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Kraken at Whaleback

Expert · 705 m long with 136 m of vertical, averaging 11° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m

11°average pitch

705 mlength

136 mvertical

500 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

Kraken 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 Kraken

Lifts that reach the top: Magic Carpet (skiing novice terrain to get there); Rope Tow (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed platter (skiing easy terrain to get there); Sky Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); T-Bar (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 1 minutes, expert skiing needed):

Ski Kraken (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Blow Hole. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed platter (1 min), Sky Lift (2 min), Magic Carpet (2 min).

See Kraken on the 3D map All 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.