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Whaleback at Whaleback

Intermediate · 280 m long with 39 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 12° at its steepest, facing N.

12°steepest 50 m

8°average pitch

280 mlength

39 mvertical

544 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

Whaleback 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 Whaleback

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

From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Sky Lift
Ski Whaleback (intermediate)

Where it ends

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

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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.