Whitefish Whiteout

ALL COURSES

Start is located on the west side of the bottom terminal of Chair 1. 

This is a progressive stage race where each course builds on the last: All racers cover Stage 1, Green covers Stage 1-2, Blue covers Stages 1–3, and Black completes all four. 

NO course ever goes to the summit house / top of Chair 1. 

The race start is staggered with 2 minute intervals between the start of each course. 

Cutoff time for all racers: 4 hours 15 minutes (2:45 p.m.)

SINGLE ASCENT - 1.4 Miles = +2052′ (2.25km / +625m)

Ascend the Benny Up uphill route, as per the uphill policy. 

FINISH this climb at the very tip-top of the mountain at the 

SUMMIT TRANSITION

This is the FINISH for the SINGLE ASCENT COURSE.

GREEN COURSE - 3.7 Miles = +3397' / -1370'

DOWN GREEN – HASKILL SLIDE From the Summit transition, descend Inspiration to Elephant’s Graveyard, cross No Name, and traverse into Haskill Slide (note: this access differs slightly from previous years). Continue down the open face of Haskill Slide to the transition area near the bottom. 

UP GREEN – NORTH BOWL From the lower Haskill Slide transition, skin up through Kings and Aces / Jokers Jungle (skier’s right of lower Moementum and Over the Hill Gang). The skin track merges into Moementum—follow the East Side Route up to North Bowl Face. Bootpack through the North Bowl Rocks to just below the Summit House, then continue skinning up to the road east of the Summit House and on to the Summit Transition. This marks the finish of the Green Course.

BLUE COURSE - 5.9 Miles = +4300' /-2263'

RECOMMENDED to keep skins on until the top of Radio Towers. 

From the Summit Transition, skate along the service road west of the main summit and skin up to Radio Towers. 

DOWN BLUE Transition at the top of Radio Towers, then ski down across Hellfire to the apron of Picture Chutes. 

UP BLUE Transition in the apron of Picture Chutes. Skin to the base of the bootpack, then bootpack up a smaller chute on skier’s right of Picture Chutes (marked like other uphill routes). At the top, transition back to skins above the chute to avoid congestion. Skin up to Hellfire, follow it back to the Summit Transition via the service road west of the main summit. 

This is the finish of the Blue Course.

BLACK COURSE - 7.7 Miles = +5090' / -3188'

DOWN BLACK – EAST RIM / WHITEY’S From Fill Hill, descend East Rim, then Whitey’s to the bottom of Chair 5. 

UP BLACK Transition at the bottom of Chair 5. Skin over and bootpack up Chicken Chute. Skin across Chicken Nuggets to the base of NBC, then bootpack up NBC. Continue bootpacking up NBC to the top. 

Then skin up Fill Hill to the Summit Transition / Finish Line. 

This is the finish of the Black Course.