Safety — Whitefish Mountain Resort

Your responsibility code

Know the Code

Ten points, endorsed by the National Ski Areas Association. It's your responsibility.

1Always stay in control; be able to stop or avoid people and objects

2People ahead and downhill have the right of way

3Stop only where you're visible from above and don't block the trail

4Look uphill and avoid others before starting or merging

5Prevent runaway equipment

6Read and obey all signs, warnings, and hazard markings

7Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas

8Know how to load, ride, and unload lifts · ask the attendant

9No lifts or terrain while impaired by alcohol or drugs

10In a collision, share contact info with each other and an employee

Slow zones are marked with orange dashes on the trail map and staffed by patrol and speed control. Ski faster than the flow there and your pass privileges can end.

Deep snow

Tree wells are the quiet danger

Off the groomed runs, loose snow around tree trunks can swallow a fallen rider headfirst, and struggling makes it worse. It has a name: snow immersion suffocation. It is preventable.

Rule 1Ski trees and deep snow with a partner

Rule 2Keep your partner in sight, always

Rule 3Ride in control and defensively

Rule 4Have a plan to survive a fall

In the app, the SOS button reaches patrol with your exact location. In the trees, that can be the whole story. More at deepsnowsafety.org.

Earn your turns

Uphill policy

Skinning up is welcome, on the two marked routes, with a visible uphill pass. Season passholders get the uphill pass free at the Base Lodge.

Benny Up Route

Spruce lot → Chipmunk under Chair 6 → west edge of Toni Matt → summit

Uphill6 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Downhill window6 - 9:30 a.m. this route only

East Route

Spruce lot → lower Inspiration → Expressway → Moe Mentum → upper Russ's Street

Uphill9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Downhill window4 - 7 p.m. this route only

All traffic prohibited7 p.m. - 6 a.m.

Distance from machines100 ft groomers · 50 ft snowmaking

On the routeEdges only, two abreast max, yield downhill

Dogs and kid carriersNot during the operating season

Lifts & kids

Riding right

With kids

Smallest kidsLoad closest to the attendant

Not ready?Let the chair pass, take the next

Dropped somethingLet it fall, get it later

Phones and horseplayNot while loading or riding

Baby carriersNever on lifts or while skiing

Everyone

SitAll the way back, all the way down

Packs and strapsRemove or secure them

Smoking on liftsNever · wildfire risk

UnloadingTips up, stand, clear the ramp fast

Anything unsureAsk the attendant, that's the job

If something goes wrong

Logan Health Walk-in Care sits next to the Base Lodge near the bottom of Chair 9: board-certified providers, digital X-ray, and a lab on site, open daily 10 to 5. Uncomplicated fractures, sprains, lacerations, and minor illness handled right on the mountain, insurance accepted. For anything on the hill, Mountain Patrol is at 406-862-2940, and in the app the SOS button sends your exact location.

Walk-in Care · 406-862-1717

The rest of the rulebook

Quick answers

Terrain parksStart small · inspect features · land between knuckle and center

Bike park codeHelmets on every trail · walk bikes in base areas

E-bikesBanned on the whole trail system

DronesProhibited without written authorization

DogsLeashed · not on lifts · not past parking in winter

BoundaryNo patrol or avalanche control beyond it · 911 territory

Summer stormsLightning protocol posted · get below tree line

BearsMake noise, carry spray, never feed wildlife

Montana law spells out skier duties and inherent risks (MCA 23-2-736). Skiing has risks you accept when you load the lift. The code above is how everyone gets to keep accepting them.