Today was $20 day at Moonlight Basin, and I had never been there so I decided to go up with a friend. We elected to take the bus which picks up from the Strand Union Building (SUB) on campus as well as the mall, and drops off at Big Sky and Moonlight. This was the first time I had ridden the bus, and I really liked it. The stress of driving was removed and I got to listen to music and attempt to sleep. The Skyline Bus (Your link to the peak!) runs multiple times a day, every day, and it's free. I'm going to start taking it more often. The only downside was waking up at 7:00 AM to catch the 8:10 bus from the mall, but it allowed me to get a longer day of snowboarding in than usual, which was nice.
It was a really good day for snowboarding, and I had a blast. Moonlight is a really cool mountain, located on the backside of Big Sky and lesser known than its neighbor. Because of its name and the fact that its slopes have mostly northern exposure, I always assumed it didn't get much sunlight. This is false. It was a sunny day and the lower half of the mountain was sunny all day, which was awesome (I'm hoping to develop a goggle tan early in the season). Moonlight's most used chair is the Six Shooter, which seats six people per chair and goes fast, as its name suggests. There was still a lot of powder to be had from all of the snow we got earlier this week, and I had a great day. Moonlight is actually the best deal around at just $495 for a college season pass—cheaper if you buy it preseason. I think I'm getting my season pass there next year; they may or may not stay open in later years because of financial issues.
The above pictures were obtained from Moonlight's website, http://www.moonlightbasin.com/.
I've been back in Bozeman since Monday afternoon and the week has flown by! I can't believe the semester starts on Wednesday...
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