Details Emerge in Avalanche Death of Idaho Skier Southwest Montana: The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (GNFAC) has released a report related to the avalanche skier death near Cooke City, Montana on December 11, 2016. Reminder, Chris Peterson, 55, of Ketchum, Idaho had been skiing with his 27-year-old son, Axel, from Bozeman, Montana when he was overtaken by an avalanche, buried beneath heavy snowpack, and sustained fatal injuries. Both experienced […] Avalanche Robin Azer | December 22, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: Shay Lee Sends It Like No Other In His Season Edit Shay Lee absolutely kills it in his season edit. There’s people that go huge in their season edit and then there is Shay. He is a Bozeman-based skier that has been at it since he was very young. It’s great to see all of his years of practice truly paying off. You are sure to be blown away by this […] Backcountry Chris Wallner | December 19, 2016 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warnings for the West | Up To 30″ of Snow In the Forecast A winter storm is about to smother the Western U.S. with snowfall today – Friday. Up to 30″ in forecasted in Wyoming. Mt. Bachelor, OR has received 45″ of snow in the past week and the forecast is calling for anywhere from 17-27″ of snow throughout today into tomorrow! Mt. Bachelor just opened the NORTHWEST terrain, as seen in the […] Weather Chris Wallner | December 14, 2016 0 Comments
Skier Triggered Avalanche Claims Life of Skier Near Cooke City, Montana [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/kc4ydOyfT1A”] Doug Chabot and Eric Knoff of the GNFAC investigate the scene of a fatal avalanche outside Cooke City on 11 December 2016. A skier triggered an avalanche, was caught and fully buried. The slide was 250′ vertical, 3′ deep and 80-150′ wide. The slope was a terrain trap of trees. A skier was killed in an avalanche […] Avalanche Robin Azer | December 14, 2016 2 Comments
Bridger Bowl, Bozeman, Montana Opens TOMORROW Friday Dec. 9 The folks around Bozeman are super stoked today because tomorrow, local hideout Bridger Bowl is opening for the season. Bridger is legendary for its steeps, blower powder and crisp bluebird days. Everything you’d expect from a big sky country ski area! OPENING DAY DETAILS: Lifts open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 24″ settled base. 36″ season total. All lifts on except […] Weather Sergei Poljak | December 8, 2016 0 Comments
No Cell Signal? No Problem: Beartooth Device Converts Phone to Walkie-Talkie Can you hear me now? Cell phone service on the mountain is notoriously spotty at best and flat-out nonexistent far too often. A company out of Bozeman, Montana, has a new devise to remedy the no-cell-service problem. Introducing the Beartooth. About the size of a deck of cards, this device works in conjunction with your smartphone, via a free app, […] Gear Review Robin Azer | December 7, 2016 0 Comments
2-3 FEET of Snow Forecasted For The Nothern Rockies And PNW Starting Thursday Through The Weekend According to Powderchasers, the PNW and Northern Rockies could see up to 2-3′ of snow starting Thursday through the weekend. This snow will be low density due to the cold air mass that is trapped in the Jet Stream in the Northwest this week. These storms will first hit the Sierra and bring warmer air along with them. Then, they […] Weather Chris Wallner | December 6, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: 4 Storms About To Smother The West In Snow Followed By Colder Weather According to Meteorologist Chris Tomer, there is an active storm track that consists of 4 potential storms that may dump snow on the western U.S. and make their way up the East Coast to drop some snow there as well.  The weather forecasts are also calling for colder temperatures, which should ensure that this precipitation will fall in the form of snow! […] Weather Chris Wallner | December 2, 2016 1 Comment
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