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Upper Face at Whaleback

Expert · 246 m long with 106 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 29° at its steepest, facing N.

29°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
246 mlength
106 mvertical
505 mtop elevation
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Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls. Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Upper Face

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

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

  1. Ride Sky Lift
  2. Ski Whaleback (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Face (expert)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed intermediate trail, Lower Face, unnamed advanced trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Magic Carpet (1 min), Sky Lift (1 min), T-Bar (2 min).

See Upper Face 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.