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Dawning of the Season

Skiers and snowboarders basked in brilliant rays of sunshine high above an inversion on the opening day of downhill ski season at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 5, 2024. Hunter D'Antuono | Flathead Beacon

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Sunrise at opening day at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 5, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Skiers lineup at a dawn at Chair 1 on opening day of Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 5, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Skiers lineup at a dawn at Chair 4 on opening day of Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 5, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Skiers ride their first chair on opening day at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 5, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sunrise over an inversion on opening day at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 5, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sunny opening day at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 5, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Inspiration Ridge on opening day at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 5, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sunrise over an inversion on opening day at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 5, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Skiers descend “The Anthill” at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Whitefish on Dec. 5, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Skiers line up at the “Flower Point Chair” at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 5, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Inversion over the Flathead Valley as viewed from the summit of Big Mountain on opening day for Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 5, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

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