Whitefish Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Whitefish Mountain Resort is a ski area in Montana, the United States. Its 137 mapped downhill runs add up to 84 km, which ranks it #22 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.9% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 613 m long.

Slopes at Whitefish Mountain Resort

About 19% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 53% intermediate and 28% advanced or expert, which makes Whitefish Mountain Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 16 lifts: 12 chairlifts, 2 t-bars, 2 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,364 m up to 2,062 m, a vertical drop of 698 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 23.7 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Whitefish Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is Glacier Park International Airport (FCA), about 21 km away in a straight line — roughly 28 minutes by car; Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is 162 km away. Nearby ski areas include Dog Creek Lodge & Nordic Center, Bigfork Community Nordic Center, Blacktail Mountain Ski Area (21.7 km) and Turner Mountain (16.2 km), which together add 38 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.