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Harpoon at Whaleback

Advanced · 142 m long with 18 m of vertical, averaging 7° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
142 mlength
18 mvertical
454 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Harpoon

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 Harpoon (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Rib Cage, Upper Spout, Canyon. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed platter (2 min), Sky Lift (2 min), Magic Carpet (2 min).

See Harpoon 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.