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Don's Descent at Whitefish Mountain Resort

Expert · 225 m long with 75 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 27° at its steepest, facing SE.

27°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
225 mlength
75 mvertical
1973 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Don's Descent is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Don's Descent

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 7 Big Creek Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 1 Big Mountain Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Chair 1 Big Mountain Express
  2. Ski Moe Mentum (intermediate)
  3. Ski Russ's Street (intermediate)
  4. Ski Don's Descent (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Moose. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 5 East Rim (2 min), 2 Easy Carpet (8 min), Chair 9 Easy Rider (8 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.