Trees take a hit from first snowfall
There were countless downed trees, branches and powerlines in Whitefish Thursday morning after a wet, heavy snowstorm hit the Flathead Valley on Wednesday. Many trees were yet to lose their leaves, making for the perfect storm of when fall meets winter. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
There were countless downed trees, branches and powerlines in Whitefish Thursday morning after a wet, heavy snowstorm hit the Flathead Valley on Wednesday. Many trees were yet to lose their leaves, making for the perfect storm of when fall meets winter. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
There were countless downed trees, branches and powerlines in Whitefish Thursday morning after a wet, heavy snowstorm hit the Flathead Valley on Wednesday. Many trees were yet to lose their leaves, making for the perfect storm of when fall meets winter. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
There were countless downed trees, branches and powerlines in Whitefish Thursday morning after a wet, heavy snowstorm hit the Flathead Valley on Wednesday. Many trees were yet to lose their leaves, making for the perfect storm of when fall meets winter. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Colton Bliss ollies his snowboard onto a fence rail, pulled by his friend Josh Oliver at their friend Emily Lacoste's place on Central Avenue in Whitefish on Thursday. The three friends were stoked on the first valley snow of the season as Whitefish accumulated around six inches of snow last Wednesday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Colton Bliss ollies his snowboard onto a fence rail, pulled by his friend Josh Oliver at their friend Emily Lacoste's place on Central Avenue in Whitefish on Thursday. The three friends were stoked on the first valley snow of the season as Whitefish accumulated around six inches of snow last Wednesday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
Peeking through the trees at the Whitefish River near Baker Park after an early season snowstorm blanketed trees that still had colorful leaves attached. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)
The first snowfall of the season in Whitefish did not wait for fall to be finished and dropped several inches of wet snow on trees that were still sporting their leaves.
Snow fell most of the day on Wednesday, Nov. 2 and power outages were widespread as limbs crashed down all over the area.
Baker and Riverside Parks were temporarily closed due to the downed tree limbs and businesses paused or continued to operate in the dark while power was eventually restored.
