CassMT

Big Mountain, Whitefish Montana USA...March 19, 2013

officially we have 12" new in the last 3 days...unofficially it all blew in and piled up in places, fortunately some of the steep and gnar zones...then today, the sun came out, fully epic and unexpected pow day...14 degrees only too

to give some perspective, not many people see this, we have had maybe 5 sunny days this winter...

looking north into the Cabinet Range and Canada



looking East into Glacier National Park, Lodi Peak (ten minute sidecountry hike) is in the foreground...




Glacier N.P.

CassMT

Radio Towers (also a ten minute stomp sidecountry)



North Bowl, see how tracked up?



NBC Chute...gets used, but the rad thing is noone rides the sides, i hit it like a giant pow halfpipe...buuuuuh



East Rim...still looking pretty good at 1pm!



Lodi Peak and Evans Heaven, from the runout of NBC



some noname billygoat zone i love, and apprently i'm alone...so killer in this part, the pic just doesnt do it justice..



another in billygoat zone...



and some mellowdeep glades to end the day...Cal's Country



rad thing about Big..theres only 2 busy weeks, other than that there's nobody, so the stashes stay stashed for days, this whole week is gonna be killer, more snow weds supposedly

anyone headed this way, pm me, i'll give you the ambassador's tour..

CassMT

...and if anyone wants to add pics from your spring, your mountain, please feel free, that was the ideer...like seeing other places, other potential future trips..

KIRKRIDER

DUDE!

Forget about your goggles and get out there! Damn. Gorgeous pow.

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CassMT

i worked it already! til my legs were just...jelly

thats why my gogs aren't upsetting me, it was worth it!

Board Gadget

Fantastic!! My wife is from Montana. I have been out there many times but only in the summer I friend just invited me to Whitefish next year. He showed me some photos just like this from the last time he was there. They take a train from Minneapolis and rent a house there for a week. It looks incredible

I haven't discussed this with him yet but I would like to get a few opinions. What skill level would you have to have to snowboard in this type of area in Whitefish?

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CassMT

nice, been camping up in the Cabinets, but never rode back there...getting set up to splitboard this spring, so that will open up alot ive never done

went to school at UM Missoula, thats how i found my way up here! love it so much

CassMT

the train is a great way to come, they have some killer deals thru the website, multi'day lift passes, train ride and lodging for crazy-cheap, idk how they work that

all these pics are diamond, double d, etc, but it doesnt matter, theres so much beginner and mid stuff, at least 1/2 the mountain, there is a whole backside thats all blues and greens (and a couple black) that gets hammered with good snow ....they pride themselves on grooming too, they groom alot, and do a fine job of it..

jeeezus im sounding like the PR guy, lol...just come, you won't be dissappointed

heres a trailmap

Whitefish Mountain Resort at Big Mountain in Whitefish, Montana

Board Gadget

Great. Thanks!!

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509-pow

man wish i could made it to whitefish this year. i was planing on coming up for 4 days of riding. they had a killer deal. $75 a night for hotel and tickets. ill be at white pass tomorrow and they should have more then a foot of fresh pow. ill get some pics.