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Big Sky Snowpack Off to a Good Start

Last year was a really good snow year at Big Sky Resort.  This year, we're off to a great start with some of the best snow in the Rockies.  Here is a graphic of seasont-to-date snowpack compared to last season:

It's Looking Like Winter

With one to two feet of snow on the mountain, it's looking a lot like Winter at Big Sky Resort. The season starts in a month!

U.S. Adaptive Skiing Championships Return to Big Sky

From First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine:

After a five year break, the U.S. Adaptive Alpine Championships will return to Big Sky, MT March 28 - April 2. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's Championships were held at Big Sky for three consecutive years before moving venues. The reunion brings new hills and challenges for the athletes.

Read more here.

2009-2010 Alpine Competition Schedule Available Online

The preliminary 2009-2010 Alpine competition schedule for Juniors (J1-J3) and YSL (J4-J6) athletes is available on the Northern Division website and the BSSEF calendar.  The calendar is subject to change, so please check back frequently.

BSSEF and Big Sky Resort are set to host three Alpine competitions in 2010:

• A FISU (college) event in January
• The Junior Super-G series in February, and
• The U.S. Disabled Ski Championships in late March

It looks like Junior racers will be able to participate in the DH at the U.S. Disabled Ski Championships, as well.

Good Snow Year Forecasted for Big Sky Resort

Per the Lone Peak Lookout:

The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed El Nino, the warming of equatorial Pacific water which creates a weather pattern in North America, has set up again. Historically, data indicates that Big Sky Resort receives more than average snowfall during El Nino years.

Contact at Big Sky Resort re: Junior Season Passes

Per this previous post, Big Sky Resort is offering discounted season passes for Juniors (11-17) who are certified members of BSSEF.

• Contact Jeremy Ueland to get on the list of certified BSSEF members.
• Once you are on the list, call Big Sky Guest Services at 406-995-5749 and ask for Cole Bixby to purchase your tickets.

Buy Junior Season Passes at Big Sky

Big Sky Resort is generously offering 2009-2010 season passes to Juniors (11-17) who

• are not residents of Big Sky and
• are certified members of BSSEF.

Here's how the pricing works:

• Purchased by 9/30/09: $585
• Purchased after 9/30/09: $685

The regular Junior pass prices are $750 and $850, respectively.  So, we're getting a discount of roughly 20%.

To buy a Junior passes at the discounted team rate, here's what you need to do:

• Contact Jeremy Ueland and have him put your Junior's name on the authorized list.
• Call Big Sky Guest Services at 406-995-5090 to purchase the pass.

If your Junior's name isn't on the authorized list that Jeremy gives to Big Sky, you won't be able to buy the pass at the discounted rate.

Heads Up: Discounted Junior Season Passes at Big Sky

Like last year, Big Sky Resort has offered to extend its discount on Junior (11 to 17 year olds) season passes to non-Big Sky residents.  However, the discounted Junior passes must be purchased by September 30th.

Details regarding price and purchase instructions will follow as soon as they are available.  Recall that last year, Big Sky offered a $570 pass price to Juniors on the Big Sky team that lived outside of Big Sky.  Regularly priced Junior season passes for 2009-2010 are $750 through 9/30/09 and $850 thereafter.

Big Sky Takes Top Honors

The rest of the world is catching up to what we already know:

Big Sky Resort, Mont., has been named North America's favorite ski resort by visitors to OnTheSnow.com, the most-visited snow sports portal in the world. The Web site, which attracts a Nielsen-audited 1.6 million unique monthly visitors during the winter, offers its visitors the opportunity to write reviews of all resorts in North America.

Click here for the full story.

2009 Big Sky Pond Skim

If you missed it live, here is a highlight reel of this year's Pond Skim at Big Sky Resort: