Whitefish’s Maggie Voisin qualifies for the US Olympic team

Photo by Greg Lindstrom, story by Andy Viano, Flathead Beacon.

Four years after a heartbreaking injury prematurely ended her Olympic debut in Sochi, Russia, Whitefish native Maggie Voisin is back on the U.S. freeskiing slopestyle team.

Voisin, 19, finished second at Saturday’s Toyota Grand Prix outside Aspen, Colorado and was the top American finisher, earning her spot on the Olympic squad by virtue of a second podium finish in the first three qualifying events. Voisin won the first freeskiing slopestyle Olympic qualifier of the season in Mammoth Lakes, California last February.

Shortly after completing her run Saturday morning, Voisin made an emotional phone call to her mother, Kristin.

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Whitefish Trail Users Spend $6.1 Million Locally Every Year

BY TRISTAN SCOTT // DEC 12, 2017, FLATHEAD BEACON. PHOTO BY STEVE GNAM.

A yearlong study to quantify outdoor recreation reveals that playing outside is a major boon to the local economy, with Whitefish Trail users contributing $6.1 million annually.

Relying on intercept surveys, infrared counters, manual verification, Strava accounts, and statewide tourism data, Whitefish Legacy Partners and the Whitefish Convention and Visitors Bureau partnered with Headwaters Economics to better understand the economic ripple effects of outdoor recreation.

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Thank you to all who attended our Gone Fishin’ event!

PHOTOS BY COURTNEY HOFVERBERG

RE/MAX Rocky Mountain Real Estate would like to thank all of the people who helped plan our event, and all those who attended! We had a large crowd, and everyone enjoyed the food, drink, and conversation.

Special thanks to our co-hosts, Sterling Title Services,  Frazier Appraisal, and Whitefish Appraisal.

Thank you to the Whitefish Chamber for organizing these monthly networking events.

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