Mid February:
We finally got lots of wet snow.
Bridger Bowl claimed 18" over 3 days.
It was pretty decent skiing!
"Ski Season Saved" proclaimed the headline in the Bozeman
Chronicle.
Three weeks ago,
Bridger Bowl had offered $10 ski tickets
(usually $39).
Only 100 people showed up.
The weekend after the big snowfall the parking lot filled
and people were turned away.
Pauline had a women's club meeting,
but Gary was free to lay down a lot of fresh tracks on the
Friday before those crowds showed up.
We stay away from the area on weekends.
That storm dropped about 8" at the Main House.
At right,
Gary uses crampons and squeegee to get the last of the snow
off the South roof.
It was cold but the work is hard enough that one does not
need a coat to stay warm unless there is wind!
There was enough shelter from the plywood on the roof that
the carpenters were able continue working and trim out
window and door openings.
As much as we would like to see the roof complete,
we were happy they were able to do work necessary to "dry
in"
(install windows)
once the roof is on.
Meanwhile,
the
HVAC
guys were able to start putting in the ducts for the
heating,
cooling and air exchange systems.
It snowed twice more after the above picture was taken;
we continued to clear the roof to keep it from icing up.
Unfortunately,
this took so much time and energy that we did not do as much
skiing as we would like.
We only need a week or so of good weather to get plywood on
all of the South roof,
and we definitely want the metal roof on by March,
when precipitation will start to increase and turn to wet
snow and rain.
