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Dorsal at Whaleback

Easy · 281 m long with 71 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 17° at its steepest, facing E.

17°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
281 mlength
71 mvertical
537 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Dorsal is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: classic. Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Dorsal

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

From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sky Lift
  2. Ski Whaleback (intermediate)
  3. Ski Dorsal (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Ambergris, Upper Spout, Ishmael's Alley, Rib Cage. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed platter (2 min), Sky Lift (2 min), Magic Carpet (2 min).

See Dorsal 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.