2010 6:59PM
0 0
profile picture
CallMeAl
Posts: 609 - Karma: 89
Meth-1
Snobs-0
Dec 5 2010 10:46PM
0 0
profile picture
montanan
Posts: 1787 - Karma: 1,346
yes it is very prevalent,
Dec 6 2010 11:57AM
0 0
profile picture
griz_lee
Posts: 483 - Karma: 647
all this hate on my home town is kinda lame. sure there isnt much to do in billings and the skiing isnt the best but red lodge can be really fun and sometimes it gets huge dumps. and billings is a decent town to live in and i enjoyed growing up there. besideds we just got done with a pretty epic urban trip to billings so ya quite hatting.
Dec 6 2010 3:29PM
0 0
profile picture
jeremy.g
Posts: 4931 - Karma: 459
this.
Dec 6 2010 6:43PM
0 0
profile picture
NWFlow
Posts: 1557 - Karma: 61
Exactly. Well put.
Dec 8 2010 11:20PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-4)