There were more skiers at Whitefish Mountain Resort during the holiday season than ever before.
With more snow that at any other ski location in the state, a record 62,500 skiers hit the mountain during the holiday week.
That breaks the previous record, set 2 years ago by over 8,000 skier visits.
It probably seemed like the mountain was more crowded than usual, because Chair 2 was inoperable due to updates made over the summer.
Chair 2 is a quad-chair serving intermediate and beginner terrain.
KGEZ thanks reporter Clayton Murphy, of the University of Montana School of Journalism. The Montana Broadcasters, the Newspapers Association and the Greater Montana Foundation provided funding for these reports.
