Whitefish Mountain Resort plans to invest $1.2 million in improvements at the summit of Big Mountain this summer.

The project, pending approval from the U.S. Forest Service, would be anchored by a million-dollar renovation of the Summit House.

The proposed renovation would include adding a mezzanine level, scheduled to add 1,700 square feet and around 150 seats, as well as new windows with a northwestern view. 

New restrooms on the main floor, an expanded main entry and exterior renovations also are in the scope of work for the Summit House.

The resort also plans to build a new ski patrol headquarters building at the summit. The proposed two-story, 800-square-foot building would replace the current 175-foot cabin at the summit. 

The new building would include plumbing, a patient treatment area and a private office for the ski patrol manager.

The exteriors of the new ski patrol house and Summit House would match. 

If approved, this would be the third consecutive summer of major construction at Whitefish Mountain Resort. 

“I’m so pleased that our owners continue to support the improvement of our resort infrastructure considering we just finished two years of rather large-scale projects,” Whitefish Mountain Resort President Dan Graves said in a news release. 

“Even after the roller-coaster season we’re completing, it’s very gratifying to be able to tell our guests that there are more improvements to come.  This remodel of the Summit House will have a noticeable improvement to seating and ambience, not to mention the convenience of main-floor restrooms.”

The ski and snowboard season wraps up this weekend at Whitefish Mountain Resort.