Snowfall Record Broken By Montana Ski Resort, But Still Closes This Weekend
A weekend snow storm brought double-digit accumulations of unusually light snow to Whitefish Mountain Resort, bringing their total snowfall for the 2007-2008 season to 421″ (approximately 11.5 metres) and catapulting the area past their previous record of 406″, set during the 1996-1997 season.
Skiers and snowboarders woke up Saturday morning to a report of four new inches (10cm), but by the time they arrived on-site, that number had at least doubled. Continuing inch-per-hour snowfall and wind variations meant that many found snow as much as chest deep by the end of the day. “I had to stop at one point, because I just couldn’t breathe,” said Kristi Hanchett, recruiting manager at the resort. “I couldn’t keep the snow from filling my mouth up.”
The storm brought cold temperatures that produced snow that was unseasonably light and fluffy for this time of year. “It was the kind of dry snow you’d expect, and we got a lot of, in the deep winter months,” said Tary King, the resort’s ski patrol chief. “But the amount and quality were both a surprise at the end of March.”
The resort is offering lift tickets to all guests for $29 per day until the end of the season, the Sunday April 6th. “It’s our way of saying thanks to all our guests for a great season,” said resort president Dan Graves.
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