[n_alabamaskier]

another thing to remember that out west that is a settled snow depth off of the trail in a wind protected area and no skiier traffic....in the east we measure on slope compaction for the base depths b/c most of the winter if we measured the snow depth off of the trail it would be bare dirt.

[teledave]

SkiCop wrote:
No dirt, no rocks, no grass = no problem.



All of the people bitchin' about rocks hear this, I NEVER go out West and don't come back without some big gouges from rocks (hopefully they aren't core shots), and I'm usually on a base of greater than 100". I've got 4 good ones (3 on one pair of skis and 1 one the other) to repair from last week, that's not counting the minor scrapes. That's what P-Tex was made for, I've never damaged my skis locally like I have on a base that was over 80". If you aren't trashing your gear, you aren't riding hard enough.

[admin]

Big sky does not get nearly as much snow as the other resorts spoken of.....and it can be rocky





but the guy who reports the snow depths can't really get away with cheating...cause the government has an official online snow gauge set up at mid mountain......everyone can read it and it keeps big skys reporting honest

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl- ... 7&state=MT

snow depth at mid mountain.....settled base.....56 inches today



Montana relies on its more northern location and high altitude to aid in snow preservation



as far as water density is concerned.....montana has traditionally very low water content......settles easier and and blows out of your hand like dust





you know sorta like the snow at cloudmont....



core shot 2 trips out of 5

[teledave]

That's what I'm talkin' about!

[admin]