Whitefish Mountain Resort, MT, Report: Shredding With Ghosts 3/8/23

Whitefish Mountain Vacation resort. Photo: Glacierworld.com

In much northwestern Montana, Whitefish (previously referred to as Big Mountain) sits just a number of miles from Glacier Nationwide Park. Useless to say, the scenic views are out of this world. So is the skiing/riding.

I experienced the satisfaction of being shown all around the mountain by General public Relations Director, Chad Sokol.

Chad Sokol, Public Relations Director, Whitefish Mountain Vacation resort. Photo: Andy Racich

I was gifted a sunny working day, which is uncommon in these sections. Despite the fact that, even with frequent view, It is not generally chilly in Montana. Only when an arctic air mass moves into the area does it get to be under zero, and then only for a several months out of the year. This working day was beautiful and heat.

Chair 11, Flower Issue. Photo: Andy Racich

The mountain is acknowledged for its white-crusted trees in greater elevations. These are termed “snow ghosts” and resemble anything out of a Dr. Seuss guide.

The Snow Ghost Express Chair is a new six-pack for this yr. It requires skiers from the bottom village all the way to the summit in fewer than eight minutes, so you can get a good deal of vertical ft in a single working day. We also skied the Flower Stage Chair, East Rim Chair, and my individual favored-The Hellroaring Chair. In all, you can ski 360 degrees from the top rated, with a whopping, 3000 acres of skiable terrain. Chad Sokol claimed it very best, “We’re fully commited to offering services, worth, and an great visitor working experience no matter if you are a professional skier or a family members of beginners on getaway. As I described, we have virtually 3,000 acres of skiable terrain — groomers, steeps, cliffs, glades, bowls, parks, you title it — and we still hold our every day lift tickets less than $100. We’re not on any multi-resort passes like Ikon or Epic. I cannot believe of an additional in the same way sized vacation resort delivering so a great deal price and unbiased character.”

Significant flights appear into the Kalispell airport, and from door to door, it only requires about a 50 % an hour to get to the foundation village. If you are out viewing Glacier Nationwide Park in the summer, it is even now well worth your time to test out Whitefish Vacation resort, because there is an alpine slide, golfing, and lots of dining establishments/bars to keep you chaotic. If you’re coming from California, make positive to permit all people know, for the reason that you may possibly get a cost-free drink…… or anything.