Snow Headwall at Whitefish Mountain Resort
Advanced · 407 m long with 142 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 29° at its steepest, facing SW.
29°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
407 mlength
142 mvertical
1612 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Headwall is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
How to get to Headwall
Lifts that reach the top: Chair 8 Hellroaring (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 4 Snow Ghost Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 1 Big Mountain Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Chair 4 Snow Ghost Express
- Ski Toni Matt (intermediate)
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Headwall (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins The Big Ravine. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 2 Swift Creek Express (1 min), Chair 1 Big Mountain Express (1 min), Chair 6 Base Lodge (3 min).
See Headwall 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.