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LESSONS Our fun learning environment will improve your skills.
Private instruction is the quickest way to improve your skills, from first timers up to experts. We'll also help get you familiar with Whitefish Mountain's awesome terrain. Lessons are available to Adults, Children and families of all abilities and ages. Up to 5 may participate for the same price. Alpine, Snowboard, Freestyle, Race, Telemark and Adaptive are all offered. Reservations strongly recommended.

PRIVATE LESSONS
Full Day 6hrs - Up to 5 People
Booked 9am - 3pm
$435
Half Day 3hrs - Up to 5 People
Booked 9am - 12pm or 1pm - 4pm
$285
2 Hour Private 2hrs - Up to 5 People
Day of only, no advanced reservations
$250
Quick Tips 1r - Up to 5 People
Day of only, no advanced reservations
$125
Child Private 1,2 or 3hr - 1 Person
Ages 3-6, Levels 1 & 2 only, subject to availability
$80/$160/$240

  • All first Time Skiers and Snowboarders receive a complimentary beginner lift ticket with lesson
*All prices, dates, and times are subject to change, and may be subject to availability or additional terms and conditions.
Join the Montana Mountain Animal themed Fun! All kids in group lessons receive Adventure Card progress reports. These cards include the runs the students have skied or snowboarded so you know where your kids can ski. Children also get awarded a pin when they have achieved all the skills on their progress card.

Child Ski & Play
Skiers only ages 3-6. Children enjoy lessons, kids center time, lift ticket, lunch (with full day) and gear storage. Check-in at Kids Center. On snow at 10am.
Half Day 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm $90
Full Day 9am-4pm $130
Junior Learn to Ski/Ride Package
Ages 7-12 first timers only
Includes 2 consecutive Days of beginner lifts, rentals, and 2 half day lessons (choose 2 of 4 lesson times).
$72
Junior Group Lessons
Ages 7-12 all ability levels
Half Day 2hrs, no lunch 10am or 1pm $60
Full Day 10am-3:15pm, lunch included $85


Reservations recommended (not required).
Supervised Lunches are available for an additional $14
All First Time Skiers and Snowboarders receive a complimentary beginner lift ticket with lesson


*All prices, dates, and times are subject to change, and may be subject to availability or additional terms and conditions.
Enjoy the camaraderie of learning in a group of other adults with similar skills. For adults, we offer Learn to Ski or Snowboard packages or semi-private group lessons for those with experience.

Adult Learn to Ski/Ride Package
Includes 2 consecutive Days of beginner lifts, rentals, and 2 half day lessons (choose 2 of 4 lesson times). First timers only.
$72
Adult Semi-Private Lessons
All Ability Levels, 4 people max per class. Subject to availability, reservations recommended
Half Day 2hrs, 10am-12:15pm or 1pm-3:15pm $70


All First Time Skiers and Snowboarders receive a complimentary beginner lift ticket with lesson


*All prices, dates, and times are subject to change, and may be subject to availability or additional terms and conditions.
We have several adaptive-certified instructors trained to teach skiers or snowboarders with a variety of physical and cognitive disabilities. Our rental shop has a complete selection of adaptive rental equipment.

Reservations are required at least five days in advance. Let our staff help you determine whether a group or private lesson would best accommodate your needs.

Call 406-862-2909 or visit the Ski/Ride School Desk at the Base Lodge Info Center.
You bet we love what we do, and we are here for you! With our PSIA and AASI certified instructors, you'll advance your skills while learning about the mountain from a true insider. Our instructors can show you the right runs for your level and tell you where to find the freshest powder. They can even fill you in on where to find the best entertainment or tastiest food around the area.

PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) and AASI (American Association of Snowboard Instructors) are the national organizations that set the standards for instructing on snow. We also have our own in-house training program which provides on-going training to our instructors in line with the most up to date skills and information from PSIA and AASI.

Come join the fun! We are always here for you, ready to go!
AJ Coulter

Hometown: Whitefish, MT

Disciplines: Alpine and Telemark Skiing

Year Started Skiing: 1986

Year Started Instructing: 1986

Certifications: PSIA Alpine Level III, PSIA Nordic Downhill Level III, PSIA Adaptive Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1992

Favorite Run: Hellroaring Peak

Favorite Conditions: 8" to 10" of 14% moisture content snow

Off-Snow Hobbies: Fly Fishing Outfitter (Dry Flys)

Fun Facts: A smile, an intact body, and some skill or knowledge gain equals a successful lesson.

Favorite Quote: "If you stall you fall."

Kjell Petersen

Hometown: Denison, Iowa

Discipline: Alpine skiing

Year Started Skiing: 1981

Year Started Instructing: 1986

Certifications: PSIA Alpine Level III, AASI Snowboard Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1997

Quote: "Each day you touch snow adds two weeks to your life." -Kjellilama

Favorite Run: The one I am skiing on at the moment

Favorite Conditions: Dancing in new snow.

Off-Snow Hobbies: Photography, sea kayaking, mountain biking, hike and raft guiding

Fun Facts: People I would bring back to life to visit: Lewis and Clark, John Muir

Customer Comments: Ski Magazine's panel of expert judges named Kjell as one of the top 100 instructors of the year in 2005.

Bruce Clark

Hometown: Whitefish, Montana

Discipline: Alpine Skiing

Year Started Skiing: 1958

Year Started Instructing: 1976

Certifications: PSIA Alpine Level III, PSIA Adaptive Level I, USSCA Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1999

Favorite Run: Inspiration and Gray's Golf Course

Favorite Conditions: The one I am currently skiing

Off-Snow Hobbies: Fly fishing, Golf and Waterskiing

Nancy Cronin

Hometown: Boston, MA

Discipline: Alpine, specializing in Children

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1985

Year Started Instructing: 2008

Certification: PSIA Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2008

Favorite Run: Depends on conditions and day

Favorite Conditions: Fresh new snow

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: any outdoor activity

Favorite Quote: "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior demonstrates. The great teacher inspires"- William Arthur Ward

 

Steve Hill

 

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

Disciplines: Alpine, Telemark

Year Started Skiing: Entire Life

Year Started Instructing: 1978

Certifications: PSIA Level III, Examiner Alpine, Level III Nordic Downhill

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1978

Favorite Run: It’s a secret

Favorite Conditions: All

Off-Snow Hobbies: Dirt Bike

Fun Facts: I was once a water bottle model

Link Neimark

Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Disciplines Alpine Skiing & Snowboarding

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1971

Year Started Instructing: 1977

Certifications: PSIA Alpine Level III, USSA Race Coach Level II, AASI Snowboard Level I, PSIA Adaptive Level I, PSIA Telemark Level I, Senior Specialist

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2002

Favorite Run: Elephants to Haskills

Favorite Conditions: Snow

Off-Snow Hobbies: Rock climbing, weight training, photography, adventure travel, surfing whitefish lake

Fun Facts: Spent last two summers teaching skiing in New Zealand. Ski Magazine's panel of expert judges named Link as one of the top 100 instructors of the year in 2005.

Favorite Quote: "If you get to the bottom of the run with a big smile on your face, then you are in good form."

Customer Comments: "Thanks Link for the great ski lessons-fun, challenging, and effective. I feel fortunate that you are willing to share your expertise! -Beverly

Kelly Bort

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Disciplines: Alpine, Nodric, Adaptive

Year Started Skiing: 1964

Year Started Instructing: 2000

Certifications: PSIA Alpine Level I, Senior Specialist II, Nordic Level I, Adaptive Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1998

Favorite Run: Langley

Favorite Conditions: Cordoury!

Off-Snow Hobbies and Fun Facts: I am an art quilter and I traveled for two years in a VW camper!

Kimberly Buls

Hometown: Kalispell, Montana

Disciplines: Alpine Skiing

Year Started Skiing: 1980

Year Started Instructing: 2008

Certifications: PSIA Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2008

Favorite Run: Marmot

Favorite Conditions: Bluebird, Powderdays, but any day on my skis makes me smile!

Favorite Quote: “God will Take you as far as you are willing to go.  Be strong and of great courage, dream bigger than possible, your success is in your hands!

Craig Dickenson

Hometown:  Great Falls, Montana

Discipline:  Skiing, Snowboarding

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 2004

Year Started Instructing: 2009

Certification: CASI Level 1

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2011

Favorite Run: Entire Mountain

Favorite Conditions:  Powder and more Powder!

Off-Snow Hobbies: Professional Football Coach

Favorite Quote: “Do Not let what you can’t do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden

Dan Fox

Hometown: Mogadore, Ohio

Disciplines: Snowboard, Alpine ski

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1992

Year Started Instructing: Snowboarding 1997, Alpine 2005

Certifications: AASI level II, PSIA level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2002

Favorite Run: my secret

Favorite Conditions: DEEEEEP!!!

Off-Snow Hobbies and Fun Facts: Born and raised in Ohio. Graduated with a 4 year degree in education. Have taught snowboarding in Ohio, Colorado and Montana. Enjoy archery hunting, fly fishing, mountain biking and hiking.

Favorite Quote: Follow me!

Corinne Finney

Hometown: Whitefish, MT

Discipline: Snowboard

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1985

Year Started Instructing: 2010

Certification:

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2009

Favorite Run: Flower Point, but still looking for more abundant, endless beauty

Favorite Conditions: Fresh "ROY" or POW

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: Certified Pilates Instructor, love red wine, triathalons, swimming, any/all outdoor activities

Favorite Quote: "I don't take drugs...I am drugs!" - Salvador Dali

 

Alex Bucur

Hometown: Sighisoara, Romania

Disciplines: Alpine Skiing

Year Started Skiing: 1969

Year Started Instructing: 2008

Certifications: PSIA Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2008

Favorite Run: Hellfire, Inspiration

Favorite Conditions: groomed

Off-Snow Hobbies and Fun Facts: Digital Photography

Favorite Quote: Skiing is not a sport, it’s a lifestyle

Ericka Priestley

Hometown: Corvallis, Montana

Disciplines: Alpine skiing, Snowboarding

Year Started Skiing/Riding: Ski-1992, snowboarding-2001

Year Started Instructing: 2006

Certification: PSIA level II, AASI Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2006

Favorite Run: Hellroaring Basin on a powder day

Favorite Conditions: powder

Off-Snow Hobbies: I am passionate about traveling and being outdoors. In my free time I enjoy hiking, dancing and exploring new places.

Quote: What a wonderful world. - Louie Armstrong

Michael Blauvelt

Hometown: Detroit, MI

Discipline: Snowboard, Skiing, Skateboard

Year Started Riding: 1979

Year Started Instructing: 2005

Certification: AASI Level II, PSIA Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2006

Favorite Runs: Jeti Fighter Lines

Favorite Conditions: Deeep POW POW!!

Off-Snow Hobbies: Skateboard addict for 30+ years, grandfaja of 2 grandsons, hunting and hiking with my wife and the boys.

Quote: I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

Ron Bassett

Hometown: Kokomo, Indiana

Disciplines: Alpine and Adaptive skiing

Year Started Skiing: 1970

Year Started Instructing: 2002

Certification: PSIA Alpine Level II, Adaptive Level I

Year Started Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1999

Favorite Run: The one you and I are sharing.

Favorite Conditions: all except ice

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: I am a fireman/EMT at Glacier Park International Airport. Let me know when you’re arriving and I will try to say “hi.” I also enjoy biking, hiking, fishing, and accordion (but I only play for myself).

Favorite Quote: Be lazy – you’re on vacation.

Martha Hunt

Hometown: London, England

Disciplines: Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing

Year Started Skiing: 1978

Year Started Instructing: 1988

Certifications: PSIA III

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2006

Favorite Run: The Canyon

Favorite Conditions: Pow, Pow

Off-Snow Hobbies and Fun Facts: I left England to ski in the Alps and never looked back. Luckily between my passion for skiing and my skills cooking(Cordon Bleu Chef) I managed to fund a life living in ski resorts. I recently sold my restaurant in Crested Butte, CO and moved to Whitefish for my next adventure! When not on snow, Mtn Biking, Hiking, Rock Climbing, and Sailing can fill in the blanks. Martha's Latest Venture- 'Fondue to You' offers catered Fondue Parties and Personal Chef Services

Favorite Quote: “Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways- a glass of wine in one hand- chocolate in the other- body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming “WOO HOO, What a Ride!!””

Mike Craft

Hometown: Whitefish, MT

Discipline: Alpine, Snowboarding, Telemark

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1992

Year Started Instructing: 1998

Certification: PSIA Level III, AASI Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1998

Favorite Run: West Bowl

Favorite Conditions: Powder or Moguls

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: Enjoy touring around Glacier Park and Canoeing with my wife

Favorite Quote: "Never stand around in powder"

Joshua Lucas

Hometown: McAlisterville, Pennsylvania   

Discipline: Snowboarding, Snowshoeing

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 2008

Year Started Instructing: 2011

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2011

Favorite Run: C.Y.O.’s (Create your Own)

Favorite Conditions: Any- Having fun!

Off-Snow Hobbies: Mountain-boarding, Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse

Favorite Quote:  “When you’re only one step away, that’s usually when the ground falls out from beneath your feet.” – Dr. Henry Jones Jr.

Patrick Connolly

Hometown: Kalispell, Montana

Disciplines: Alpine Skiing, Snowboard

Year Started Skiing: Ski-1976, Snowboard- 2000

Year Started Instructing: 2006

Certifications: PSIA Level III, AASI Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2006

Favorite Run: They all can be made favorites. Probably the one I have not skied yet.

Favorite Conditions: Anything but rain.

Favorite Quote: “We are creatures of time. Commit to change and change will happen in time. May change be your reward!” Patrick Connolly 2010

Bio: Husband October, 1982 to present. Father of two kind sons 1991 and 1994 to present. Investigative Analyst, Boeing Company 1987 to 1998. Bachelor’s degree and class valedictorian in Robotic manufacturing technology 1999. Real estate broker GRI, ABS, CHMS, 1999 to present. Entrepreneur of video movement training as Flathead Sport Movement 2006 to present.

Chris Thompson

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA

Discipline: Alpine

Year Started Skiing: 1972

Year Started Instructing: 1981

Certification: PSIA Level III

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2008

Favorite Run: Downhill

Favorite Conditions: Any Snow

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: Running, Camping

Favorite Quote: Life is Fun!

Aaron Winkley

Name: Aaron Winkley

Hometown: Whitefish, MT

Discipline: Ski

Year Started Skiing: 2008

Year Started Instructing: 2009

Certification: none

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2009

Favorite Run: Bad Med

Favorite Conditions: Powder

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: Hiking and biking

Favorite Quote: don't have a favorite

Clifford Schimpff

Hometown: Gainesville, Florida

Disciplines: Ski

Year Started Skiing: 1983

Year Started Instructing: 2001

Certifications: PSIA I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2001

Favorite Run: Faults 1&2

Favorite Conditions: Powder

Off-Snow Hobbies: Fishing, golf, and Bird Hunting

Holly Hendricks

Hometown: Valle Crucis, NC

Disciplines: Snowboard, Ski

Year Started Riding: Snowboard- 1993, Skiing- 1982

Year Started Instructing: 2007

Certifications:

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2007

Favorite Run:Inspiration

Favorite Conditions: Sunny, powder, inversion

Off-Snow Hobbies and Fun Facts: Graduated from The Boston Conservatory with Master’s Degree in Musical Theatre

Favorite Quote: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live the life you’ve imagined.” Thoreau

Steve Weih

Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland

Disciplines: Alpine

Year Started Skiing: 2008

Year Started Instructing: 2008

Certifications: PSIA Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2008

Favorite Run: Goat Haunt

Favorite Conditions: Packed Powder

Off-Snow Hobbies or Fun Facts: Banjo Pickin'

Favorite Quote: "Everywhere you go, there you are."

 

Stacey Bengtson

Hometown: St. Paul, MN

Discipline: Skiing

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1968

Year Started Instructing: 1974

Certification: PSIA Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1974

Favorite Run: Magic Carpet Chutes

Favorite Conditions: Powder

Off-Snow Hobbies: Hiking, Biking, Taking Photos

Fun Fact:  Ski Magazine's Top 100 Children Instructors of 2005

 

Rick Adams

Hometown: Gulf Breeze, FL

Disciplines: Alpine

Years Skiing: 40+ Years

Year Started Instructing: 2001

Certifications: Level II Alpine

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2007

Favorite Run: Good Medicine

Favorite Conditions: Deep Powder and Groomers

Off-Snow Hobbies: Former Navy Fighter Pilot, Successful businessman and frequent competitor in cycling, sailing, and ski races.

Favorite Quote: “A dream is just the first step"

Kris Danuta

Hometown: Kalispell, MT

Discipline: Snowboarding, Skiing

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1991

Year Started Instructing: 2003

Certification: AASI Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2003

Favorite Run: Back 9, Teepee

Favorite Conditions: Powder!! Lots of it.

Fun Facts: I like ziplining, soccer, and going to Petco to see the ferrets.

Favorite Quote: "Live every week like its shark week”

Brett Urbach

Hometown: Symrna, TN

Discipline: Snowboard, Freestyle skiing, Snowbiker

Year Started Riding/Skiing: Snowboard-1990, Ski-1997, Snowbike-2002

Certification: AASI Level III, Snowboard, PSIA Level II

Year Started Instructing: 1990

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1996

Favorite Run: Anywhere in the Canyon

Favorite Conditions: Pow

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: Include Sewing, Mt. Biking, Motor Cyclery, Wake Surfing and Guitar Hero 3, I teach wakeboarding and wakesurfing in the summer

Favorite Quote: “I can’t believe you made this sport so easy to learn!” Chris Kvamme

Joel Anderson

Hometown: Lewiston, ID

Discipline: Snowboard, Ski

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1998

Year Started Instructing: 2005

Certification: AASI Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2009

Favorite Run: Anything Steep and Deep

Favorite Conditions: POW!

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: Mountain Biking

Favorite Quote: "Everybody Wang Chung Tonight!"

Sam Cordi

Hometown: Whitefish, MT

Disciplines: Alpine

Year Started Skiing: 1987

Year Started Instructing: 1987

Certifications: Level III, Divisional Clinic Leader (PSIA NW) Examiner in Training (PSIA NW)

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1990

Favorite Run: All of them

Favorite Conditions: Crud

Off-Snow Hobbies and Fun Facts: Surfing

John Derby

Hometown: Boise, ID

Disciplines: Freestyle background

Year Started Skiing: 1989

Year Started Instructing: 2007

Certifications: Wilderness First Aid, CPR

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2008

Favorite Run: Big Horn

Favorite Conditions: Powder Moguls

Off-Snow Hobbies and Fun Facts: Flyfishing, bird watching, rafting

Favorite Quote: Blizzard of Ahhhssss….

Teddy Dilley

Hometown: Bloomington, Minnesota

Disciplines: Alpine

Year Started Skiing: 1974

Year Started Instructing: 1981

Certifications: PSIA Level II, College of Big Mtn. Level III

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1983

Favorite Run: Fault 1 to Hogan’s Trees

Favorite Conditions: Powder and Sunshine

Off-Snow Hobbies and Fun Facts: Riding, Golf, Water

Favorite Quote: "Don't wait, the time will never be just right."

Andy Pollard

Hometown: Stroud, England

Disciplines: Alpine Skiing and Ski Touring

Year Started Skiing: 1993

Year Started Instructing: 2000

Certifications: BASI Level II, PSIA Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2008

Favorite Run: Good Medicine, Connie's Coulee, Grey's Golf Course

Favorite Conditions: Warming my toes by an open fire after a great day's skiing

Fun Facts: Served in the Royal Navy as an Engineering Officer for 27 years, and then found Whitefish while looking for an awesomely exciting place to raise my 2 children! Since then we've been busy playing- when not on snow, hiking, biking, climbing and kayaking.

Off-Snow Hobbies: I'm on a quest to climb 50 peaks in Glacier National Park by 2012- so far I have 17!

Favorite Quote: “Nothing good comes easy”

Nathan Hafferman

Hometown: Columbia Falls, MT

Disciplines: Snowboard

Year Started Riding: 2001

Year Started Instructing: 2003

Certifications: AASI Level III, PSIA Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2003

Favorite Run: Back 9

Favorite Conditions: Blower Pow, Cold Smoke so deep a snorkel is required

Off-Snow Hobbies and Fun Facts: Motocross, fly fishing, rock climbing, snowmobiling, all things exciting

Favorite Quote: Look before you slash

Steve Black

Hometown: Helena, MT

Discipline: Alpine

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1971

Year Started Instructing: 1998

Certification: PSIA Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2001

Favorite Run: The one I am on

Favorite Conditions: Snow

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: B.S. Ski Business Management SNC 1994, 16 years Children's Ski Instructor, 5 years Ski Patrol Nagano, Japan

Favorite Quote: "If I fall off the chair lift,will you get fired?" - Lauren, 6 years old

Shawn Lenzner

Hometown: Birnamwood, WI

Discipline: Alpine

Year Started Skiing: 1993

Year Started Instructing: 2008

Certification: PSIA Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2009

Favorite Run: Upper Langley

Favorite Conditions: POW POW

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: Hunting the vast wilderness areas of Montana and Idaho. I also like to fish them.

Favorite Quote: "There is no waiting for friends on a powder day!"

Mark Wilson

Hometown: Ellisville, MO

Discipline: Alpine

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1999

Year Started Instructing: 2004

Certification: PSIA Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2001

Favorite Run: Langley

Favorite Conditions: All

Off-Snow Hobbies: Whitewater Rafting, Hiking, Backpacking

Fun Facts: I'm a park ranger in Glacier National Park in the summer.

Favorite Quote: "You get on the river, and the power gets in your blood, and you feel better." - Floyd Harvey

Riley Johnson

Hometown: Lewiston, ID

Discipline: Snowboarding

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1998

Year Started Instructing: 2009

Certification: AASI Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2009

Favorite Run: The one's with snow on 'em

Favorite Conditions: Blue Bird Powder

Fun Facts: I flew in my first airplane this year going to Peru.

Favorite Quote: "Take the words 'I can't' out of your vocabulary."

 

Lorne Kermath

Hometown: Estes Park CO

Discipline: Alpine

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1960

Year Started Instructing: 1990

Certification: PSIA Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1993

Favorite Run: Inspiration

Favorite Conditions: First Tracks

Off-Snow Hobbies: Fly Fishing, Classic Boats, Climbing, Sailing

Favorite Quote: Ski magic performed daily.

 

Kevin McConnell

Hometown: Wheeling, WV

Discipline: Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1989

Year Started Instructing: 2010

Certification:

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2010

Favorite Run: anything steep and deep

Favorite Conditions: Blower Powder

Off-Snow Hobbies: fly fishing guiding, raft guiding, fly tying, hiking in Glacier National Park

Favorite Quote: Got to get up to get down!

 

Kyle Quintia

Hometown: Tucson, AZ

Discipline: Sking/Snowboarding

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1994

Year Started Instructing: 2006

Certification: AASI Level II, PSIA Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2006

Favorite Run: ALL

Favorite Conditions: Steep N' Deep

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: Concerts, fishing, rafting, hiking, doing nothing.

Favorite Quote: "With all of our running and all of our cunning, if we couldn't laugh we would all go insane."

Lori Rust

Name: Lori Rust

Hometown: OH-CO-CA-MI-NC-MT

Disciplines: Alpine, Nordic, Adaptive, Senior Specialist

Year Started Skiing: 1969

Year Started Instructing: 2001

Certifications: PSIA Level II Alpine, Level I Nordic, Level I Adaptive, Level I Senior Specialist

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2000

Favorite Run: They’re all great

Favorite Conditions: Gotta love the Pow

Off-Snow Hobbies and Fun Facts: I like to ride… on the pavement with my motorcycle or bicycle, on the dirt with my dirt bike or mountain bike, on the water in a raft, kayak, sailboat or canoe, and on the snow with my skis or snowmobile. It’s all about the adventure!

Favorite Quote: Skiing is like dancing, and the mountain is the lead. Come dance with me!

Customer Comments: “This is the BEST day I have ever skied!” “I had no idea skiing could be so much fun!” “I wanted to thank you for taking such great care of my daughter while she learned to ski… she is hooked and can hardly wait to ski again. You really gave her a boost in self-confidence. She is still giddy over her achievements and experience!”

Andy Siblerud

Hometown: Kalispell, MT

Discipline: Ski, Snowboard

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1993/2008

Year Started Instructing: 2008

Certification: PSIA Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2008

Favorite Run: You will never know.

Favorite Conditions: Face shot pow pow

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: dirt bike, anything outdoors

Favorite Quote: "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. And that's why its called the present"

Robert Winckler

Hometown: St. Helena, CA

Discipline: Ski/Snowboard

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1976

Year Started Instructing: 2008

Certification: PSIA Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain

Resort: 2008

Favorite Run: Hellroaring Peak

Favorite Conditions: Deep

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: Flyfishing

Favorite Quote: "You don't know till you know."

Trish Wolf

Name: Trish Wolf

Hometown: Great Falls, MT

Disciplines: Alpine and x-country skiing

Year Started Skiing: 1960

Year Started Instructing: 1972

Certifications: PSIA Level III, Children’s accreditation, Adaptive Level I, Senior Accreditation, USSA Coaches Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1983

Favorite Run: Big Face

Favorite Conditions: Love the Variety

Off-Snow Hobbies and Fun Facts: Anything outdoors- being in the elements- gardening, hiking, biking, YOGA

Favorite Quote:  "If the only prayer you say in your whole life is 'Thank you,' that would suffice."

Ryan Dunn

Hometown: Omega, GA

Discipline: Snowboard

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 2001

Year Started Instructing: 2010

Certification:

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2010

Favorite Run: Purgatory

Favorite Conditions: Sub Zero and Windblown

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: paddler, whitewater

Favorite Quote: "Want your ski, go get it"- Warren Miller

 

Aaron Guzman

Hometown: Portland, OR

Discipline: Snowboarding, Skiing

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1988

Year Started Instructing: 1995

Certification: AASI Level III, PSIA Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1995

Favorite Run: Moe Mentum

Favorite Conditions: Powder

Off-Snow Hobbies: Whitewater kayaking, Guitar, Skateboarding, Slack Lining, Hiking, Fly Fishing, Parenting

Fun Fact: Yo hablo Español.

Favorite Quote: "The Dude abides"

 

Michael Johnson

Hometown:  Rochester, NY

Discipline: Alpine

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1981

Year Started Instructing: 2009

Certification:  PSIA Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2009

Favorite Run:  Windowpane

Favorite Conditions:  Whiteout

Off-Snow Hobbies: Being a Dad

Favorite Quote: Chance favors the prepared

 

Linda Miller

Hometown: Salisbury, MD

Discipline: Alpine

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1995

Year Started Instructing: 2007

Certification: PSIA Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2009

Favorite Run: All

Favorite Conditions: powder!

Favorite Quote: Have fun!

 

Morgan Phelps

Hometown: Whitefish, MT

Discipline: Alpine

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1990

Certification:

Year Started Instructing: 2010

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2010

Favorite Run: Gray's Golf Course

Favorite Conditions: Powder, Powder, Powder

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: Love theatre, making independent films, baseball and politics

Favorite Quote: "Skiing is a dance and the mountain always leads." - Unknown

 

Kathy Robertson

Hometown:  Somers, MT

Discipline: Alpine

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1979

Year Started Instructing: 1989

Certification:  PSIA Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2000

Favorite Run:  Inspiration

Favorite Conditions:  Powder

Off-Snow Hobbies: Gardening, hiking, reading, gourmet cooking

Favorite Quote: "Personally, I'm always ready to learn although I do not always like to be taught."

 

Ryan Shively

Hometown: Helena, MT

Discipline: Snowboard, Ski, Snowbike

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1989

Year Started Instructing: 1996

Certification: PSIA Level I, AASI Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2005

Favorite Run: Slingshot

Favorite Conditions: Steep and Deep

Off-Snow Hobbies: Photography and Long boarding

Favorite Quote: Live the life you love, love the life you live.

 

Bill Showen

Hometown: Great Falls, MT

Discipline: Alpine/Snowboard

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1975

Year Started Instructing: 1980

Certification: PSIA Level III, AASI Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1993

Favorite Run: Good Medicine

Favorite Conditions: POW

Favorite Quote: If the phone doesn't ring, its me.

 

Rob Swanson

Hometown: Olympia, WA

Discipline: Alpine, Telemark Skiing, Snowboarding

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1959

Year Started Instructing: 1974

Certification: PSIA Level III Alpine, PSIA Level III Telemark, AASI Level III

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2000

Favorite Run: Deep in the woods between any runs

Favorite Conditions: Deeeep Blower Powder

Fun Facts: Taught skiing and snowboarding in Niseko, Japan

Favorite Quote: "It's not the mountain that we conquer but ourselves" Sir Edmund Hillary

 

Dyana Thomas

Name: Dyana Thomas

Hometown: Tampa, FL

Discipline: Snowboard

Year Started Skiing/Riding:2002

Certification:

Year Started Instructing: 2010

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2010

Favorite Run: The Magic Carpet!

Favorite Conditions: Blue skies with views that take your breath away

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: Hiking, backpacking, sewing, and playing on the river!

Favorite Quote: "I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart" Vincent VanGogh

 

Eric Wendschlag

Hometown: Columbia Falls, MT

Discipline: Snowboarding

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1990

Year Started Instructing: 2008

Certification: AASI Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2008

Favorite Run: Momentum

Favorite Conditions: Bottomless Powder

Off-Snow Hobbies: Motorcycle riding, mountain biking, rafting, paintball, camping, outdoorsy stuff

Favorite Quote: "If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything" - Doc Brown, "Back to the Future"

 

Bill Cubbage

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Discipline: Snowboard, Ski

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1974

Year Started Instructing: 1985

Certification: AASI Level III, PSIA Level III

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2009

Favorite Run: The run my students have the most fun on.

Favorite Conditions: Powder + Steeps =FUN!

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: I love Ice hockey, swimming with my kids, photography, and music.

Favorite Quote: "If you don't shoot, you can't score"

Sarah Nuckolls

Hometown: Pine Bluff, AR

Discipline: Skiing

Year Started Skiing/Riding: 1984

Year Started Instructing: 2005

Certification: PSIA Level II

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2000

Favorite Run: Faults, Slingshot

Favorite Conditions: Powder

Fun Facts and Off-Snow Hobbies: Hiking, swimming, boating, travel

Favorite Quote: "If you really want to succeed at something, immerse yourself in it." -KP

Bob Heim

Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee

Discipline: Alpine Skiing

Year Started Skiing: 1967

Year Started Instructing: 1998

Certifications: PSIA Certified Level III, PSIA Children Accreditation

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 1998

Favorite Run: Good Medicine

Favorite Conditions: Powder

Off-Snow Hobbies: Rafting, hiking

Fun Facts: My wife and I have the same birthday.

Todd Priestley

Hometown: Springfield, Vermont

Disciplines: Snowboard, Alpine Skiing

Year Started Riding/Skiing: 2002

Year Started Instructing: 2003

Certifications: AASI Snowboard Level II, PSIA Alpine Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2003

Quote: "You can't ride all day unless you start early."

Favorite Run: Paul's Powder Stash

Favorite Conditions: Pow

Off-Snow Hobbies: Household chores i.e. dishes, vacuuming and dusting

Fun Facts: My brother and I share the same birthday.

Mike Davies

Hometown: McMinnville, Oregon

Discipline: Alpine and Telemark skiing

Year Started Skiing: 1985

Year Started Instructing: 2002

Certifications: PSIA Alpine Level III, PSIA Adaptive Level I

Year Started at Whitefish Mountain Resort: 2003

Favorite Run: Little Bavaria

Favorite Conditions: wind blown

Off-Snow Hobbies: walking, hiking, biking & lounging

Fun Facts: Born in Enid, Oklahoma

Favorite Quote: "Life is not measured in the amount of breaths we take but in the moments that take our breath away."

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Skill Levels

Skill Levels are a way for us to put you into the right lesson with the right instructors. The more honest you are about sharing your skill level with us, the more fun you'll have and the better you'll be at the end of the day.

SKIERS
   First Time Skier
   Learning to Turn on Green Runs
   Parallel Skier on Green & Blue Runs
   Skiing All Mountain

SNOWBOARDERS
   First Time Snowboarder
   Learning to Turn on Green Runs
   Linking Heel & Toe Side Turns on Green & Blue Runs
   Riding All Mountain






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