Blow Hole at Whaleback
Expert · 434 m long with 156 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 28° at its steepest, facing N.
28°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
434 mlength
156 mvertical
505 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Blow Hole is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: mogul. Moguls.
How to get to Blow Hole
Lifts that reach the top: Sky Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 9 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Sky Lift
- Ski Whaleback (intermediate)
- Ski Blow Hole (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Scrimshaw, Lower Spout. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sky Lift (1 min), Magic Carpet (1 min), unnamed platter (1 min).
See Blow Hole on the 3D mapAll runs at WhalebackMeasured 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.