WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN RESORT Whitefish, Montana • skiwhitefish.com 2,353 vertical feet • 113 runs In December 1947, somebody up on Big Mountain overlooking Whitefish Lake strung.
The holiday season is the time many Inland Northwesterners think about giving. Bell ringers and toy drives are physical reminders of need. But they’re also
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The Lord of the Rings. Maybe it was boisterous, fast-talking frontman David Lee Roth, the pop-tastic harmony vocals of bassist Michael Anthony or the thunderous drums of Alex Van Halen.