Life in Big Sky

I've been in Montana for a week now, and I'm still trying to get my life together. I have an apartment in Big Sky where I live with my sister, but the vast majority of my household possessions are in a storage unit halfway between Bozeman and Four Corners. Furthermore, my car is being shipped from Alaska and hasn't arrived yet, so I am constricted to bumming rides and the Skyline bus, which would be great if it wasn't in the off-season schedule, meaning there are only two buses a day and it doesn't stop on campus, only at the mall and Wal-mart in Bozeman.

However, life couldn't be better considering the situation. I have awesome friends here who have helped me out with rides, places to stay, food, and fun times. I started work training as a Lift Operator at Big Sky on Monday, and have met some cool people doing that. The mountain officially opens Thursday, on Thanksgiving, and I have the day off! I am so excited to get a full day of snowboarding in!!! Plus, the Skyline bus will have a better schedule at that point, meaning I might be able to catch it to go to my friends' house in Bozeman for Thanksgiving dinner. If not, I've already been invited by a co-worker to come to their place in Big Sky if I have nowhere to go.

Big Sky in the off-season is, to say the least, very relaxed. There is literally nothing to do, especially when you don't have a car. I live in the mountain village, which is nice because I can walk to work, but other than that I am basically stranded there. The shuttle bus that goes around the Big Sky area isn't running because it's the off-season, so I can't even go to the Meadow, where there is a little more infrastructure. So, I'm going to have to make some good friends or come up with a hobby that I can do after the mountain closes, neither of which will be a problem I'm sure.

Life will be amazing when the mountain opens! I will keep you posted as often as my internet access allows.