NO NEW SNOW FOR 48 HOURS
MID MOUNTIAN BASE DEPTH AT LOBO 24.4"
Good morning skiers and snowboarders, this is Mario with your SnoFax report for Sunday, December 1st, 2024. Yesterdays clouds brought some unexpected flurries and a trace of new snow in places, but we're going on 4 days with no heavenly refreshments. I have heard talk of Liberty Bowl opening up today, but have also heard that the skiing will not be for the faint of heart. I can only speculate as to why, but I have a feeling the wind has probably firmed things up. Shedhorn may also be on the docket with the Tram, and I have heard of new gladed runs over there, but am skeptical about the base.
WIND AND TEMPS: Today's temps are gonna be the warmest yet, ranging from 21°F to 36°F under a partly sunny skies, and winds are going to continue out of the West at 10-15 mph mid mountain, gusting to 40mph at the summit.
YESTERDAY AND TODAY'S SKIING: Yesterday Thunderwolf opened up, granting access to a few tree runs, Elk Park, the T-Wolf lift line, and Elk Park Meadows. The skiing was fun and engaging as each turn was interrupted by some buried obstacle. 90% of the run down the lift line and in Elk Park meadows was plenty deep, there was grass, trees, and sage brush poking through and you would finish the run with burs stuck to your snowpants, but regardless it was good skiing. However; AVOID THE BOTTOM OF ELK PARK MEADOW. That last steeper section, right under the lift, that's slightly more South Facing, is very thin. If you plan on skiing the meadow dip out to Elk Park Ridge, before you reach this section.
The Bowl is holding up great and the moguls are not yet monstrous. I haven't ventured back to Challenger since opening day and would be interested to hear exaclty how that is holding up, but for now I am content waiting until that area gets a healthy reset.
FORECAST UPDATE: No new snow forecasted on the horizon, and I am remembering now why I don't enjoy forecasting. Pray for snow as temps are climbing up and the sun will be shining.
A NEW ERA: With Madison 8 scheduled for a late-December opening, along with whatever is going on with the One and Only Hotel, I can imagine that there is going to be a significant influx of people coming to Big Sky with hopes of riding the longest 8 person chairlift in the world this Christmas. That's only a few weeks away, and the more snow that we get between now and then, the more we can all spread out.
It's certainly an exciting time to be in Big Sky as we see so many of the 2025 goals the resort laid out come to fruition. The love for the mountain runs deep. These great improvements to the mountain, along with the surging growth of both Big Sky and Bozeman can make living and skiing here sometimes feel like prospecting the West during the height of the Gold Rush. The big difference being however is that this mountain is not being stripped of it's Gold, it's being decorated and enjoyed, and built up upon for the next generation to be able to live, work, and ski here more than ever before.
That's it for today folks,
As always remember to stay safe, and have fun out there.
