The Snow Dance Worked = This is Why We Drive 1000 Miles

Today Snow Hi 36 °F

Tonight Snow Lo 20 °F

Wednesday Chance Snow Hi 30 °F

Wednesday Night Snow Likely Lo 16 °F

Thursday Snow Likely Hi 25 °F

Thursday Night Chance Snow Lo 17 °F

Friday Chance Snow Hi 28 °F

Friday Night Chance Snow Lo 19 °F

Saturday Chance Snow Hi 27 °F

Hazardous weather condition(s):

Winter Storm Warning
Winter Weather Advisory
Hazardous Weather Outlook

Today: Snow showers. High near 36. West wind between 14 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow showers. Low around 20. West southwest wind between 14 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. West wind between 11 and 13 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. North northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 25. North northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Road Trip / Bozeman, Montana < Day 2

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We have been traveling to Bridger Bowl for the last 12 years. It was always a Spring trip in late March or early April the first few years. Then we came out in January, over New Years a couple times. It has been the Spring trips that we have had some good snow storms, with 20 - 30 inches of powder. Well it is the Spring season again.

Always a good view across the valley.

Weez cranking on her Never Summer snowboard.

It was good to get out on the mountain and get the legs moving. After the 15 hour drive yesterday it took a bit to loosen up.

With wind gusts up to 65 MPH a couple lifts were closed. So we made our way to the south lift and found some good runs. Finished the day on the mountain with a steep, double-black diamond drop and a run to the base lodge. It was a good first day in the mountains. It was overcast all day with storm clouds to the south and east. The possibility of a spring snow storm is in the air, the more the better.

OUT of HERE...Road Trip: Bozeman, Montana / March 2010

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Road Trip...passing another semi.

The North Dakota Badlands.

Drove straight thru, 1000 miles. Left at 10:30AM Sunday and arrived at 12:45 AM Monday morning in Bozeman, Montana. Hauled the snowmobiles and brought the snowboards. Going to be a good trip.

Pictures of the inside the hotel in Bozeman that we are staying at,unloaded a few duffel bags then enjoyed a few beers to acknowledge a safe 15 hour drive. Got to bed by 2:30AM Monday...yeah!

Going up to the mountain this morning to snowboard..later.

dizzle packing bowls

Spring Board

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It was a good day snowboarding with the March sun softening the snow and we were able to get out all afternoon. Weez and I have been getting out and Snowboard Patroling a couple times a week all month.

Weez and I have enjoyed having her brother and his wife out to the slopes and seeing them get back into skiing this winter.

The Spring is always a time to get some good snowboarding, along with travel out to the mountains...and that is just what we are going to do. The end of March we will be heading to the Bozeman, Montana area. It will be a snowboarding, snowmobiling and snowshoing adventure. We will hit Bridger Bowl and some of the backcountry in that area.

A good day on the snow, yeah.

Deeper Ep. 6

Deeper Ep. 6

A Day on the Mountain / Spencer

Wyoming / Shak Gang / Day 4

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This was the third and final day of riding. The clouds moved in overnight and dropped several inches of fresh snow along with increased winds. It is always a bit wilder in the mountains when the winds pick up and start moving the snow around. We had periods of heavy snow and then it would taper off.

We rode to an area that Jake and I had found on day one. It was up top, on one of the mountains with a good climb to access and good wind drifts to bust over.

Deep powder this day and some occasional snowing.

This was in an area that was challenging with a steep ravine and a creek in the middle. It took a little sawing to free Alex's sled from a tree.

This is good boonedocking, where we were weaving our way through the trees, up and down ravines, with a creek adding a challenge. A few good climbs and a few steep descents, this all makes a great day exploring untracked mountain powder.

In the middle of nowhere, just where we wanted to be. Making our own trails. GOOD TIMES!!

We all made it back from this trip safe. Found new territory and returned to some areas that are always different from year to year with varying weather conditions. With fresh snow for two days before our arrival and bright sun the first 2 days, we were able to access some great areas, ride untracked powder and see what our surroundings looked like. The 3rd day of riding, with the new snow and the winds, started a new cycle of powder. The beauty of the mountains, it keeps drawing us back.

Thanks for checking out my adventures.