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Big Trees

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  3. Whitefish Mountain Resort
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Ascent

-627' -191 m

Descent

29%

Avg Slope (16°)

42%

Max Slope (23°)

6,071' 1,850 m

High

5,444' 1,659 m

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Avalanche risk for Dec 13, 2018: Considerable

Dangerous avalanche conditions. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding and conservative decision-making essential. Natural avalanches possible; human-triggered avalanches likely.

Full forecast for FAC: Whitefish — Brought to you by Flathead Avalanche Center

Avy tweets from @FACAvalanche

“Big, old trees along a steep and fast run.”

— samh Haraldson
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Description

The convex rollover into The Canyon needs to be respected. But when it goes - and it often does - it lets you go fast. There are great glades amongst big, old, beautiful trees.

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Land Manager: USFS - Flathead National Forest Office

Dec 6, 2018: Flathead Avalanche Center to Begin Seasonal Daily Forecasts December 9

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