Whitefish Mountain Resort, located outside of Whitefish, Montana, used to officially be named Big Mountain. Now, in a short period of time, the ski resort has successfully bonded with the Whitefish community and has a stand alone moniker not suggestive of any other ski area. However, I can tell you Whitefish Mountain Resort is indeed one 'big mountain.'
Think of the statistics - 94 marked runs and I mean runs, not little 10 foot cutoffs that get a name to boost the trail count. Hellfire, the longest run is close to 3.5 miles and you won't be straight running it so that's a lot of skiing right there. In total, you are looking at over 3000 acres of runs, trees, bowls, and glades and almost everything feeds off from the summit. The Big Mountain Express runs you from the resort village area - elevation 4500' - to the top elevation over 6800', in less than 8 minutes.
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