North America's First Eight-Seater Chairlift, Night Skiing Coming to Town
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THURSDAY lonepeaklookout.com March 15, 2018 FREE Volume 1, Issue 15 Big Sky, LONE PEAK LOOKOUT Montana You’ve seen the signs But what’s the story behind the campaign to stop mining near Yellowstone? By David Madison enough,” he said. [email protected] Lucky Minerals is the company looking to operate .D. Bingman, Montana near Emigrant. In a press Joutfitter license number release about its plans, the 614, says he’s not much company quoted John Childs, for making ripples in the a Bozeman-based mining pond when it comes to the consultant, who worked on controversial topics of the an exploration project in day. It’s just that he earns his Emigrant Gulch in the early living on rivers, including 1990s. He still feels the area the Yellowstone. The owner can be mined successfully. of Wild Trout Outfitters “I think it’s gotten a lot believes the Yellowstone of bad press, and I think we River’s headwaters are no need to look at both sides,” place for industrial mining he said. “I think it’s a worthy operations like those project.” proposed near Jardine The press release went and Emigrant. That’s why on to quote a bartender in he’s one of several Big Sky Gardiner, who said when business owners now part of tourism slows (in winter), a campaign powered mostly “Gardiner becomes a ghost by employers and residents in town, and it’s not a pretty Park County. on e .” The Yellowstone Gateway Those for and against Proposed mining zone: Emigrant Gulch, seen up close in winter and from a distance looking southeast across the Yellowstone River. Business Coalition and its mining near Yellowstone PHOTO BY THE PARK COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL dontmineyellowstone.com point to jobs on Main Street campaign website make the when arguing their points of to the national challenge Springs Resort, told the argument that some places view. of conserving Yellowstone. media nearly a year ago. are too special to open up One community-crafted Supporters say more than 340 Today, the Yellowstone for extraction. Bingman example of this is Sen. Jon local businesses have come Gateway Protection Act wholeheartedly agrees and Tester’s Yellowstone Gateway together to stand with Sen. remains stalled in the U.S. thinks others in Big Sky Protection Act. It aims to Tester in his push for action. Senate. should get involved, “Because protect the local economy “Sen. Tester is making “The bill is sitting in the your community could be by permanently shielding a decision based on the Senate Energy and Natural next. That’s what comes to thousands of acres north of support and overwhelming Resources Committee, m i n d .” Yellowstone from gold mine will of the community, that of which Sen. Daines is a Bingman thinks Montana’s proposals. public lands in the corridor member,” said Sen. Tester’s most valuable asset is its Members of the to Yellowstone National Park Communication Director pristine environment and Yellowstone Gateway and the Yellowstone River Marneé Banks, adding, “It that mining trades this Business Coalition promote are worthy of protection, for received a hearing in July renewable resource for short- the bill as protecting jobs and future generations and for last year but has not gotten a These eye-catching signs are staked just under the Conoco sign on term gains. private property. It’s pitched the local economy,” Colin Lone Mountain Trail at the entrance of Big Sky. “Montana has been mined as a locally inspired solution Davis, owner of Chico Hot Signs | 8 PHOTO BY JOLENE PALMER North America’s first eight-seater chairlift, night skiing coming to town eight-seat, heated bubble 2018. “The vision, at least Kircher said, later noting what is coming here,” Kircher Big Sky Resort announces chairlift, opening to the I have, and several others, this is the first eight-seater said of the lift, to be called public by early December is creating America’s Alp,” on our continent, but that Ramcharger 8. The state-of- the latest in its 10-year plan there are a number of eight- the-art D-line Doppelmayr person chairlifts at ski areas eight-seat chairlift will be the By JOLENE PALMER glimpsing at a projection of in Europe. first D-line ever installed, reporter@lonepeaklookout. the resort’s annual visitation “This is a pretty big anywhere. com graph which rose year by moment in time for North Its bucket-style seats will year. “And only about 20 America, it’s a pretty big time efore announcing Big Sky years ago did I recognize that on the planet, honestly, with Plans | 5 BResort’s official upcoming this town would exist forever. moves in its 10-year plan, Taylor And now, I think for the CONTENTS Middleton, Big Sky Resort first time in my history, we general manager and president can recognize the potential Baking whiz at Hungry Moose ......................................................2 touched on another recent that this community and this Transportation district talks about taxing ....................................4 milestone - for the first time resort have to offer.” New board members on GRTF .....................................................5 in its 45-year history, Big Sky Boyne Resorts President 59716 Volunteer: Patty Rhea .........................................................7 Resort will exceed 500,000 skier Stephen Kircher then took Skiing on rock, ice and heather ....................................................7 Moonlight ODP heads to Madison Commission .........................8 visits in a season. the stage, announcing plans Boyne Resorts President Stephen Kircher announced Big Sky Resort’s “I remember when I first to replace the current four- Remembering Jerrold Paul Pederson ..........................................8 latest plans during a press conference in the resort’s Talus Room of the What’s new at the food bank ..................................................... 11 came to this resort, 37 years person Ramcharger chairlift Summit Hotel on March 7. Boyne has managed the resort since 1976 ago. I wondered if it would on Andesite Mountain with Blotter: Erratic elk on Paintbrush Place .................................... 13 following the death of its founder, Chet Huntley. Big Sky Living: LPHS protests gun violence ............................. 14 make it,” Middleton said, North America’s first-ever PHOTO BY JOLENE PALMER COMING UP: CHE MALAMBO Fiery Argentinean Cowboys MARCH 31 Get Tickets @ warrenmillerpac.org LONE PEAK LOOKOUT 2 March 15, 2018 Just go shoot Capturing Montana’s wild with photographer Ed Coyle By JOLENE PALMER Resort’s Madison base area. “I’ve just been shooting and [email protected] shooting.” He’s got several cameras, but his main shooter is a f you follow Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on mirrorless Sony A7 R2. It has a 24-70 mm lens. The IInstagram, you’ve probably seen Ennis photographer Ed versatile setup allows him to capture everything from Coyle’s work recently. He was invited by FWP to “take over” landscapes to portraits. For underwater images Coyle uses a the feed in late February and early March, highlighting his Sony A6000. Montana winter with photos of cougars, landscapes and He also has a Sony RX10, which he won as part of a more. B&H Photo macro photo Instagram contest. His photo of a Simultaneously, he was posting on his own page with ski spider using a Sony 30 macro lens went into a pool of more photos. But not just any ski shots – these happened to be than 1,500 others and his photo was chosen at random. “I in the dark. He and his neighbors and friends, father and was expecting a little camera strap or something, and in son Ross and Emmett Lingle, headed to the backcountry the mail came this amazing camera,” Coyle said. “I was like, for some unique night skiing. It was a challenge for both sweet!” skier and photographer alike. Skiing in complete darkness You can’t get the shot if you don’t have the gear. “My through deep powder, they were suddenly blasted in the camera is always with me,” said Coyle. “It’s pretty much face by multiple flashes, then forced to readjust to the surgically attached. So I’m always kind of ready when darkness in milliseconds to avoid a fall. It took a while, but something presents itself. And living in southwest Montana, Coyle finally got the shots he was after. it happens every day. It’s so pretty here, and there’s such Coyle is originally from Connecticut and his love for easy access.” skiing brought him to Bozeman in 2006 following a stint in A novice photographer recently approached Coyle Salt Lake. He’s now the manager of more than 5,000-acres looking for advice. “Just go. Just go shoot,” Coyle said of ranchland in the heart of Jack Creek drainage where he recalling the conversation. “That’s the biggest thing. I don’t lives with his wife and two kids, ages five and two. know how many shutter clicks I do a week, but 90 percent His passion for photography began before the digital of those are garbage. But I’m not after the final product era, developing 35 mm prints in a darkroom in high school. either, I’m mostly doing it for the enjoyment of it. So, yeah, Photography courses and darkroom sessions continued in just get out there and do it. It sounds simple, but you can’t college while Coyle pursued his business and marketing do anything without practice.” degree. Check out more of Coyle’s work at www. “But I was never seriously trained in photography,” edcoylephotography.com or on Instagram at @ Arrowleaf Balsamroot Sunset. This vibrant photo was taken at 8:45 p.m. in early Coyle said during a recent interview in the yurt at Big Sky edcoylephotography. June.