canadians: Top 5 "South of the Border" for Spring Skiing
- 03/11/14 06:49 AM
Everyone in the Flathead Valley knows, we are a big draw for Canadian skiers. Canadians come down here year round for a variety of reasons. Last week we had dinner at the Tupelo Grill in Whitefish. We were surrounded by fun loving Canadians. They kept us alive financially during the recession and still are pumping money into our economy. Skiing on Saturday, there were friendly "north of the border" folks parked all around us while were getting our ski gear on. This article from a Calgary web site, names Whitefish Resort the only south of the Canadian border place to ski (0 comments)
canadians: Flathead Valley Weekly Update: April 30, 2011
- 04/30/11 06:17 AM
Last weekend there were approximately 7000 attendees to Fresh Life Church's Easter service at Majestic Valley Arena! That is the capacity and it was standing room only so therefore the estimate. We were blown away by all the people who had parked along Hwy 93 and Church Drive and walked to the arena. Instead of saying "let's go get some breakfast and skip it", they parked where they could and walked along the highway and on gravel roads to get to the service. Amazing! Many Alberta license plates were in evidence Easter week. We are ever thankful for our visitors to (0 comments)
canadians: Flathead Valley Weekly Update: March 10, 2011
- 03/10/11 12:34 AM
After a little trip to relax and refresh, I am back and happy to announce it is still ski season! So much snow on Big Mountain this year. Kalispell has had only 49" which is below normal. You would never guess that though with so much still on the ground. The Daily Interlake had articles this week about how the Flathead Valley benefits from our Canadian neighbors. With only 2 hrs between us and the border and the exchange rate being beneficial, Canadians continue to shop, ski, golf, use our medical facilities and purchase homes. Kalispell Regional Hospital has a concierge (0 comments)