Whether you are a dedicated bike park shredder or drawn to hike-a-bike backcountry singletrack epics, the Whitefish Range has a little bit of everything - for everyone. Now just imagine: continuous singletrack from Red Meadow Pass all the way to the town of Whitefish. The Taylor Hellroaring Project is making that possible - reclaiming miles of abandoned trail and adding new bike-built singletrack that connects the epic ruggedness of the Ralph Thayer Trail to the summit of Big Mountain and the existing freeride trails.
Flathead Area Mountain Bikers, along with Whitefish Mountain Resort, Whitefish Legacy Partners, and others, formed a proposal for an expansion of trails across the Whitefish Face. The trails would primarily be non-motorized, multi-use trails that would connect to both the Whitefish Mountain Resort Whitefish Trail networks.
About the Project: The Whitefish Face Working Group, including representatives from the City of Whitefish, Stoltze Land and Lumber, Whitefish Mountain Resort, Whitefish Legacy Partners, the Flathead Snowmobile Association, and others, was formed in order to:
  1. Preserve and protect the watershed in the area, as it is the primary source of drinking water for the City of Whitefish
  2. Conduct logging operations. The proposals regarding logging are partially commercial in nature, and partly to mitigate the risk of wildfire in the area, which could (among other things) detrimentally impact the watershed.
  3. Improve recreational access. Outside of the permitted area of Whitefish Mountain Resort, there are very few sanctioned trails on the National Forest in the area of the Whitefish Face, however there is tremendous potential for recreation in the area.
FAMB continues to strongly support this project; these new trails will provide a spectacular addition to the trail network in the area. We have already begun raising funds to pay for the design and construction of these new trails. Donate today to help FAMB expand our already stellar network of trails in the Flathead!