Comments on: Bridger Bowl Guidebook – Second Edition http://www.wildsnow.com/1851/bridger-bowl-guidebook-stepping-up/ Backcountry Skiing Snowboard Telemark Snowsports Information News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:47:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dave downing http://www.wildsnow.com/1851/bridger-bowl-guidebook-stepping-up/comment-page-1/#comment-16157 dave downing Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:23:52 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1851#comment-16157 Hi Mark. Didn't get any condescending feelings here. I was just clarifying my comments. I'm always glad to get a little ski history lesson on my favorite topic ;) Hi Mark.
Didn’t get any condescending feelings here. I was just clarifying my comments. I’m always glad to get a little ski history lesson on my favorite topic ;)

]]> By: Mark http://www.wildsnow.com/1851/bridger-bowl-guidebook-stepping-up/comment-page-1/#comment-16154 Mark Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:27:22 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1851#comment-16154 Dave, I didn't mean to sound condescending or superior in my comments. Sorry if it came across that way. As to the comment from EricP regarding "a locals only attitude," I've never seen that at Bridger. The mountain has been used by people from all over for decades because it is 16 miles from Montana State University. If things have changed and there is some local bad attitude, I'm sorry to hear that. Bridger has always been about keeping skiing affordable for everyone, not exclusive to a select few. Dave, I didn’t mean to sound condescending or superior in my comments. Sorry if it came across that way. As to the comment from EricP regarding “a locals only attitude,” I’ve never seen that at Bridger. The mountain has been used by people from all over for decades because it is 16 miles from Montana State University. If things have changed and there is some local bad attitude, I’m sorry to hear that. Bridger has always been about keeping skiing affordable for everyone, not exclusive to a select few.

]]> By: EricP http://www.wildsnow.com/1851/bridger-bowl-guidebook-stepping-up/comment-page-1/#comment-16106 EricP Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1851#comment-16106 i spent a winter at Bridger, I think it was 91-92. Every skier I've talked to about it knows the place. I don't think one more guide book will be the death nail. the place has always had a locals only attitude. I even had one guy say "we don't normally like people from Cali, but you guys are pretty cool." He was a dark skinned fellow so I replied "yeah we don't normally like black guys, but you're pretty cool too." He was drunk and didn't see my irony, needless to say we were forced to make an emergency extraction from that party. Gotta love rednecks with big guns! i spent a winter at Bridger, I think it was 91-92. Every skier I’ve talked to about it knows the place. I don’t think one more guide book will be the death nail.
the place has always had a locals only attitude. I even had one guy say “we don’t normally like people from Cali, but you guys are pretty cool.” He was a dark skinned fellow so I replied “yeah we don’t normally like black guys, but you’re pretty cool too.” He was drunk and didn’t see my irony, needless to say we were forced to make an emergency extraction from that party. Gotta love rednecks with big guns!

]]> By: dave downing http://www.wildsnow.com/1851/bridger-bowl-guidebook-stepping-up/comment-page-1/#comment-16078 dave downing Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:11:45 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1851#comment-16078 Hi Mark. I was referring to "some film segments" from Bridger. Not Schmidt in this case (though I didn't write it clearly). I also meant to be a bit sarcastic, but don't think everyone saw me *wink* as i typed my comment. From what you wrote above, I'll be careful regarding my ski culture in the future as your knowledge is FAR superior to mine :) Hi Mark. I was referring to “some film segments” from Bridger. Not Schmidt in this case (though I didn’t write it clearly). I also meant to be a bit sarcastic, but don’t think everyone saw me *wink* as i typed my comment.

From what you wrote above, I’ll be careful regarding my ski culture in the future as your knowledge is FAR superior to mine :)

]]> By: Mark Worley http://www.wildsnow.com/1851/bridger-bowl-guidebook-stepping-up/comment-page-1/#comment-16077 Mark Worley Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:05:25 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1851#comment-16077 Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Scot Schmidt leave for Squaw in the early '80s? As I've mentioned, I grew up skiing at Bridger and started skiing in 1982 and only saw him there when he came back to visit. Anyway, I understand how people feel about things getting tracked out there, but heck, I've backcountry skied in Bozeman's mountains and scarcely encountered more than a couple other people on a few occasions; often no one at all. Guess my point is to go backcountry and get all the fresh tracks you could ever want. Oh, and back in the day Kanzler's Dive was dubbed Kanzler's Couloir. The alliteration works better. And Dave, Scot wasn't just in a few film segments in the '90s. He was in a whole slough of movies throughout the '80s and into the '90s. The guy's smooth technique and flowing grace on the mountain have never been duplicated. Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Scot Schmidt leave for Squaw in the early ’80s? As I’ve mentioned, I grew up skiing at Bridger and started skiing in 1982 and only saw him there when he came back to visit. Anyway, I understand how people feel about things getting tracked out there, but heck, I’ve backcountry skied in Bozeman’s mountains and scarcely encountered more than a couple other people on a few occasions; often no one at all. Guess my point is to go backcountry and get all the fresh tracks you could ever want. Oh, and back in the day Kanzler’s Dive was dubbed Kanzler’s Couloir. The alliteration works better. And Dave, Scot wasn’t just in a few film segments in the ’90s. He was in a whole slough of movies throughout the ’80s and into the ’90s. The guy’s smooth technique and flowing grace on the mountain have never been duplicated.

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