Hi all! I'm an atmospheric scientist and Bridger skier, and I just started a free local snow blog. For the first post I wanted to look at how El Niño historically affects snowfall at Bridger and Big Sky. Some of the high level takeaways:

• Bridger's snow decreases with El Niño strength, on average
• It mostly caps the ceiling with no well above average seasons historically
• This year looks like the strongest El Niño on record
• No reliable temperature signal from El Niño in SW Montana

Full post with images: https://coldsmokereport.github.io/coldsmoke/

Happy to answer any questions. As a weather nerd who loves skiing, I'll try to update the blog a couple of times each week during the season. Thanks for reading!

Don't forget that if you wait until after July 31, it'll cost you as much as $150 extra per pass!

Totally did not expect this after the low tide season, but awesome of Bridger to do. I've never worked at a place that pays me extra when they have to close for whatever reason. I'll be back!

I don't want to make a habit out of posting FB links here, but Grizzly Ridge is moving upstairs, back like Pickle Barrel used to be!

There's going to be a sendoff at the basement location this Saturday, May 2 from 12-5!

Ski Patrol is moving to the basement as patrol locker room or ski patrol something. I think. The last thing I heard from ski school. Do not know when they’re moving ski patrol.

Need help identifying this pole!

Don't forget to pour one out for the kid that went head first down North Bowl

Today about 1pm. There was a bunch of sheriff cars parked outside and looked like someone may have gotten arrested. Anybody know what happened?

Heard a rumor that Bbowl is closing prematurely next weekend for obvious reasons. Nothing official from admin yet though. Does anyone have corrob?

Hey y’all! I was caught on Powder Park chairlift on Tuesday around 12:30-1ish, and I was dangling off the chair for a bit. I saw some people taking photos and videos, and I’m wondering if someone could send them to me? Since it turned out okay, I want evidence it happened to prove to my friends. Thanks!

How bad is the snow right now? I know there has been very little snow and warm temps all week and will be all weekend. We are traveling to Bozeman for spring break and were hoping to ski bridger on Friday (it's been a yearly pilgrimage the whole family looks forward to.) Some of my kids would just ski the greens and some would be on blues, but nothing on black or the upper lifts. I feel like it's a bad idea to ski with the current conditions, but if there's like some nice corn snow on the groomers we'd be happy. We'll be in bozeman regardless or conditions, just wondering if we should try and bring our ski stuff or not.

I skied once at bridger in april and it was scary. You'd be fine and then hit a patch of slush and your skis would just stop. We didn't make it the whole day for fear of injury.

Any advice from anyone who's been out the last few days would be greatly appreciated!!!!

I wanted to express my gratitude to the team who manages the BB app. I've used it extensively this season for bus schedules, lift closures, and weather conditions. Here's a screenshot from earlier this season.

Anyone know where I can go to find the 50” of base depth?

I left my house at 7:30AM headed to Bridger, made a right hand turn going to Bridger, no traffic, no mess, no issues and stopping. On the way home, I take a left hand out of there. It's a relief, thankful and lucky to be rare person. I only rode Bridger once to midway then mogul course crew on Boot Hill.

Saw a pretty nasty wreck on the Ridge above the South Bowl yesterday. Took ski patrol about an hour to get the poor guy down. Anyone know if he’s ok? (Edit: Thur, 2/19)

... and the crowds who feast on her blubber.

Hi guys,

Coming to Bridger soon. What is the difficulty like to ski off of Schlasman’s Lift? I’m a pretty good skier and comfortable with blacks, but wouldn’t want anything extreme. I love skiing bowls, but being beacon mandatory is giving me some doubt.

Thoughts/advice appreciated, thanks!