Reported (October 19th, 2018)

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Lower Mountain (4,464 ft./1,361 m)

Deep thoughts by Riley*:

Snow is on the way!

Cold mornings? Check! First snow of the season? Check! Changing out summer for winter? You betcha!

There’s plenty of time to do your snow dancing and sacrifices to Ullr so we can get lots of snow in time for Opening Day which is planned for Thursday, December 6. Until then we’re spending our free time getting out there to enjoy the incredible fall colors under our big blue sky.

That and prepping for the 2018/19 season. It’s kind of like what you do at home when you clean up the yard and prepare for winter. Or how you put away summer clothes and break out the winter ones. We’ll be taking bike carriers and gondola cars off Chair 1 and adding more chairs. We’ll replace summer wayfinding signs with their winter counterparts.

We’re also finishing up some bigger projects. The construction crew over at Ed & Mully’s has been busy working on Phase 2 of the remodel. For those of you who know the place, you may not recognize it and will be pretty stoked about the new look. For those of you who haven’t been yet, you’ll love it too—an excellent place to meet up for lunch or après ski.

In the marketing and sales department we are busy coming up with great deals as well as hitting the road attending ski and snowboard related events and other fun stuff.

If you are planning to come this winter and have questions, please contact us! We’re happy to help.

As we near Opening Day (again that’s Thursday, December 6) be sure to keep an eye on the webcams and weather forecast. Plus we’ll update this report once it starts accumulating sometime in November!

Until then… THINK SNOW!

Riley

Flathead Avalanche Center's current advisory.

*This snow report is one person's subjective assessment of conditions at a single moment in time. The actual statistics of this report are input by 7am each day with various "story" updates throughout the morning. Always check with Ski Patrol if you need more information before you decide where you're going.

Today's Open Lifts

*Chair 5 & Chair 8 may occasionally have delayed openings due to avalanche control work. This list reflects the lifts that are scheduled to open today. Openings and hours are subject to change due to changing weather conditions and the safety of our guests.

Today's Run Status

Show:   - All Runs | - Groomed | - Easier | - More Difficult | - Most Difficult | - Most Difficult - Use Extra Caution

Chair 1 - Big Mountain Express

Chair 2 - Swift Creek Express

Chair 3 - Tenderfoot

Chair 4 - Great Northern

Chair 5 - East Rim

Chair 6 - Base Lodge

Chair 7 - Big Creek Express

Chair 8 - Hellroaring

Chair 9 - Easy Rider

Chair 11 - Flower Point

Bigfoot T-Bar 2

Big Easy Carpet

Terrain Parks

Treewell Safety

Skiing and snowboarding off the groomed runs and in deep powder snow is one of the most exciting and appealing parts of our sport. If you decide to leave the groomed trails, you are voluntarily accepting the risk of falling into tree wells or deep snow and suffocating.

A deep snow or tree well accident occurs when a rider or skier falls into an area of deep unconsolidated snow and becomes immobilized. The more the person struggles, the more entrapped in the snow they become. Deaths resulting from these kinds of accidents are referred to as a NARSID or Non-Avalanche Related Snow Immersion Death. Fortunately, these types of accidents are preventable.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT TREE WELL & DEEP SNOW ACCIDENTS

This abbreviated information is from http://www.deepsnowsafety.org. Please visit their website to learn more about tree well safety.