Gabriel Layton skates on an ice trail he created at City Beach in Whitefish on Feb. 18, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)
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Participants step out of Whitefish Lake at the Penguin Plunge at City Beach in Whitefish on Saturday, Feb. 3. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, as part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival, the event raises money for Special Olympics Montana. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The Whitefish Winter Carnival Grand Parade makes its way down Central Avenue in Whitefish on Feb. 3, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)

Snowboarders compete in the Nate Chute boardercross races at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Sunday, March 17, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)

Tumbleweed breaks from the chute at Baldwin Bucking Bulls Friday, April 12 with Korbin Baldwin (right) as bullfighter. (Avery Howe photo)

Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The North Valley Music School groundbreaking ceremony on April 19, 2024. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)

Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Norah Schmidt competes in the pole vault at the Whitefish ARM Invitational on Saturday, April 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The Lion Mountain VFW Post 276 held its annual Memorial Day celebration in Whitefish on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)

Trovare co-owner Mallory Hickethier sprinkles black sesame seeds on chicken wings for a Kimchi Fried Rice & Korean Chicken Wings dish for attendees of a hands-on cooking class with chef John Evenhuis at Trovare in Whitefish on Tuesday, Jan. 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Gabriel Layton skates on an ice trail he created at City Beach in Whitefish on Feb. 18, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)
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From left to right are graduates George Bowland, Wyatt Breck, Ethan Bourque and Brendan Bogut. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)

Voisin skiing a line in Alaska in 2023. (Photo by Nic Alegre)

Whitefish Lake by Beaver Bay on May 31, two days after the incident. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)

The North Valley Music School groundbreaking ceremony on April 19, 2024. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)

Freshman keeper and Whitefish High School graduate Norah Schmidt makes a save for Gonzaga in their exhibition game versus the Montana Grizzlies in Columbia Falls Sunday, August 11. (Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle)

Sherry Lesar, Julie Tickle, Lucas Stacy and Nick Polumbus with a rendering of the new DREAM home base at the lead gift ceremony on the patio of the base lodge at Whitefish Mountain Resort last month. (Photo provided)

People flock to City Beach for an in-town view of the aurora borealis during a strong solar storm on Thursday, Oct. 10. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)

Jack, Jessa and Isabel say "left, right, left, right!" to move as trio on Glacier Nordic Ski Club's makeshift skis at the Great Fish Community Challenge Fun Run. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)

Whitefish Community Foundation board members and staff line up for a photo celebrating the 2024 Great Fish Community Challenge net total of nearly $6.7 million. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)

Bulldogs Rowan Perkins and Elijah Adams-Griffin take a moment after the Class A championship game on Saturday at Amend Park in Bilings. The Rams won 3-2 in overtime. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)

People flock to City Beach for an in-town view of the aurora borealis during a strong solar storm on Thursday, Oct. 10. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)

Bulldogs pump up the energy as player names are announced before gametime on Friday, Oct. 4. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)

Bulldogs Rowan Perkins and Elijah Adams-Griffin take a moment after the Class A championship game on Saturday at Amend Park in Bilings. The Rams won 3-2 in overtime. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)

Dog-Eagle pileup on Nov. 1. (Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle)
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Whitefish's winter decorations were installed Sunday, Nov. 24, with help from several volunteers. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)

The stoke was high in the opening day line for Chair 1 on the Big Mountain Thursday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)

Lisa and Jim Stack smile brightly at the new North Valley Music School location. The Stacks donated $500,000 to complete the "Be Instrumental" campaign. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)

Whitefish's winter decorations were installed Sunday, Nov. 24, with help from several volunteers. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)