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Canyon at Whaleback

Advanced · 223 m long with 45 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 13° at its steepest, facing N.

13°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
223 mlength
45 mvertical
437 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic. Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Canyon

Lifts that reach the top: Sky Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sky Lift
  2. Ski Flipper (easy)
  3. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  4. Ski Lower Whaletail (easy)
  5. Ski Upper Spout (easy)
  6. Ski Canyon (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Scrimshaw. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed platter (1 min), Sky Lift (1 min), Magic Carpet (1 min).

See Canyon on the 3D mapAll runs at Whaleback
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.