They’ve built so many of these mega buildings across lone mountain and Moonlight Basin I couldn’t even give a guess on how many, or the total cost/value… value to most of us is worthless. It’s a disgusting display of wealth. It reminds me of slave-peasants building the pharaohs pyramid or something…
I worked construction up at Big Sky for about three years '90-'93. Had enough back then driving the canyon. It's pretty depressing to go up there now.
If I had wealth of that caliber. I'd display it too. mtmuley
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Born in Shelby. Had my appendix removed there also when I was 12. Pissed my Grandfather off cause we were fishing when I got sick. mtmuley
It's funny to compare skiing culture (and public attitude) in the U.S. vs. Europe. In Europe nobody would even question a tram to the top of the mountain, they are all over the place. Hundreds of ski areas, maybe thousands. Climbing and skiing are such an ingrained part of their culture, they don't look at it the same way. If you told them one mountain in Montana got sacrificed for the skiing, they wouldn't even know what you were talking about. In America, a major new ski area hasn't been built in years, and it probably never will be again, it's that hard. Not saying it's good or bad, just very different. Skiing in Europe was really eye opening to me. (Canada too, for that matter.)
Nobody is comparing American forests and wild places to Europe, other than you. It's apples and watermelons different. I get it; many of my family are avid downhill skiers. My grandsons skied as youth for the Big Sky Ski Foundation. Good for you; good for them.
Ive skied every year for over 50 years, the last 35 years telemark. Everyone defines themselves as hardcore.
BFD. They used dynamite to alter the summit of Lone Peak, not a garden rake. Then installed a tram. My opinion, scarred the landscape.i grew up in gateway off 191. at least its not 70mph anymore, and way less semi's now! We used to play frogger crossing the highway to get to friends houses. Maybe now that they install a light it won't take 10 minutes to get out of my parents driveway...
If it was posted elsewhere I missed it. Congrats to you both!
So...the ski runs didn't already scar the landscape? The real desecration was a few feet of rock removed from the summit. Got it.Ive skied every year for over 50 years, the last 35 years telemark. Everyone defines themselves as hardcore.
Montana has become Colorado.
No, I don't think you do! We are not talking about a "few feet of rock removed" ... we are pointing to four decades of continuous development desecration of a really cool Montana mountain drainage and mountainscape.
That is not true.
That is not true. It's 60 mph in the canyon, then 70 mph for a few miles north of the canyon, then 50 mph right at Gateway, then 55 mph north to 4 Corners.
Im not going to disagree. And by no means do I profess holier than thou.
It is untrue that the speed limit was changed in gateway in 2010 from 70 to 55? Damn, I could’ve sworn it used to be 70 from the mouth of the canyon all the way to the market, then back to 70 from gooch to right around magenta road. I must misremember things in my old age.
Perhaps merely because you are away from the traffic mess now. Likely I'm older and much more senile than you ... but for fifty years I have lived there and still have to risk the increasing traffic safety hazards anytime departing Gateway to get groceries or to travel anywhere!
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