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Anybody know about Whitefish

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WILKSNAYDLER
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Thinkin about goin this winter to Whitefish Mtn, Montana. Obviously huge mountain with tons of pow and looks to be a sick enough park. Im from the midwest so i dont really know that much about it? Anybody have an opinion?
Sep 13 2010 11:35PM
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p-fo
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try regionals. pm a mod to get this moved. my old ski team coach was from there. that is all i know
Sep 13 2010 11:37PM
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WILKSNAYDLER
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yeah no one answers there
Sep 13 2010 11:39PM
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selkirks
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Great treeskiing. With a La Nina and a -PDO, this winter should be excellent for snow at Whitefish.
Sep 13 2010 11:41PM
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-dva-
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my friend lived there last winter and loved it. it's a super small town, but my impression was that it was pretty cool by montana standards. the trip that i took to visit him, it snowed the day before i showed up and i was skiing knee deep freshies for the following four days straight. the only thing you've got to be prepared for is a lack of bluebird days. it was foggy as hell every day i was there and that's apparently the norm for most of the winter. but otherwise, such an incredibly fun place to ride.
Sep 13 2010 11:43PM
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-dva-
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oh, and if you move out there, stay long enough to go to 4th of july in hungry horse. that shit will blow your mind.
Sep 13 2010 11:44PM
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ski-swagga
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Big Mtn. Pwns great trees any day, and some pretty sick cliffs on pow days. and their park is OK ive skied better in the midwest but you wont wanna be in the park very much with all the awesome natural terrain. also when are you going because ill be there the 27th-the 2nd (ish).
Sep 13 2010 11:45PM
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skiminnesota
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probably headed out there this winter aswell
Sep 13 2010 11:45PM
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fireballin
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our high school ski club went there for a week in 2008. the place is sick. i would highly recommend it.
yours truly
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Sep 13 2010 11:58PM
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thelizards
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I've only heard good things about it. Also, my hometown is Called whitefish bay. Coincidence? I think not
Sep 14 2010 12:18AM
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Noah_W
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They have a really fun park! Tons of little jibs and a pretty good jump line..
Sep 14 2010 12:37AM
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Stan_Darsh
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if you catch it on a day with good snow, i guarantee you will not be dissapointed. If not, the park is usually fun, but nothing worth traveling super far for
Sep 14 2010 12:40AM
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WILKSNAYDLER
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Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin?
Sep 14 2010 10:56PM
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Willard
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BAM i live here. Fun little park, good slackcountry small lines and La Nina this year so it should be sick waking up to fresh snow everyday
Sep 14 2010 10:58PM
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WILKSNAYDLER
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Is it really foggy?
Sep 14 2010 11:00PM
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Willard
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oh yeah lots of foggy days but its nice cause it keeps the crowds away

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This picture was i from 3 years ago i think anyway it was the last time a la nina happened the picture i photoshopped a snowboard track out but thats it.
Sep 14 2010 11:03PM
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skichicky3
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definitely go there! Real mellow town, but the mountain is awesome. I went there for a week in february a few years ago, and it was only bluebird the first day, and then dumped snow the rest of the week.
Sep 14 2010 11:06PM
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thelizards
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yessir. are you from around here?
Sep 14 2010 11:09PM
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Backyard.Skier
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its awesome in the winter and they get tons of snow but NEVER ever go there during the summer to bike, i just about killed my self when i seen they had 1 dh trail and i had just drove there from canada...
Sep 14 2010 11:21PM
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dowalibeast
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Whitefish is a featured destination in TSP's fall release "Come Find Us"
Sep 15 2010 12:35AM
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ajax
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haha sorry that sucks that you drove from canada to ride runaway train. The resort sucks for biking, but there is some of the best biking in the state elsewhere around whitefish

for skiing, i've lived in whitefish for a long time and i haven't yet found a place i can have quite as much fun at
Sep 15 2010 12:51AM
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Skirehpot
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i just moved from whitefish, awesome place to go. 

its worth it.
Sep 15 2010 12:58AM
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Caveman.
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So your saying it was awesome?
Sep 15 2010 1:48AM
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montanan
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big mountain is a sick, fun place to ride on good days, and on bad days its not very bad either, cause they do have a little park
Sep 15 2010 4:36AM
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Stan_Darsh
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in addition to the park, when there is not new snow, you can find PLENTY of natty hits and shit to jump off aka inspiration and big ravine, plus pretty much any other run.
Sep 15 2010 2:08PM
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WILKSNAYDLER
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Foggy wise is it comparable to grand targhee also known as grand foggy. went there a couple years ago, awesome snow but waaaay too much fog
Sep 15 2010 4:09PM
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Stan_Darsh
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never been to grand targhee, but Big Mountain has often been called the Big Fog.. It's really hit or miss though. it can get really foggy there but it can also be real sunny.
Also, sometimes it looks like it's gonna be super foggy from town, but it's an inversion when you get up there, and then you're in for a real treat.
Sep 15 2010 4:23PM
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dowalibeast
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And if it's foggy you can go into the trees to break it up a bit.
Sep 15 2010 7:28PM
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-dva-
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this happened one of the days i was there and it was so fucking epic. i've never seen anything quite like it
Sep 15 2010 7:50PM
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marley-skis
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I live 5 mins away from whitefish. its pretty fucking sick, snows great and the parks decent. LOTS of fog though if you come later in the season you might get some sun
Sep 15 2010 7:57PM
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Stan_Darsh
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yeah dude, inversions are so sick.. also if the light is right, there is this shit that happens called the fata morgana. it's this reflection off the clouds or something that makes the mountains look like crazy plateaus and looks like this:

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Sep 15 2010 9:53PM
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Stan_Darsh
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^ fuck. that's not right.. just google it
Sep 15 2010 9:53PM
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ajax
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haha shae you failed
Sep 16 2010 2:16AM
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Literature
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Home hill.

Nothing super crazy, but a way fun place to ski.
Sep 16 2010 2:44AM
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Executive.
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Dude its sick,  just go there
Mar 30 2011 7:28PM
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