East Rim at Whitefish Mountain Resort
Expert · 308 m long with 111 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 26° at its steepest, facing SW.
26°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
308 mlength
111 mvertical
1946 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
East Rim is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to East Rim
Lifts that reach the top: Chair 5 East Rim (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Chair 7 Big Creek Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Chair 1 Big Mountain Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 15 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Chair 1 Big Mountain Express
- Ski Moe Mentum (intermediate)
- Ski East Rim Face (advanced)
- Ski Whitey's (advanced)
- Ski East Rim (expert)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed intermediate trail, Moe Mentum. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 5 East Rim (1 min), 2 Easy Carpet (7 min), Chair 9 Easy Rider (7 min).
See East Rim on the 3D mapAll runs at Whitefish Mountain ResortMeasured 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.