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Terrain Status

Open Runs: 0
Terrain Parks: 0
Night Skiing: Over for the season

*** CLOSED for Winter 2022/23. Thanks for a great season and we'll see you this summer. ***

Summit (6,817 ft)

Overnight Snow: 0"
Settled Base: 87"
Total to Date: 212"
6am Temp: 0℉
24hr Snow: 0"
7 Day Snow: 0"
Current Conditions: Good
Visibility/Wind: Good/NE at mph
 

Lower Mountain (4,464 ft)

24hr Snow: 0"
Village Settled: 0"
Total to Date: 0"
6am Temp: 0℉
7 Day Snow: 0"
Current Conditions: Good
Visibility/Wind: Good/0mph
 

Deep thoughts by Chad*:

Monday, April 10, 2023:

Just like that, the chairlifts have stopped spinning and things are awfully quiet on the Big!

From rarified early-season pow days to sunny springtime afternoons, the 2022/23 ski season was a blast. To boot, we celebrated our 75th anniversary as a resort and opened our first high-speed six-pack chairlift, the Snow Ghost Express! But of course we had some chairlift challenges, too, and we know those were frustrating experiences for all involved.

So thanks to everyone who joined us this winter. Thanks for your patience and understanding. And thanks for choosing Whitefish Mountain Resort as your skiing and snowboarding destination. Seeing all your smiling faces on the slopes reminds us why we do what we do!

Before we get too sappy, we need to issue a quick reminder about our uphill policy. Plenty of folks are already breaking out their splitboards and touring skis, and there's always the slight possibility of more snow in the coming weeks. Please note, now that the operating season is over, we've entered our 14-day post-season and modified rules are in effect.

Through Monday, April 24 …

  • The East Route is the only approved route for uphill and downhill traffic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • The Benny Up Route is closed during those hours while crews begin clearing roads on the front side of the mountain and other end-of-season operations.
  • No route restrictions are in effect before 8 a.m. and after 4 p.m.

We crafted the uphill policy with the U.S. Forest Service. It helps ensure your safety and ours, so please take a moment to review the policy and route maps, and please let us know if you have any questions! We appreciate your cooperation.

Oh, and don't forget to visit us this summer! From zip lines and alpine slides to mountain biking and huckleberry picking, there's something fun for everyone during the warmer months at Whitefish Mountain Resort. We'll be open Memorial Day weekend (Saturday, May 27, through Monday, May 29) as well as the following weekend (Saturday, June 3, and Sunday, June 4) and then daily from Saturday, June 10, through Labor Day.

Learn more about our summer activities and tell your friends and family to check out our lodging options!

See you again soon!

*This snow report is one person's subjective assessment of conditions at a single moment in time. Actual snow accumulations can vary widely across the varied terrain of this mountain. Topographic features such as exposed faces, saddles, and sheltered areas, as well as wooded zones and even just the aspect of where the slope is facing will greatly affect how much snow settles there. Please also note that the statistics of this report are input by 6 a.m. 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

*** No lifts are open right now. ***

*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

Chair 1 - Big Mountain Express

  1000 Turns  
  Bad Rock  
  Bench Runs  
 
  Big Face  
  Big Ravine  
  Cal's Country  
 
  Chappy Hour  
  Chute  
  Corkscrew  
 
  Easy Out  
  Elephant's Graveyard  
  Elkweed  
 
  Fault 2  
  Fault 3  
  Good Medicine  
 
  Haskill Slide  
  Headwall  
  Heep Steep  
 
  Inspiration  
  Little Bavaria  
 
  Middle Fork  
  Movie Land  
  No Name  
 
  North Bowl Face  
  Over the Hill Gang  
  Powder Bowl  
 
  Ptarmigan Bowl  
  Russ's Street  
  Schmidt's Chute  
 
  Toni Matt  
  Upper Langley  

Chair 2 - Swift Creek Express

  Ed's Run  
  Heaven  
  Hellroaring  
 
  Hibernation  
  Home Again  
  Interstate  
 
  Mully's  
  Mully's Moguls  
  Nice Day  
 
  Ranger Trail  
  Sandi's  
  Swift Creek  
 
  Wood Lot  

Chair 3 - Tenderfoot

  Alpinglow Alley  
  Central Avenue  
  Hailey's  
 
  Hope Slope  
  Ski Way  

Chair 4 - Snow Ghost Express

  Expressway  
  Friends of Langley  
  Hogan's  
 
  Hogan's East  
  Langley  
  Powder Trap  
 
  Three Stooges  

Chair 5 - East Rim

  Don's Descent  
  East Rim  
  East Rim Face  
 
  Evan's Heaven  
  First Creek  
  Lee's Way  
 
  Moe Mentum  
  Moose  
  N.B.C.  
 
  Whitey's  

Chair 6 - Base Lodge

  Barndance  
  Chipmunk  
  Huckleberry Patch  
 

Chair 7 - Big Creek Express

  Big Horn  
  Black Bear  
  Caribou  
 
  George's Gorge  
  Goat Haunt  
  Gray Wolf  
 
  Hollywood  
  Kodiak  
  Marmot  
 
  Silvertip  
  Whitetail  

Chair 8 - Hellroaring

  Chet's Stache  
  Connie's Coulee  
  Glory Hole  
 
  Gray's Golf Course  
  Hell Fire  
  Hwy to Heaven  
 
  Lacy Lane  
  Pat's Ride  
  Picture Chutes  
 
  RadJack  
  Short but Sweet  
  Sling Shot  
 
  Teepee  
  The Back 9  
  Wing and a Prayer  
 

Chair 9 - Easy Rider

  Lower Inspiration  
  Over Easy  
  Under Easy  
 

Chair 11 - Flower Point

  Big Creek  
  Hidden Meadow  
  Inside Road  
 
  North Fork  
  One Grand Parade  
  Outside Road  
 
  Ridge Run  

Chair 12 - Elk Highlands (note: this chairlift and its runs are for homeowners only & not counted in our total run list)

  Elk Highlands Loop  
  Glades Spur  
  Good Neighbors Spur  
 
  Northern Lights  
  Northern Lights West  
  Stoltz Knob Spur  
 
  Sunrise Aurora Spur  
  Sunrise Dawn Spur  
  Sunrise Headwall  
 
  Sunrise Ridge Outside Loop  

Bigfoot T-Bar 2

  Lodi Ridge  
  Lynx  
  Stumptown  
 
  Trapper's Trail  
  Whiskey Spring  

Big Easy Carpet

  Big Easy Carpet Area  

Terrain Parks

  2nd Street Park  
  Central Avenue Park  
  Central Avenue Railyard  
 
  Depot Terrain Park  
  Goat Haunt Skier/Boardercross Course  
  Minnow Park  
 

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


1. Avoid Deep Snow & Tree Areas
2. Always Ski with a Partner and Keep Your Partner in Sight
3. Ski & Ride in Control and Defensively
4. Have a Plan to Survive

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