Lift operator still passionate after nearly four decades
Bill “Wild Bill” Packer works the Chair 9 lift at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Thursday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
“Wild” Bill Packer started as a lift operator on Big Mountain in 1986. Since that time, his enthusiasm hasn’t waned a bit, as anyone can tell who has heard his energetic catchphrase: “It’s here! You’re on! You’re gone!”
Packer makes this announcement without fail as he diligently loads chair after chair at Whitefish Mountain Resort...
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