Whitefish, Montana — If you’re a glade-skiing fan, Whitefish should be on your radar this winter.
This offseason, the U.S. Forest Service and Whitefish Mountain Resort collaborated on the Big Mountain Fuels Reduction Project. The project involves removing trees on about 200 acres of terrain. So far, they’ve completed work on around 125 acres of woods. The move not only makes for better tree skiing, but also reduces the risks from wildfires.
As a result, Whitefish is adding a few new glades this winter. The new glade runs will be known as Bad Medicine and Big Twig. Located near the Chair 1 lift line, these two glade runs are labeled as black diamonds. With these additions, Whitefish now has 112 trails and glades.
Cleaning up existing glades was also a focus. Around Chair 1, this included work on the “North Bowl Face, Schmidt’s Chute, Elkweed, Movieland from Russ’s Street to the Danny On Memorial Trail, a section of the Back 9, and a section between Langley and Inspiration.” Brush clearing was also done on the Hibernation, Heaven, and Mully’s leader to earlier openings.
Other Projects
But that’s not all. On the mountain operations side of things, Whitefish has acquired six more TechnoAlpin snow guns, which replace older and less efficient guns. Whitefish now features 22 mobile guns and four fixed guns. Whitefish has also acquired two new snowcats, resulting in better grooming operations.
Other referenced projects include a new online store, new interactive maps on Whitefish’s website, rebranding Vertical Tracker to All-Mountain Tracker (which will include new badges and rewards), and new season passholder perks.
Whitefish’s projected opening date is December 4th.
Image/Video Credits: Whitefish Mountain Resort
