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Dear Whaleriders; Thanks to you and your support Whaleback Mountain is an incredible resource for this community. It is also one that has been a great joy to be a part of.  In tomorrow’s lo…  Read Full Post

OKAY OKAY. I know that I haven't written a word this winter, so why break with tradition. Here are some words that are better than anything that I could write and come from the keyboard and heart of a…  Read Full Post

When we reopened Whaleback in 2005, we started offering ski and snowboard camps for kids. First off it was our background in the sports. I started working at summer ski camps after winning US National…  Read Full Post

One of the greatest aspects of being a small mountain is being part of a community. The people of this region are the lifeblood of Whaleback and I truly enjoy working with people who choose this place…  Read Full Post

Here is a closer look at how we inspect the chairs each season. Yesterday, we had Scott Shanaman and David from Aerial NDT , inspecting each chair and their welds, each grip for each chair, and even …  Read Full Post

Here is a little look at the process of testing the chairs and grips. As I stated in an earlier article, we test 20% of the chairs each season with a Non Destructive Test known as NDT. It is basically…  Read Full Post

Over the years, we have been working to improve our snow making capacity and efficiency. Starting in 2005 when we first reopened Whaleback, we added 2 new fan guns and 20 new HKD tower guns, and added…  Read Full Post

Last week, I shared a photo of the chairlift maintenance and "Chair Migration" that we were doing. This promoted some questions about chair migration and a bit of a discussion about our chair maintena…  Read Full Post

Dylan is back at it on the chairlift, this time on top of the work basket doing the line work. This means that he is inspecting each sheave that the rope passes over and replacing any that are worn, c…  Read Full Post

Volunteering is such an important part of what makes Whaleback a vibrant and fun mountain to ski/ride in the winter. The same is true with summer sports. Zero Gravity built the West Lebanon Skate Park…  Read Full Post

Whaleback ended with a BANG, despite a tough snow year. We scraped together what remaining snow we had and managed to host Lift Festival March 16 & 17, which was an unbelievable production for our…  Read Full Post

Whaleback is such a great place to host events as was proven again this past weekend. On Saturday, we had the Spring Shoot Out- a USSA mogul event on the Face with a twist. What made this event unique…  Read Full Post

Whaleback has a rich history of providing the communities of the Upper Valley a convenient affordable fun place to ski/ride. Each season that Whaleback is open, we teach hundreds of kids and adults to…  Read Full Post

The first stop of Friday Night Lights Rail Jam Series opened up Jib Port for the season. The incredible Skiing and Snowboarding that was done during Friday night left not much room for new tricks on t…  Read Full Post

Despite recent obstacles such as lack of snow and higher then normal temperatures, Whaleback is not only open for business but is super fun. The Whaleback crew has been hard at work blowing snow and s…  Read Full Post

Whaleback's Mighty Dubble Bubble Chairlift opens for the season on New Year's Eve. With some of the warmest temperatures on record we are just squeaking in under the wire to open the chairlift for the…  Read Full Post

WCAX Click the link above to see Whaleback on WCAX this evening. We trust, as all New Englanders do, that we can all enjoy cold temperatures and maybe even some natural snowfall this winter; no…  Read Full Post

Life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Yesterday it was close to 50 degrees and it was a beautiful day, but not for Dec 22 when you are trying to make snow. However, there couldn't have been a better o…  Read Full Post

Great snowmaking temperatures have allowed us to turn on our guns and start building the big piles of snow we need to open runs. Whaleback Mountain Crew has been working around the clock making Whaleb…  Read Full Post

Pssstttt! Have you heard? Whaleback has 20 new high efficiency tower guns! Yeeaahhh!! We can make more snow faster than ever before. As we set our new fleet of Lenko tower guns on the trails to make s…  Read Full Post

It is amazing how much the pace picks up at the mountain in the fall. Once the leaves start changing the phone starts ringing. Everyone is shifting gears and I am eager to have the lodge busy with ski…  Read Full Post

As spring sets in at Whaleback and the signs of rebirth and new life are all around, it naturally makes me think of new life in myself. Needless to say winter is a very intense season for me and the e…  Read Full Post

The energy in anticipation of Whaleback’s Opening Day is palpable. There has been so much going on over the past months, but the pace and excitement picks up a lot as the 18th draws nearer. Loyal cust…  Read Full Post

Wow, skiing/riding is fun but it is so much more fun when the snow falls in abundance from the skies. Today was an epic day. Patrol was dropping ropes and opening terrain throughout the day, and I saw…  Read Full Post