Photo Essay: Whitetail Ridge Ski Area Maintenance Operations

By Scott SturkolJanuary 14, 2019

Whitetail Ridge Ski Area Operations -- January 2019
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Snow-making machines drop man-made snow on one of the slopes Jan. 9, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Whitetail Ridge, part of Fort McCoy's Pine View Recreation Area, offers a variety of activities for the whole family. The ski h... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Whitetail Ridge Ski Area Operations -- January 2019
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Snow-making machines drop man-made snow on one of the slopes Jan. 9, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Whitetail Ridge, part of Fort McCoy's Pine View Recreation Area, offers a variety of activities for the whole family. The ski h... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Whitetail Ridge Ski Area Operations -- January 2019
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An employee prepares a snow-making machine Jan. 9, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Whitetail Ridge, part of Fort McCoy's Pine View Recreation Area, offers a variety of activities for the whole family. The ski hill offers both do... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Whitetail Ridge Ski Area Operations -- January 2019
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A snow-making machine drops man-made snow on one of the slopes Jan. 9, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Whitetail Ridge, part of Fort McCoy's Pine View Recreation Area, offers a variety of activities for the whole family. The ski... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Whitetail Ridge Ski Area Operations -- January 2019
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A snow-making machine drops man-made snow on one of the slopes Jan. 9, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Whitetail Ridge, part of Fort McCoy's Pine View Recreation Area, offers a variety of activities for the whole family. The ski... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Employees were busy preparing snow-making machines and operating groomers during early to mid-January 2019 maintenance operations at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Whitetail Ridge, part of Fort McCoy's Pine View Recreation Area, offers a variety of activities for the whole family.

The ski hill offers both downhill skiing and snowboarding.

For more information about costs and special events at Whitetail Ridge, visit https://mccoy.armymwr.com.

The ski area is managed by Fort McCoy's Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation.

Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching "ftmccoy," and on Twitter by searching "usagmccoy.