snow starved californians

A crew of five snow-starved stragglers from California voyaged north in search of winter. They found it at Big Sky on Wednesday in a big Montana way. Super friendly and welcoming locals, fresh cold snow, bluebird conditions, and nearly the whole mountain open stoked the travelers in a big way. Fog cleared as we rolled in, revealing a calm and clear day at Big Sky. First order of business was rolling up the tram, accessing Lone Peak, the sign-in required Big Couloir (bring your avy gear for the Big), and lots of alpine steeps. The snow was excellent off the top. So we took a few more laps from the summit, and gawked at the […]