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Classic El Nino in December

Jeff Christenson drops into the Alpental backcountry

Jeff Christenson drops into the Alpental backcountry

It’s the end of December in the Northwest and it’s been 6 weeks since we have released a skiing blog. It’s not because we aren’t getting out and it’s not because we’re slacking. There…

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Turning Japanese

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Sweetgrass founder Nick Waggoner pauses before lining up the last shot of the day.

January 8, 2009; After cramming 180lbs of ski gear, cameras, and junk into my packs, I jumped a flight out of LAX to spend the next three…

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Looking Back at Bridger Bowl

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James Binkley picking his way through the burn. Western Bridgers.

With spring well on its way and the warm weather turning the landscape from white to green, it seems like a good time to look back on the season. We are…

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Saddle Peak Photo Essay

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James Binkley skiing between trees on the west side of Bridger Bowl. This terrain received its first opening this season under the open gate backcountry access. As of January you couldn't tell anyone had ventured down this side.

The Saddle Peak…

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The Design story of the Saddle Peak ski pack

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Prototypes in Process. Photo by Mark Seacat

You could say that many of us here at “The Ranch” are obsessed with skiing.  Bozeman has roughly 4-5 months of stoke season and 7 of pure bliss.  Before the snow really began to…

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