The ski-town lake, at the foot of Big Mountain.
Whitefish Lake is a 5.2-square-mile lake in the glaciated Flathead Valley of northwest Montana, up to 233 feet deep, sitting at the foot of Whitefish Mountain Resort's ski slopes — a summer lake and a winter ski town, minutes apart.
Whitefish Lake sits just northwest of the ski town of Whitefish, Montana, 5.2 square miles deep in the glaciated Flathead Valley with a maximum depth of 233 feet. The Lodge at Whitefish Lake runs the lake's only public marina, with personal watercraft, ski boats, pontoons, and captained wooden-boat cruises; Whitefish Marine covers a second rental option. Whitefish Lake State Park, about two miles northwest of town, adds a swimming beach and campground. Downtown Whitefish, a few minutes away, carries the wider base: Montana Coffee Traders has roasted coffee locally since 1981, The Firebrand Restaurant covers contemporary dining, and Super 1 Foods and Logan Health cover the grocery run and the hospital. Whitefish Mountain Resort — Big Mountain — sits above it all, with 3,020 skiable acres and nearly 300 inches of snow a year, making this a lake with an entirely separate winter identity a short drive away.
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