Waiting at the Denver airport |
Drive to Big Sky, part 1
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Drive to Big Sky, part 2 |
Teri in the Huntley hotel lobby |
Huntley hotel room |
Saturday morning outside the hotel
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Gathering for the mountain tour, part 1 |
Gathering for the mountain tour, part 2 |
Mountain tour underway |
Dave, Pat, Phil and Teri with the tour guide |
Phil, Bill and Ben
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Teri resting |
Cloudy snowy landscape |
Steve, Phil, Pat, Dave and Jim |
Bill near the trees |
Partially clearing skies |
Jim, Val, Phil, Ben and Dave with the tour guide |
View towards the valley
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Jim, Val, Ben, Pat, Bill and Steve |
Kathy and Ben at lunch |
Preparing to ski after lunch |
Andy and Brian near the base
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Andy, Brian, Bill and Pat |
Skiers gathering near the base |
Skiers gathering near the base, part 2 |
Bill, Ben, Pat, Dave and Phil
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Dave on a steep groomed slope |
Dave skiing towards the valley |
Saturday afternoon scenery |
Hummers restaurant sign
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Steve, Bill, Phil and Brian preparing for dinner |
Pat, Ben, Rich and Judy |
Judy, Teri and Dave |
Andy at dinner
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Bill, Phil, Brian, Pat, Ben, Rich and Judy |
Saturday evening bison burger dinner |
Lift ticket window on Sunday morning |
Dave, Brian and Bill in fresh powder
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Andy, Dave, Brian, Teri and Bill |
Brian, Andy, Pat and Teri |
Moonlight Basin sign |
Teri making a snow angel
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Snowy Moonlight Basin landscape |
Dave on the chairlift |
Bill and Phil on the chairlift |
Peaceful scenery
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Peaceful scenery, part 2 |
Ski patrol storage shed |
Phil, Dave, Ben, Andy, Pat and Brian |
Bill and Dave
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Andy, Brian, Phil, Ben and Pat |
Fresh powder, snowy trees |
Dave and Teri at the Moonlight Basin sign |
Bill with helmet stickers
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Steep mountainside |
Snowy traverse |
Rest stop under the cliffs |
Rest stop, part 2
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Ben, Dave, Bill, Brian, Phil and Andy |
Pat resting |
Ben, Dave, Bill. Brian and Phil |
Steep and snowy
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Dave, Ben, Bill, Brian, Phil Pat, Andy and Teri |
Brian, Teri and Bill |
Andy closeup |
Dave closeup
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Ben closeup |
Beginning a long descent |
Pat and Ben |
Bill and Andy
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Long descent, continued |
Rest stop in an open area |
Sun behind the cliffs |
Club skiers on the traverse trail
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Big trees and cliffs |
Dead trees |
Phil's photo stop |
Ben's photo stop
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Dave's photo stop |
Bill's photo stop |
Ben and Pat |
Narrow traverse
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Rich, Bill and Phil at lunch |
Ben, Dave and Pat |
Sunday afternoon hot tub, part 1 |
Sunday afternoon hot tub, part 2
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CMSC welcome party poster |
Teri and Phil at the CMSC welcome party |
CMSC welcome party food table |
CMSC welcome party, continued
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Omaha Ski Club table |
CMSC welcome party announcements |
CMSC welcome party announcements, part 2 |
Phil with Mardi Gras hat and beads
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Teri with Mardi Gras hat and beads |
CMSC welcome party desserts |
Phil, Ben, Pat, Brian and Andy |
Dave, Steve and Bill
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Welcome party gathering |
Welcome party gathering, part 2 |
Welcome party overview |
Monday morning snowy landscape
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Teri resting Monday morning |
Phil and Teri near some trees |
Large open area |
Judy, Steve, Andy, Brian and Phil
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View from the lift |
About to race |
Race course starting area |
Bottom of the race course
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Andy and Brian about to race |
Andy and Brian at the starting gates |
Andy racing, part 1 |
Andy racing, part 2
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Ben racing |
Phil waiting to race |
Phil at the starting gate |
Phil racing
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Brian at the starting gate |
Brian racing, part 1 |
Brian racing, part 2 |
Brian racing, part 3
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Brian racing, part 4 |
Phil and Andy after the race |
CMSC post-race lunch sign |
Post-race lunch food, part 1
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Post-race lunch food, part 2 |
Teri and Phil at the post-race lunch |
Phil and Ben at the post-race lunch |
Hollis at the post-race lunch
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Ben, Andy and Brian |
Jim, Valerie and Rich |
Judy, Dave and Bill |
Dave and Bill
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Quiet valley |
Phil and Andy on the lift |
Pat, Ben and Brian on the lift |
Moonlight Basin landscape
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Brian, Andy and Teri |
Steep snowy mountainside |
Uphill lift view |
Teri in deep snow and small trees
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Phil taking a break |
Phil, Brian, Andy, Ben and Pat |
CMSC after-ski party sign |
Monday's CMSC after-ski party
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Party pizza table |
Monday party gathering |
Pizza, gin and tonic |
After-ski party pizza closeup
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Rich, Pat and Ben at the after-ski party |
Judy, Rich and Pat |
Andy, Teri, Phil and Steve |
Brian closeup
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Jim and Valerie at the after-ski party |
Jim and Valerie closeup |
Judy, Rich and Pat checking the trail map |
Ben, Jim, Valerie, Brian, Bill, Dave and Andy
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Andy, Phil, Rich, Judy, Steve and Pat |
After-ski party discussions |
Ben, Jim and Valerie |
Rich and Pat
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Unusual beer |
Teri and Phil at the end of the party |
Brian and Andy at Tuesday morning breakfast |
Tuesday morning valley landscape
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Cloudy Tuesday morning landscape |
Phil and Dave watching the valley |
Pat resting above the main base |
Slowly clearing skies
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Phil and Dave on a long smooth slope |
Rich skiing |
Lone Peak view from the chairlift |
Triple chairlift view
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Base of the tram |
Tuesday afternoon valley view |
Lone Peak in the clouds |
Summit Lodge and the mountain mall
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Tuesday afternoon hot tub view |
Hot tub view, part 2 |
Clear evening view |
Whiskey Jack's entrance
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Snow on the window |
Icicles |
Tuesday after-ski party sign |
After-ski party start
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Party food table |
Colorful party food closeup |
CMSC party hosts |
Dave, Bill, Phil and Teri
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Dave and Bill at the party |
Pat, Brian, Andy and Ben |
Andy, Steve and Kathy |
Pat, Ben, Andy and Brian
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Party gathering, part 1 |
Party gathering, part 2 |
Party gathering, part 3 |
Party gathering, part 4
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Party discussions, part 1 |
Party discussions, part 2 |
Pat, Teri and Ben |
Teri and Ben
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Getting drinks |
Brian, Ashley and Andy |
Wednesday morning steep slope |
Bluebird day, dead trees
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Clear mountain view |
Phil resting Wednesday morning |
View up the tram line |
Tram line closeup
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Tram waiting line |
More skiers waiting |
Getting on the tram |
Tram closeup
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View from the tram |
View from the top of the tram |
View from the top of Lone Peak, part 1 |
View from the top of Lone Peak, part 2
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Descending the side of Lone Peak |
At the base of Liberty Bowl |
Wide empty bowl |
Lone Peak lift
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South side of Lone Peak |
Under the cliffs |
Phil skiing in the bowl |
Phil skiing in the bowl, part 2
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Phil resting in the trees |
Deep snow and trees |
Teri on a wide open bowl |
Interesting view
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Interesting view, part 2 |
Upper Lone Peak |
Bright landscape |
Open green run
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Brian and Phil |
Phil and Teri photo stop |
Teri next to the trees |
Snowy ridge
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Rocky ridge and trees |
Challenging terrain |
Lone Peak lift in the valley |
Valley rest stop
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Wide cruising run |
Lone Peak behind trees |
Brian and Teri resting |
Big Sky panorama
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Approaching the Big Sky base |
Looking down the Dakota lift line |
Lone Peak on a bluebird day |
Approaching the base area
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Cliffs with snow |
Lone Peak summit closeup |
Top of tree runs |
Phil and Brian in the trees
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In the tree run above the base |
Phil and Brian photo stop |
Lone Peak east view |
Brian and Teri photo stop
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Brian and Phil with Lone Peak in the background |
Dead tree in deep snow |
Brian photo stop |
Brian on the Big Sky magic carpet
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Magic carpet closeup |
Phil on the magic carpet |
Buck's T-4 road sign |
Buck's T-4 restaurant
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Buck's T-4 history |
Dave, Steve, Bill, Kathy and Phil at Buck's T-4
dinner |
Rich, Judy, Pat and Brian |
Dave and Steve
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Bison meatloaf |
Fish, rice and vegetables |
Ribs and potatoes |
Pork chops
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Steak with curly fries |
Unusual dessert |
Chocolate ice cream |
Pie with whipped cream
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Additional dining area |
Rich and Brian with elk and bighorn sheep heads |
Deer head and bear skin |
Stuffed bear display
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Elk head |
Stuffed cougar display |
Buck's T-4 motel hallway |
Buck's T-4 motel lobby area
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Shuttle bus sign |
Waiting for the shuttle bus |
Thursday morning breakfast |
Pat with coffee
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Thursday morning photo stop |
Cloudy valley view |
Thursday morning Moonlight Basin landscape |
Pat and Dave
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Ben and Phil |
Approaching the Moonlight Basin area |
Valley scenery |
Ben and Dave resting
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Ben, Dave, Phil and Pat |
Thursday morning trees and cliffs |
Ben and Dave watching the valley |
Dave at the top of the Six Shooter lift
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Thursday morning Moonlight Basin traverse |
Ski patrol storage hut with toboggans |
Lone Peak under the clouds |
Moss hanging in trees
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Hanging moss closeup |
Phil in the mossy trees |
Phil and Dave in the trees |
Phil and Dave on a steep slope
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Ben resting in the trees |
Wide easy run |
Looking towards the valley |
Phil watching the camera
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Increasing cloudiness |
Teri on a wide easy run |
CMSC banquet dinner gathering |
Banquet dinner gathering, part 2
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Banquet dinner salad |
Banquet dinner fish, vegetables and steak |
Jim, Phil and Valerie |
Banquet dinner underway
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Teri and Ann |
Banquet dinner dessert |
Banquet slideshow |
Bill at the banquet
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Ben waiting with breakfast bag |
Kathy, Dave, Judy and Rich |
Preparing to board the bus to the airport |
Bus to the Bozeman airport
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Deep snow outside |
Deep snow outside, part 2 |