Dec
11
2008
From the Thursday, December 11, 2008 online edition of the Daily Inter Lake . . .
The Stillwater State Forest, citing considerable public opposition, has denied a request to allow helicopter skiing on parts of the Whitefish Mountain Range.
Brian Manning, manager of the Stillwater and Coal Creek state forests, said his office received 316 comments, most [...]
Tags: Coal Creek state forest, heli-skiing, helicopter skiing, Montana DNRC, Stillwater state forest, Whitefish Range
Oct
16
2008
John Frederick’s letter to Nicole Stickney of the Montana DNRC regarding the proposal to conduct heli-skiing on state lands in the Whitefish Range appeared in today’s Hungry Horse News in the Letters section . . .
Tags: heli-skiing, Montana DNRC, Whitefish Range
Oct
10
2008
The deadline for public comments on the proposal to allow helicopter skiing on state lands in the Whitefish Range expired today. Overall attitudes appear to range from cautious skepticism to outright hostility. One of the lengthier responses was an 18-page missive submitted by the Rocky Mountain Region Office of Defenders of Wildlife, covering everything from [...]
Tags: Defenders of Wildlife, heli-skiing, Whitefish Range
Oct
09
2008
Chris Peterson, photographer for the Hungry Horse News, doesn’t think much of the recent proposal to allow heli-skiing in the North Fork.
Tags: editorial, heli-skiing, Hungry Horse News, Peterson
Oct
04
2008
Here’s a map of the areas being proposed as possible sites for helicopter skiing.
Tags: heli-skiing, maps, Whitefish Range
Oct
04
2008
The recent proposal to allow heli-skiing on state lands in the Whitefish Range seems to be getting folks stirred up — enough so that the comment period has been extended to October 10.
Tags: heli-skiing, Montana DNRC, Whitefish Range
Oct
03
2008
Two local companies have brought proposals to the state for heli-skiing on state lands in the Whitefish Range.
Tags: heli-skiing, Montana DNRC, Whitefish Range
Sep
30
2008
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is considering a proposal that could bring helicopter skiing to state lands in the Whitefish Mountain Range.
Tags: heli-skiing, Montana DNRC, Whitefish Range