Staying high cause the rivers are all blown the fuck out, who cares fishing is for grandpas. summer ski season is shaping up quite nicely. the runnels are forming, cornices are breaking, and the sun cups should be knee deep soon enough.
Set out with low expectations as we were hiking thru 50 mph winds. This was the only zone that didn't get completely wind smashed. So fun sending with the crew.
No biblical storms around here in west central Montana, but cold temps, small crowds, and consistent snow has kept things legit.
This past winter was full of shitty days. Here are a couple shots from the less shitty of the days. Skiing rules.
one of those magical days. Big mountain on saturday was the best snow Ive skied in a minute. Dusty!
Extreme gnar soft shell skiing is about being super dialed. That means getting to the trailhead by lunch, wearing silly hats, eating shit flavored elk infused bars, and letting everyone know that you are sooooooooo Dynafit.
First realish day of skiing in a long time. Hopefully its a huge winter!! dad airs for life!
hiked up hillz and skied decent snow and some variable weird snow. Really fun to get some sun and good cardio for my fat ass.
The Going to the Fun road opened in GNP. We tooled around and did a lot of short fun laps. We even had a chance encounter with a newschoolers celebrity.
skiing, blue skies, busch light in camo cans, surly hunters, new friends, bonfires, wolf tracks, and chainsaws. Quintessential Montana.
Skiing corn in november is fun, but confusing. Snow is in the forescast. Come on winter!!
Dad turn bonanza practicing for the powder 8 championships with TJ.
still lots of jolly good times to be had in western Montana, you just gotta be willing to get really high.
Had wednesday off from work for Veteran's Day. Skied some pow. More snow in the forecast!!!!
Mini storm delivers a fun day for my friends and I. Still waiting for our first large storm.
some stuff from our last decent dust on crust storm a couple weeks ago. Temps hitting 60 this week things are gonna get weird.
tuesday at lolo pass was slow and floaty. a pillowy dreamworld.
Its crunch time. I have to join society again soon and the snowpack is bleeding away rapidly. So we rallied north to Glacier National Park's east side to look for some wintry turns and get out of the rain. Turns out they are hurting for snow too, but we found some fun. Can't wait to come back here during a normal winter.
Had a party for the baby jesus at The Downing Mountain Lodge. some wise men brought that loud. Then it snowed, so we made angry dad turns.
The snowpack has settled out and allowed for exploration beyond snowbowl's boundaries. Lots of fun revisiting old lines and looking for new ones wit da boice...
got weird in the spanish peaks. Got me stoked for spring/summer couloir hunting!!
Toured a little bit last week and found some decent stuff that was not sun/wind fukked. Corn skiing has now taken over with no storms on the horizon.
The lifts have stopped turning at the bowl. Time to start exploring! Kicking it off with a Missoula classic in perfect bluebird pow, good ole Stuart peak. So happy my knee is holding up! lots of spring missions ahead.
Thanks to all that gave us truck rides and snowmobile bumps. Great times exploring the roadside attractions of beartooth pass. Cant wait to go back and rally some tbar laps at the basin and do some more poking around. RIP transfer case.
doing summertime things to numb my brain until shred season
