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Whiplash at Schweitzer Mountain

Expert · 980 m long with 268 m of vertical, averaging 27° and 42° at its steepest, facing NE.

42°steepest 50 m
27°average pitch
980 mlength
268 mvertical
1915 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Whiplash is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Whiplash

Lifts that reach the top: Great Escape Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Creekside Express
  2. Ski Terrain Garden
  3. Ride Musical Carpet
  4. Ride Great Escape Quad
  5. Ski North Ridge (intermediate)
  6. Ski Great Divide (intermediate)
  7. Ski Whiplash (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Lakeside Runout. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Colburn Triple (2 min), Stella (6 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.