<strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> December 24, 2010 Volume 1, Issue 5 CEO, PUBLISHER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Eric Ladd COO & SENIOR EDITOR Megan Paulson CREATIVE DIRECTOR Mike Martins MANAGING EDITOR Emily Stifler GRAPHIC DESIGNER Kelsey Dzintars ASSISTANT EDITOR Abigail Digel SALES DIRECTOR Hunter Rothwell DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR Danielle Chamberlain VIDEOGRAPHER Brian Niles CONTRIBUTORS Pat Branting, Dick Dorworth, Pam Flach, Ryan Hamilton, Sara Hoovler, Kim Ibes, Linda Kelly, Chris Kronebusch, Katie Lee, JohnE Milich, John Marshall, Matty McCain, Brandon Niles, Eric Paulsen, Luke Rice eDItorIal PolIcy Outlaw Partners LLC is the sole owner of The <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Weekly. No part of this publication may be reprinted without written permission from the publisher. The <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Weekly reserves the right to edit all submitted material for content, corrections or length. 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Box 160250 <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong>, MT 59716 <strong>Explore</strong><strong>Big</strong><strong>Sky</strong>.com (406) 995-2055 media@theoutlawpartners.com © 2010 The <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Weekly Unauthorized reproduction prohibited 2 December 24, 2010 I went skate skiing on the Lone Mountain Ranch trails at lunch recently. I wound through meadows and forest, and new snow sparkled in the sunlight. The South Face at <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> was in shadow. I’d just talked to a friend who was riding up the Triple chair – she said the skiing on Marx and Lenin was epic. 6” overnight combined with just the right wind had turned into over a foot of powder up top. I couldn’t help but be a little jealous. Back at my truck at the North Fork pull off on the <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> access road, I tried to pull out and found I was stuck on ice. The four-wheel drive on my truck went out a couple days ago, so my rear wheels just spun and spun. I tried hacking at the ice with my snow shovel and shoving pieces of a camping pad under my rear wheels. My wheels continued to spin and my truck only slid back into the snow bank. I waved down a truck. The driver threw on the brakes and pulled up next to me. The decal on the side of his truck read Houghteling Construction. “Stuck?” he asked. I told him about my four-wheel drive, and he said he had a chain. I introduced myself. “I’m Bob,” he said, and we shook hands. He hauled me off the ice, unhitched his chain, and took off down the road, waving good bye. We live in a beautiful place with a small but growing community. I hope that through the Weekly and our new website, explorebigsky.com, we can help connect neighbors. I also hope <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> is always the kind of place people stop to pull you out of the ditch. Thanks, Bob. Emily Stifler, Managing Editor emily@theoutlawpartners.com LeTTer To THe ediTor ParameTerS This is a platform for readers to express views and share ways they would like to effect change. The Weekly will run letters, positive or negative, of 250 words or less that are respectful, ethical, state accurate facts and figures, and are proofread for grammar and content. State your position clearly on one issue, elaborate with supporting evidence, and recommend action for a unique resolution. We reserve the right to edit letters. Please include: first and last name, address, phone number and title. Send letters to emily@theoutlawpartners.com. <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Weekly LeTTer from THe ediTor CorreCTionS Restaurant Profile: 11/26, pg 20. All yarns lining the shelves at La Luna are provided by CR.eations yarn shop in Ennis. Christine Rodgers, the proprietor of CR.eations yarn shop, has an arrangement with Valerie to display CR.eations yarns at La Luna Restaurant. Regional: 12/10, pg 7. The road from Cooke City, 212 to Highway 296 to Cody, Red Lodge or Billings, is closed to vehicles. This road is not plowed, and is for snowmobiles only. <strong>Explore</strong>: 12/10, pg 12. The custom boot fitting technology at Grizzly outfitters is called GRIZZFIT. The following 8th Grade Ophir Middle School students received high honors: Gabrielle Gasser Simeon Goode Quinn House Griffin House Trevor House Justin McKillop Benjamin Michel Photo by Matty McCain The price for the Little Lobos program at <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Resort is $150 for six sessions, not $150 a day. The Mad Wolf & Club Shred ages for snowboarders are 7-14, not 6-14.
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