63 Out Of 100 Single Score

Whitefish Mountain Resort on Big Mountai Alpine/Downhill Resorts Resort (Are you this resort?)

3840 Big Mountain Road
Whitefish, MT 59937
USA
 
  • Poor-outstanding-long
  • Is this resort/area easy to get to? 1 Slider
  • Is the parking & transportation drop-off near the lifts? 4 Slider
  • Walking access: distance, stairs, steep walkways 4 Slider
  • Trail maps/signage are easy to find and understand 1 Slider
  • The trails I experienced were 3 Slider
  • Restrooms well placed, functional and clean 4 Slider
  • Snow quality 5 Slider
  • Terrain met my expectations 2 Slider
  • Quality of slope grooming 1 Slider
  • Terrain parks and related features 1 Slider
  • OVERALL children's facilities: child friendly? 1 Slider
  • Crowds, traffic flow and lift lines? 5 Slider
  • Quality of on-mountain dining 3 Slider
  • Quality and speed of lifts 4 Slider
  • Rate this resort's ski/snowboard school 3 Slider
  • Did you get your money's worth? 5 Slider
  • Area shopping: includes nearby towns or villages 5 Slider
  • The OVERALL service at this resort is 2 Slider
  • Recommend this resort/area to others? 4 Slider
  • Would you visit this resort/area again? 100 % Slider
  • How did you get there?: Fly
  • Year/Month/Day of visit (Approx. if not known):
  • Total number of days spent on this mountain: 1

General Comments/Likes

Whitefish Mountain Resort on Big Mountain… boy is that a mouthful with 3,000 acres of skiing and virtually no crowds or liftlines has some of the best sidecountry skiing in Montana. My favorite area of Big Mountain is the Hell Roaring Basin and then I like to follow it up with a cold one in the Hell Roaring Saloon. Whitefish the town is chock full of history, great shops and some good watering holes.

Dislikes

Big Mountain has some of the thickest fog next to a can of Campbell’s split pea soup. In two full seasons there I never got used to skiing the fog. Some of the lamest grooming I’ve ever seen. Whitefish Resort has one of the most insane base set ups that I’ve ever come across, be careful especially if you’re a beginner, everything funnels to the beginner chair. Whitefish has a weird mix of very cool people and Montuckians.

jimmyc
01/07/2011 02:01AM

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  • Puddles
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 38
  • Resides In: Bow, WA, USA
  • Disciplines: Alpine, Back Country, Telemarker
  • Years Skiing/Riding: 25
  • Avg. Days Per Season: 71 - 100 days
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