Snow Making Ponds at Whitefish Mountain Resort
Advanced · 559 m long with 104 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 22° at its steepest, facing S.
22°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
559 mlength
104 mvertical
1950 mtop elevation
Sfaces
Snow and sun
Snow Making Ponds is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.
Tree skiing (gladed).
How to get to Snow Making Ponds
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 10 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Chair 4 Snow Ghost Express
- Ski Toni Matt (intermediate)
- Ski Snow Making Ponds (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Toni Matt. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 1 Big Mountain Express (3 min), Chair 2 Swift Creek Express (4 min), 2 Easy Carpet (4 min).
See Snow Making Ponds 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.