Night Skiing has finally arrived in Big Sky. Available Wednesday through Saturday evenings beginning at 6 p.m., participants can ride up Ramcharger 8 with a guide and powerful headlamps that will illuminate their way down for a truly unique skiing experience. PHOTO BY DAVE PECUNIES
Big Sky Resort has recently announced the addition of two
new unique ski experiences this winter: First Tracks & Everett’s Breakfast
and Headlamp Night Skiing. The new programs will extend access to Big Sky
Resort and Andesite Mountain, offering the opportunity to hit the slopes before
lifts open to the public and then later after they close for the day.
The First Tracks program is a memorable way to ski Big Sky
Resort terrain before anyone else, with a professional guide to lead the way to
the best, most appropriate terrain depending on conditions and skier ability.
Guests will load onto Ramcharger 8 at 8 a.m., guaranteeing that participants
will have the opportunity to carve lines through fresh corduroy or untracked
powder with only friends and family.
This experience will be capped off with a gourmet breakfast
at Everett’s 8800. Breakfast can be ordered off menu, including traditional
offerings such as Eggs Benedict, French toast, fresh-baked scones, cinnamon
rolls, coffee, and other hot items to warm up after an early morning on the
slopes and provide sustenance for the rest of an extended ski day.
First Tracks & Everett’s Breakfast will be offered
Wednesday through Friday. Skiers should be able to ski intermediate-level
terrain to enjoy the First Tracks experience. A maximum of seven people per
guide are permitted.
Not a morning person? If solitude, moonlight and endless
stars are more your style, Headlamp Night Skiing, Big Sky Resort’s new night
skiing experience offers private, guided tours of Andesite Mountain beginning
at 6 p.m. with a ride up Ramcharger 8.
Under the starlight with distant snowcats methodically
preparing the slopes for the following day, skiers and snowboarders are
equipped with headlamps as powerful as car headlights, illuminating the way for
guests to carve down freshly-groomed runs long after the sun has gone down.
Headlamp Night Skiing is available Wednesday through
Saturday evenings. Participants are required to be a level six skier or rider
and above, and there is also a maximum seven people per guide.
Upcoming Events Lineup
March 2: The Snowshoe Shuffle is
a fundraiser for the Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter held at the Madison
Base area that includes a torch-lit hike, chili dinner and raffle. Break out
your snowshoes and bring your four-legged friends to support a good cause.
March 8-10: A BSSEF freeride
competition will be held on the Headwaters terrain, featuring Big Sky Resort’s
steepest in-bounds ski runs, for both junior and adult competitors. Sign up
soon as space is limited and filling up fast.
March 16: The 5th annual
Shedhorn Skimo returns to the resort with two races: Shedhorn, an approximately
17 mile and 9,000’ elevation gain course, and Pronghorn, a 7.5 mile course with
over 4,000’ elevation gain. This is a technical mountaineering race that will
test multiple skill sets of winter athletes.
March 22: The Smokin’ Aces Rail
Jam returns to the slopes of Big Sky Resort for sunset slopestyle competition
that promises some big airs from some of the best ‘big air’ skiers and
snowboarders in the country. This event is free to spectate.
April 6: Big Sky Resort announced
that they will be hosting a free concert to show appreciation for passholders
and guests on Saturday, April 6. After a day of skiing and riding, Mountain
Village Plaza will come alive with the New Orleans funk grooves of Galactic
featuring Erica Falls. Galactic will take
the stage at 4:30 p.m., rain, snow or shine.
April 11-14: Big Sky Big Grass, a
Big Sky tradition, returns for its 13th year featuring intimate shows in the
evening, including Sam Bush Band, Nashville’s The Travelin’ McCourys, Jacob
Jolliff Band, Drew Emmitt Band featuring the dynamic lead singer and mandolin
player from Leftover Salmon, and Jeff Austin, formerly of Yonder Mountain
String Band.
April 20: The world-famous Pond Skim
at Big Sky Resort returns to celebrate the end of the ski season. Spectate on
the slopes of Ambush or participate in the event itself.
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.