Mountain Stats

Trails and Terrain

  • 3,000 acres
  • 111 marked trails
  • Vast amounts of bowl and tree skiing
  • Longest Run: 3.3 miles (Hellfire)
  • 4 terrain parks and a skier/boardercross course

Difficulty

  • 12% Easier
  • 37% More Difficult
  • 44% Most Difficult
  • 7% Most Difficult – Use Extra Caution

Snowfall and Temperatures

  • Seasonal Snowfall: 320 inches (5 year average)
  • Average high 32 degrees F/ 0 C
  • Average low 17 degrees F/ -8 C

Elevation

  • Summit elevation 6,817 ft./2,078 m
  • Base elevation 4,464 ft./1,361 m
  • Vertical drop 2,353 ft./717 m

Whitefish Mountain Resort Chairlifts

Hours

Vertical

Ride Time*
Chair 1 – Big Mountain Express 9:30am—4pm 2,084 ft. 8 min.
Chair 2 – Swift Creek Express 9am—4pm 1,110 ft. 5 min.
Chair 3 – Tenderfoot 9am—4pm 441 ft. 6 min.
Chair 4 – Great Northern (limited operations) 1,360 ft. 9 min.
Chair 5 – East Rim 10am—4pm 804 ft. 6 min.
Chair 6 – Base Lodge 8:45am—4:30pm 215 ft. 6 min.
Chair 7 – Big Creek Express 10am—3:30pm 1,211 ft. 7 min.
Chair 8 – Hellroaring (open through 3/31/2020) 10am—4pm 1,272 ft. 8 min.
Chair 9 – Easy Rider (open 12/14/2019 – 3/22/2020) 9am—4pm 278 ft. 6 min.
Chair 10 – Bad Rock (open weekends & holidays 12/21/2019 – 3/15/2020) 9am—4pm 461 ft. 4 min.
Chair 11 – Flower Point 10am—3:15pm 998 ft. 9 min.
Big Easy Conveyor Carpet 9am—4pm 35 ft. 3 min.
T-Bar 2 – Bigfoot (open weekends & holidays starting 12/21/2019) 10am—3:15pm 407 ft. 3 min.
T-Bar 1 – Heritage competition use only 567 ft. 4 min.
Elk Highlands home access lift for subdivisions 536 ft. 6 min.

*Ride times may vary due to lift speed, weather, operations or other variables.