Kalispell snow?

[t300]

Going back to Kalispell area end of Dec. Can anyone provide some feedback on snowdepth/conditions? Usually ride within 45mins drive from Kalispell in any/all directions

Thanks

 

[Solarguy]

Very skimpy still, started off with some good dumps early Nov, then warmed up and melted everything down low and lots up high.
Whitefish mountain ski has very limited terrain open. We need a good dump or two.

 

[t300]

Thank-you. Saw the whitefish cams the other day and didn't look as good as I hoped. looks like some snow over the next week so hopefully it comes in big!

 

[Solarguy]

We need a big dump!!

 

[txinmt]

Finally snowing today!! Not the dump we need, but I will take what I can get. Supposed to snow over the next few. Only 28" at Stahl Peak right now. "They" were saying that we were supposed to have about 10% more snow this winter than last year. If that is true......it better start dumping soon.

 

[txinmt]

Going back to Kalispell area end of Dec. Can anyone provide some feedback on snowdepth/conditions? Usually ride within 45mins drive from Kalispell in any/all directions

Thanks

What is your favorite ride in the Kalispell area?

 

[fredw]

Hungry horse, ten lakes

 

[t300]

What is your favorite ride in the Kalispell area?

Not sure! I went dec 2014 and dec 2015, each time 4 days of riding a different spot each day, always trailer out within 45mins or so of Kalispell. Only name I remember is hungry Horse lol. Always looking for good suggestions for intermediate riders (flatlanders with around 10 mountain trips under our belts, so maybe calling us intermediate is too ambitious!). We like the trees and meadows , not into straight up. Well it’s the way down we don’t like actually

 

[t300]

Did the last couple days produce the half foot of snow it was calling for?

 

[txinmt]

Nope. Maybe an inch. More on the way though.

 

[txinmt]

Not sure! I went dec 2014 and dec 2015, each time 4 days of riding a different spot each day, always trailer out within 45mins or so of Kalispell. Only name I remember is hungry Horse lol. Always looking for good suggestions for intermediate riders (flatlanders with around 10 mountain trips under our belts, so maybe calling us intermediate is too ambitious!). We like the trees and meadows , not into straight up. Well it’s the way down we don’t like actually

Haha. Yeah.....up is the easy part right? You can always do what I did and make yourself a "chicken belt" to put over the end of one ski to slow your descent on the REALLY steep hills.

You can take Grave Creek up by Fortine and ride in to Therriault lakes.
You can go to the Olney trail and go up towards Upper Whitefish lake or take the Stryker loop or the Werner peak road up to the back side of Big Mountain up to the summit house on the ski resort.
Lots of good areas to ride from Hungry Horse, like in towards Lost Johnny, or up towards Strawberry lake.
North of Columbia Falls, off of the Nrthfrok road, you can take Canyon Creek up behind Big Mountain to the summit house. Or you can go in McGinnis Creek. That is a popular riding area.

 

[fredw]

What is the website of the snow towers again, lost the website

 

[txinmt]

snowtel

 

[camoman]

Did they get the dump of snow this week? Heard 4+feet?!?!


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[fredw]

Sweet, just looking at ski hill, it shows over 40 inches..

I guess every one is riding.. Pictures pictures

 

[fireworkswi]

On a road trip from Jackson. Anyone wanna show us Around and we will return the favor back home?

 

[retiredpop]

Is it worth riding Canyon Creek/Olney trail systems at the end of March or will it be just slush and mushy snow down low at that time of year?