Big Sky Resort had already received over 6 feet of snow as of EBS press time on Nov. 18, more than any other ski resort in the Northern Rockies and opens Thanksgiving Day with excellent early-season conditions.
On Nov.15, a crew of 40 team members from Big Sky Resort, Doppelmayr, and Fatzer ropes worked together to splice the 78,000-pound haul rope for the new Ramcharger 8 chairlift. Once the haul rope is on the lower bullwheel, crews will check for alignment, finish up wiring, chair assembly and terminal assembly, planning to finish the project by mid-December. Nearly all of the chairs, each more than 15 feet wide and weighing over a ton, have been hung on parking rails in the chair barn near the top of the lift.
Big Sky Resort also recently announced the lineup for the 13th annual Big Sky Big Grass music festival, which in years past has been held in early February, but this winter will take place April 11-14. The four-day festival will include a mix of small-stage and large-venue shows at Montana Jack, Chet’s Lounge, the Carabiner and the Missouri Ballroom.
The lineup includes nationally recognized acts such as Sam Bush Band, The Travelin’ McCourys, Drew Emmitt Band featuring Jeff Austin, as well as Boulder-based Grant Farm, and Montana’s Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs. The Treasure State’s finest bluegrass talent will also be on hand, including The Lil Smokies, Bozeman roots-rock band The Hawthorne Roots, and local acoustic group Lone Mountain Trio.
Big Sky Resort will once again this season partner with Bozeman-based Eagle Mount to offer adaptive snow-sports lessons for children and adults with a wide range of physical and developmental disabilities. The Eagle Mount Big Sky ski program is still looking for more volunteers for the upcoming season.
Bozeman-based non-profit Eagle Mount is hoping for a few more volunteers for their Big Sky ski program this winter.
As part of their preparation for the ski program, volunteers will receive professional training in specialized skills to assist stand-up skiers, bi-skiers, mono-skiers, and/or snowboarders. Ski lessons are based at both the Big Sky Mountain Village and the Madison base area.
Volunteer Schedule for Eagle Mount Big Sky Ski Program
Dry Land Training: Nov. 28 – Water and Sewer Building, 5:30–7 p.m. On Snow Training: Dec. 15-16 – Madison Ballroom/Huntley Lodge 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
For more information, visit eaglemount.org or call (406) 539-5520.
We all are familiar with using a limited palette, but do you use one? Do you know how to use a
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We all are familiar with using a limited palette, but do you use one? Do you know how to use a limited palette to create different color combinations? Are you tired of carrying around 15-20 different tubes when you paint plein air? Have you ever wanted to create a certain “mood” in a painting but failed? Do you create a lot of mud? Do you struggle to achieve color harmony? All these problems are addressed in John’s workbook in clear and concise language!
Based on the bestselling “Limited Palatte, Unlimited Color” workbook written by John Pototschnik, the workshop is run by Maggie Shane and Annie McCoy, accomplished landscape (acrylic) and plein air (oil) artists,exhibitors at the Big Sky Artists’ Studio & Gallery and members of the Big Sky Artists Collective.
Each student will receive a copy of “Limited Palette, Unlimited Color” to keep and take home to continue your limited palette journey. We will show you how to use the color wheel and mix your own clean mixtures to successfully create a mood for your paintings.
Each day, we will create a different limited palette color chart and paint a version of a simple landscape using John’s directives. You will then be able to go home and paint more schemes using the book for guidance.
Workshop is open to painters (oil or acrylic) of any level although students must have some basic knowledge of the medium he or she uses. Students will be provided the book ($92 value), color wheel, value scale and canvas papers to complete the daily exercises.