Notes from the Wall

Captain Nemo’s friends and relations will not be surprised that Captain Nemo saw his shadow today and scampered right back into his hole to brace for six more weeks of winter. As a side note, I skied a foot of new powder today. Captain Nemo’s prognostication suggests there is more of that to come! Once [...]

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  This is how I remember Montana as a kid. Mike standing next to a plowed snowcut near the top of the Beartooth Pass. To read more about our ski trip and see ski photos

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We keep getting snow. This weekend (April 5th) it snowed two feet in the Bridger Range. Made for amazing skiing, but really, almost every day has been amazing skiing. We’ve had 381 inches of snowfall, and the settled base at Bridger Bowl is 112 inches. This means great coverage, most of the steep lines are [...]

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During Christmas of 2004 my local ski area, Bridger Bowl got 71 inches of snow overnight. They did not manage to open the ski hill the next day, and another two feet of snow fell. Amazing skiing, for those who could stay upright. The next day, another foot of snow fell, but they managed to [...]

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Here in Bozeman, Groundhog day is far too important to leave to some loser Groundhog named Punxsutawny Phil from Pennsylvania who not only doesn’t give a shit about skiing, but probably has never skied. So, we take no chances. Every February 2 Captain Nemo comes out of his hole and sees his shadow. Always. Captain [...]

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