Whitefish Trail races Oct. 5-6
The Whitefish Trail Legacy Run will host a weekend of trail running events on Oct. 5-6.
The half-marathon, 10k, 5k and 1.5-mile family fun run, presented by Whitefish Therapy and Sport Center, will be held on Sunday, Oct 6 at the Whitefish Bike Retreat. A new 50k Mountain Ultra, will take place on Saturday, Oct. 5.
The half marathon and 5k are 100% single-track, and the 10k has some sections of dirt road. The race will start and end at the Whitefish Bike Retreat. A community picnic and awards ceremony will be held after the races.
New this year, the 50k ultra marathon will start in Depot Park in downtown Whitefish, connect to the Reservoir Trailhead, climb the Whitefish Trail in Haskill to Whitefish Mountain Resort all the way to the summit of Big Mountain.
The course will utilize the Whitefish Trail in Haskill, Whitefish Mountain Resort trails, and Flathead National Forest trails. From the summit aid station, the course will descend via the Flower Point Loop to the Danny On Memorial Trail, Whitefish Mountain Resort XC Trails, and back down the Whitefish Trail all the way to Depot Park.
Runners will finish in Depot Park and a after-party will be at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest. Runners will get free entry to Oktoberfest, free beer, free food, swag and prizes.
For more information visit www.whitefishlegacy.org/event/whitefish-trail-run/.
Early season pass sales
Whitefish Mountain Resort is holding in-town season-pass sales events this month at locations in Columbia Falls, Kalispell and Whitefish.
An adult season pass is priced at $675 through Sept. 30. That’s a $15 increase over the 2018-19 price.
Senior (ages 65-69) and college student passes are $575.
Teen passes are $370 and junior passes are $195. Children 6 and under ski free.
New this year, super seniors over 70 will pay $135 for a winter season pass. Previously, skiers over 70 skied free.
In-town pass sale locations:
Sept. 27: Gunsight Bar & Grill, Columbia Falls, 5–8 p.m.
Sept. 28-29: Montana Coffee Traders, downtown Whitefish, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Sept. 30: Great Northern Bar & Grill, downtown Whitefish, noon–8 p.m.
Work planned at fishing access sites near Bigfork
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is proposing forest management projects at two fishing access sites in the Bigfork area to improve public safety and resiliency to insects.
The proposed forest management treatments involve Woods Bay FAS and Horseshoe Lake FAS. The treatments would involve the removal of primarily conifer trees for the purpose of mitigating hazard trees in developed areas, reducing hazardous fuels in the wildland urban interface, and increasing resiliency to insects and diseases. If approved by the Fish and Wildlife Commission, the work could begin by November.
FWP is accepting public comment on the proposal through Sept. 30, 2019. Comments can be mailed to Region 1 FWP Attn: Tony Powell 490 N Meridian Rd, Kalispell, MT 59901, or emailed to Tony Powell at tpowell@mt.gov.
Copies of the project proposal and environmental assessment are available online at fwp.mt.gov under Public Notices, or may be obtained by mail from Region 1 FWP, 490 N Meridian Rd, Kalispell, MT 59901; by phoning 406-752-5501; and by emailing tpowell@mt.gov.
Author to give mountain lion talk at Montana House
Author Jim Williams will give a talk, “Path of the Puma, The Remarkable Resilience of the Mountain Lion” on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. at the Montana House in Apgar.
Williams is an award-winning, professional wildlife biologist who has worked for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks for the last 28 years. While in graduate school, Jim studied mountain lion ecology on Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front and has focused on mountain lion and other wildlife conservation issues ever since.
The talk is free and open to the public, but reservation are required for seating. Call 406-888-5393 or email: 1960mthouse@qwestoffice.net to reserve a seat.