Whitefish Stage Road ice rink

Natasha Sieler, left, talks with Nic Salois of the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and Jeff Hawkins of the Montana Highway Patrol after her vehicle slid off Whitefish Stage Road north of Kalispell on Tuesday afternoon. Sieler said this is the first time she has ever ended up in a ditch. Sieler was northbound but crossed over the southbound lane and off the road. Whitefish Stage Road has been extremely slick since Saturday.