Bridger Bowl?

FriskyNarwhal

FriskyNarwhal

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Hey guys I'm applying to Montana State, and was wondering how Bridger Bowl is terrain wise. One: do they have a good park? and Two: Do they have good cliffs, groomers, etc? Any help would be great. Thanks. :)
 
first of all, go to regionals you will talk to a lot more locals there. and their park is garbage. MLB and BS is best bet for park at MSU
 
I am also applying to Montana state for a grad program next year. Bridger bowl looks really good. 20-30 minutes outside of downtown Bozeman with a ton of really good inbounds backcountry style terrain and good snow. I don't think there is a great park but I don't care that much since I am going out west for the pow
 
practically no park at all there. go to big sky/moonlight basin, less than an hour outside bozeman, waaaay more terrain and much better parks
 
What Derfernetely said. Bridger has tons of expert terrain which includes cliffs, pillows, and spines. But you do have to deal with long lift lines on pow days seeing as Bozeman has grown so much in the past few years.

If you want park get a Big Sky pass. The Moonlight combo will give you access to 3 solid terrain parks.
 
Let me put it this way. Going to Bridger to ski park is like going to the mid-west to ski big mountain lines.
 
wut.

anyways, Bridger does not have a good park, but it is fun to take a lap through it on the way down to the parking lot or when you and your crew are hammered on gaper day.

if you want to learn how to ski steep, fast, technical lines, Bridger is the place to go. it's full of straight lines and cliffs. basically, if you want to be a billy goat on skis then go to Bridger. it's also surrounded by great side-country which is easily accessible from the ridge.

if you put in the work, the terrain at Bridger is very rewarding. you have to be willing to hike in order to get to the really good stuff (saddle, the fingers, anything off of the ridge). Schlasmans is full of great options; under the chair hero cliffs, and tons of other great lines straight from the chair. High-t also has some fun lines which are accessible by a very small amount of side-stepping.

if you ski at Bridger...

1. Purchase "Stepping Up." it's a guide to Bridger Bowl

2. Hike a ton. It'll get you to the really great lines and whip you into shape.

3. If you don't feel like hiking, skiing under Pierre's Knob (lift) is always a good time.

4. If you are skiing Alpine (another lift, RIP) you can't use poles. It's against the rules.

5. Put in the work and hike to Hidden Gully when there's fresh snow. Ski Hidden Gully into the apron. You'll orgasm.

There's so much more I could tell you about Bridger, but you should find it out yourself because thats most of the fun anyways. Oh, and purchase a beacon because that's the only way you're gonna be allowed to get to the great stuff.

 
Bridger is fun. Great if you hike, otherwise if any new snow falls, expect 30 min plus lift lines. also its steep then really flat which I do not like. Dont get me wrong, I love Bridger but Headwaters at Moonlight all day.No lift lines and hidden stashes of pow!!
 
eh not really. the longest i've ever had to wait in line at Bridger was like 20 minutes and that was Schlasmans after it had snowed two feet. but everyone has had different experiences i guess.
 
Bridger is a skiers mountain.

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Bridger has a small park that has a medium size jump, 4 or 5 rails, 4 boxes, a couple jibs and a hip jump. If you ski park your best bet would to be Moonlight and Big sky. But if you mostly like big mountain and steep terrain but come through the park occasionally, bridger is awesome. Other wise just go to moonlight and big sky
 
haha i'm just pulling your chain it's just a rule that me and my buddies have when we ride alpine. it's mostly flat and playful so we like to pretend we're e-dollo and crew.
 
I really learned how to ski at bridger (did racing before i moved to MT but really skied my first hard shit at BB). It's the fucking best place to ski. Unless its a weekend, place isnt that crowded and has a ton of insane terrain to ski. I came up to boz a couple years ago and shredded a day after it snowed 10-12 inches and it was untracked all day.

Skied my deepest day ever at BB, 100 inches in 3 days, it was fucked up. I was about 14 with salomon 1080s trying to ski snow above my head.

Anyways, BB is the shit. If you really need to ski park, get a Big Sky pass, they also have a ton of fucked up good terrain.

Either way, you live in MT and won't be disappointed with the skiing, unless all do you do is ski park, then i suggest you move to CO.
 
this thread really came through in the end. first 10 comments about park didnt leave me stoked, but Mac and Eheath saved the day.

Skiing bridger has got to be one of the best ways to improve quickly. hoping to make that true this year
 
the park isnt even that good at big sky id recommend going to moonlight. moonlight has some real fun terrain as well
 
yeah if you upgrade... if you bought a bigsky pass its 200 extra for a moonlight. if you bought a moonlight pass 500 to upgrade to big sky.

some bullllshit
 
just be glad they aren't forcing you to upgrade. Its going to create many headaches for employees this season having people who have a pass to just moonlight or just big sky, considering the mountains will be operating as one.
 
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