Big Sky Resort

... did and got up when they did.  Small price to pay for cheap rent on the mountain.  Life in a ski resort is pretty simple......Work, snowboard, drink and repeat.  Since I worked all the time it was mostly work ...

... not to finish our Yellowstone sightseeing and instead drive back up the highway a bit to the ski town of Big Sky, Montana.  The ski resort looks pretty big and they seem to have wide variety of challenging runs so we were impressed with that! ...

... and we were rewarded by scenic views of the Yellowstone and Gallatin Rivers as we climbed to the 6,000 foot elevation of the ski resort of Big Sky. Aug 13-14 (Days 104-105) Big Sky, MT Big Sky is exclusively a ski resort which happens to stay open ...

... Stroh's beer bounty for my friend Tom Starner who had graciously set us up with a room at the Summit at Big Sky Resort.  Many thanks, Tom!  Along the way, we also stopped at as many fly shops as possible to try to figure ...

... of pancakes and bacon - Bisquik comes out really light and fluffy at this altitude! Made some lunches and headed up to the Big Sky skiing area.  Rode the chair lift up (one of the smaller peaks) and watched the mountain bikers ride down.  I ...

... make our way to Big Sky for a ski weekend. At Big Sky we stayed at a condo right on the mountain with a great view of Big Sky resort and the peak of Big sky. The weather was perfect all weekend and we were able to ride both Big Sky and Moonlight Basin. ...

... the only useful coins are the quarters. Who wants one cent? What do I do with one cent? Everyone is so friendly at the resort though. I have had about four offers for places to crash when I'm in Bozeman which is sweet.   I have hit the jack ...

... it’s more of the “outdoor village” like NorthStar. But I think a nice log lodge is nice when skiing. From Big Sky we headed west back into Idaho. Came upon this sight (look a little down the screen). Can you guess what its purpose ...