Whaleback Mountain
Enfield, New Hampshire · opened 1955
Skiable acres
85
Trails
30
Lifts
5
mapped in OSM
Longest run
1mi
Snowmaking
—
Avg snowfall
110in
resort-reported
Night skiing
Yes
Uphill capacity
—
Projected opening, 2026-27
Dec 21, 2026
likely between Dec 15 and Dec 28
Resort's own target
Dec 26, 2026
via OnTheSnow
Model forecast from Whaleback Mountain's opening history and this autumn's weather so far, as of Oct 25, 2026. How it works.
In the news
All New Hampshire news- THE BEST 10 Ski Resorts near DOVER, NH 03820yelp.com · Oct 9
Whaleback Mountain - Ski Resorts near me - Dover, New Hampshire 32. Whaleback Mountain 2.8 (16 reviews)
- Black Mountain Ski Resort Guidesnow-forecast.com · Sep 11
Whaleback Mountain Wildcat … a small ski resort with just 4 ski lifts. Black Mountain has 132 acres of terrain over 40 trails. kilometers (94 miles) of cross
- Whaleback Mountain ski area reopens chairliftValley News · Mar 12
- Whaleback Ski Area fights back after ‘perfect storm’ of problems in EnfieldNew Hampshire Union Leader · Jan 14
- Whaleback Ski Area fights back after ‘perfect storm’ of problemsMassLive.com · Jan 9
- Whaleback Mountain to open despite broken chairliftValley News · Dec 2, 2025
Snowfall by season
reported average 44"Season totals as reported by the resort (via OnTheSnow and archived snow reports).
Modeled snowfall since 1991 (ERA5 reanalysis)
A weather model at 43.601, -72.181, not a snow stake: it runs well below the resort's own totals (about 0.7x here). Useful for year-to-year comparison, not for absolute depth.
Modeled average by month
The 2011-12 season
Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)
Terrain open, from published snow reports
No snow reports captured for 2011-12. Historical reports come from Internet Archive snapshots of the resort's snow-report page (
neski wayback).Season history
| Season | Opened | Closed | Days | Avg terrain open | Peak trails | Reported snowfall | Snow days | Avg base | Max base | Modeled snowfall | Winter mean °F | Skier visits | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Dec 26, 2026* | Mar 14, 2027* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-26 | Dec 26, 2025 | Mar 15, 2026 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44" | 22.6 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | Dec 21, 2024 | Mar 9, 2025 | 79 | — | — | 41" | 15 | 12" | 12" | 47" | 23.5 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Dec 26, 2023 | Mar 10, 2024 | 76 | — | — | 18" | 4 | 10" | 12" | 69" | 29.6 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Dec 26, 2022 | Mar 26, 2023 | 91 | — | — | 76" | 16 | 12" | 12" | 65" | 28 | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Dec 26, 2021 | Mar 18, 2022 | 83 | — | — | 37" | 6 | 12" | 12" | 59" | 24.9 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Dec 23, 2020 | Mar 21, 2021 | 89 | — | — | 19" | 6 | 15" | 20" | 55" | 25.8 | — | — |
| 2019-20 | Dec 20, 2019 | Mar 8, 2020 | 80 | — | — | 47" | 12 | 2" | 2" | 61" | 27.3 | — | — |
| 2018-19 | Dec 14, 2018 | Mar 24, 2019 | 101 | — | — | 57" | 18 | 12" | 12" | 71" | 22.5 | — | — |
| 2017-18 | Dec 16, 2017 | Apr 1, 2018 | 107 | — | — | 101" | 15 | 6" | 8" | 62" | 23 | — | — |
| 2016-17 | Dec 17, 2016 | Mar 18, 2017 | 92 | — | — | 54" | 17 | 8" | 15" | 68" | 25.7 | 13,000 | — |
| 2015-16 | Dec 31, 2015 | Feb 28, 2016 | 60 | — | — | 6" | 2 | 2" | 4" | 25" | 28.9 | — | — |
| 2014-15 | Jan 13, 2015 | Mar 29, 2015 | 76 | — | — | 43" | 11 | 7" | 10" | 74" | 17.9 | — | — |
| 2013-14 | Dec 30, 2013 | Mar 16, 2014 | 77 | — | — | 44" | 9 | 6" | 12" | 65" | 19 | — | — |
| 2012-13 | Dec 28, 2012 | Mar 17, 2013 | 80 | — | — | 25" | 10 | 12" | 12" | 58" | 24.4 | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Dec 26, 2011 | Mar 18, 2012 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45" | 29.2 | 10,000 | — |
| 2010-11 | Dec 18, 2010 | Mar 20, 2011 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71" | 20.8 | 12,000 | — |
| 2009-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63" | 24.9 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63" | 21.1 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85" | 22.6 | — | — |
| 2006-07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74" | 23.2 | — | — |
| 2005-06 | Dec 26, 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48" | 25.2 | 15,000 | — |
| 2004-05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60" | 20.9 | — | — |
| 2003-04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58" | 20.2 | — | — |
| 2002-03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80" | 18.6 | — | — |
| 2001-02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52" | 26.9 | — | — |
| 2000-01 | Dec 15, 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89" | 20.3 | — | — |
| 1999-00 | Dec 22, 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47" | 23.8 | — | — |
| 1998-99 | Dec 20, 1998 | Mar 28, 1999 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52" | 24 | — | — |
| 1997-98 | Dec 12, 1997 | Mar 29, 1998 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76" | 25.2 | — | — |
| 1996-97 | Dec 21, 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89" | 23.5 | — | — |
| 1995-96 | Dec 15, 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75" | 19.9 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | Dec 17, 1994 | Mar 12, 1995 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41" | 24.8 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | Dec 18, 1993 | Mar 27, 1994 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72" | 18.8 | — | — |
| 1992-93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77" | 20.7 | — | — |
| 1991-92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37" | 22.5 | — | — |
Reported snowfall, snow days and base depths come from OnTheSnow's season history or the resort's own reports. Opening and closing dates are the first and last archived snow report showing terrain open (* = projected). Modeled snowfall is ERA5 reanalysis at the resort's coordinates and is not comparable to the reported column.
Terrain
49 trails · 7.72 mi mappedMapped trails by difficulty
Easier31%More difficult45%Most difficult14%Expert10%
Count of OpenStreetMap trail segments.
| Trail | Rating | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsal | Easier | 921 ft | lit |
| Flipper | Easier | 1,031 ft | |
| Lower Ivory Run | Easier | 717 ft | |
| Lower Ivory Run | Easier | 1,299 ft | lit |
| Lower Whaletail | Easier | 734 ft | |
| Scrimshaw | Easier | 1,635 ft | lit |
| Upper Ivory Run | Easier | 3,144 ft | |
| Upper Spout | Easier | 491 ft | lit |
| Upper Whaletail | Easier | 1,383 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 119 ft | lit |
| unnamed | Easier | 176 ft | lit |
| unnamed | Easier | 139 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 93 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 93 ft | lit |
| unnamed | Easier | 105 ft | |
| Ambergris | More difficult | 979 ft | lit |
| Blubber | More difficult | 718 ft | lit |
| Bouganvillea | More difficult | 257 ft | lit |
| Bouganvillea | More difficult | 715 ft | lit |
| Davey Jones Locker | More difficult | 692 ft | |
| Fin | More difficult | 410 ft | |
| Fluke | More difficult | 1,202 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Ishmael's Alley | More difficult | 322 ft | |
| Jonahs Revenge | More difficult | 1,848 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Leviathan | More difficult | 134 ft | lit |
| Leviathan | More difficult | 1,189 ft | |
| Lower Spout | More difficult | 1,065 ft | lit |
| Rib Cage | More difficult | 429 ft | lit |
| Upper Spout | More difficult | 933 ft | lit |
| Whaleback | More difficult | 112 ft | lit |
| Whaleback | More difficult | 504 ft | lit |
| Whaleback | More difficult | 2,037 ft | lit |
| Whaleback | More difficult | 303 ft | lit |
| unnamed | More difficult | 52 ft | lit |
| unnamed | More difficult | 152 ft | lit |
| unnamed | More difficult | 466 ft | lit |
| unnamed | More difficult | 416 ft | lit |
| Belly up | Most difficult | 1,205 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Beluga | Most difficult | 1,165 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Canyon | Most difficult | 732 ft | lit |
| Harpoon | Most difficult | 468 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Lower Face | Most difficult | 616 ft | lit |
| The Barnacles | Most difficult | 1,142 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| unnamed | Most difficult | 177 ft | |
| Blow Hole | Expert | 1,424 ft | |
| Jawbone | Expert | 1,137 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Kraken | Expert | 2,313 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Upper Face | Expert | 806 ft | lit |
| Y.O.O.Y.M. | Expert | 2,584 ft | glades, ungroomed |
Trails colored by rating; lifts dashed red. Geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors.
Lifts
5 mapped · 0.79 mi of cable| Lift | Type | Seats | Capacity /hr | Length | Built | Manufacturer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Lift | Chairlift | 2 | — | 2,386 ft | — | — | operating |
| T-Bar | T-bar | 2 | — | 779 ft | — | — | operating |
| unnamed | Platter | — | — | 705 ft | — | — | operating |
| Rope Tow | Rope tow | — | — | 240 ft | — | — | operating |
| Magic Carpet | Carpet | — | — | 87 ft | — | — | operating |
Lift ticket prices
| Season | Product | Price | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | adult day | $35 | Sep 28, 2026 | resort_site |
| 2026-27 | senior day | $25 | Sep 28, 2026 | resort_site |
| 2025-26 | adult day | $20 | Jan 15, 2026 | skihistory |
| 2025-26 | adult season pass | $99 | Jan 15, 2026 | skihistory |
| 2025-26 | senior day | $15 | Jan 10, 2026 | wayback |
| 2025-26 | senior day | $15 | Dec 15, 2025 | wayback |
| 2025-26 | senior day | $15 | Dec 10, 2025 | wayback |
| 2024-25 | adult day | $40 | Dec 26, 2024 | wayback |
| 2024-25 | adult day | $50 | Jan 15, 2025 | skihistory |
| 2024-25 | adult day weekday | $25 | Dec 26, 2024 | wayback |
| 2024-25 | adult season pass | $299 | Jan 15, 2025 | skihistory |
| 2024-25 | senior day | $30 | Dec 26, 2024 | wayback |
| 2024-25 | youth day | $35 | Dec 26, 2024 | wayback |
| 2023-24 | adult day | $50 | Jan 15, 2024 | skihistory |
| 2023-24 | adult season pass | $275 | Jan 15, 2024 | skihistory |
| 2022-23 | adult day | $40 | Jan 16, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | adult day | $50 | Jan 15, 2023 | skihistory |
| 2022-23 | adult day weekday | $25 | Jan 16, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | adult season pass | $275 | Jan 15, 2023 | skihistory |
| 2022-23 | senior day | $30 | Jan 16, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | youth day | $35 | Jan 16, 2023 | wayback |
| 2021-22 | adult day | $40 | Feb 10, 2022 | wayback |
| 2021-22 | adult day | $50 | Jan 15, 2022 | skihistory |
| 2021-22 | adult day weekday | $25 | Feb 10, 2022 | wayback |
| 2021-22 | adult season pass | $250 | Jan 15, 2022 | skihistory |
| 2021-22 | senior day | $30 | Feb 10, 2022 | wayback |
| 2021-22 | youth day | $35 | Feb 10, 2022 | wayback |
| 2020-21 | adult day | $45 | Jan 15, 2021 | skihistory |
| 2019-20 | adult day | $30 | Dec 2, 2019 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | adult day | $45 | Jan 15, 2020 | skihistory |
| 2019-20 | adult day | $30 | Dec 8, 2019 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | senior day | $25 | Dec 2, 2019 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | senior day | $25 | Dec 8, 2019 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | senior day holiday | $18 | Dec 8, 2019 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | senior day holiday | $18 | Dec 2, 2019 | wayback |
| 2018-19 | adult day | $30 | Feb 21, 2019 | wayback |
| 2018-19 | adult day | $45 | Jan 15, 2019 | skihistory |
| 2018-19 | adult season pass | $350 | Jan 15, 2019 | skihistory |
| 2018-19 | senior day | $25 | Feb 21, 2019 | wayback |
| 2018-19 | senior day holiday | $18 | Feb 21, 2019 | wayback |
| 2017-18 | adult day | $45 | Jan 15, 2018 | skihistory |
| 2017-18 | adult season pass | $399 | Jan 15, 2018 | skihistory |
| 2016-17 | adult day | $27 | Nov 7, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | adult day | $45 | Jan 15, 2017 | skihistory |
| 2016-17 | adult day weekday | $25 | Nov 7, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | adult season pass | $420 | Jan 15, 2017 | skihistory |
| 2016-17 | youth day | $22 | Nov 7, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult day | $25 | Nov 6, 2015 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult day | $25 | Mar 9, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult day | $25 | Jan 7, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult day | $43 | Jan 15, 2016 | skihistory |
| 2015-16 | adult half day | $22 | Mar 9, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult season pass | $399 | Jan 15, 2016 | skihistory |
| 2015-16 | youth day | $20 | Nov 6, 2015 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | youth day | $20 | Mar 9, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | youth day | $20 | Jan 7, 2016 | wayback |
| 2014-15 | adult day | $45 | Jan 15, 2015 | skihistory |
| 2014-15 | adult season pass | $399 | Jan 15, 2015 | skihistory |
| 2013-14 | adult day | $40 | Jan 15, 2014 | skihistory |
| 2013-14 | adult season pass | $399 | Jan 15, 2014 | skihistory |
| 2012-13 | adult day | $40 | Jan 15, 2013 | skihistory |
| 2012-13 | adult season pass | $399 | Jan 15, 2013 | skihistory |
| 2011-12 | adult day | $40 | Jan 15, 2012 | skihistory |
| 2011-12 | adult season pass | $370 | Jan 15, 2012 | skihistory |
| 2010-11 | adult day | $370 | Jan 15, 2011 | skihistory |
| 2008-09 | adult day | $350 | Jan 15, 2009 | skihistory |
| 2007-08 | adult day | $39 | Jan 15, 2008 | skihistory |
| 2007-08 | adult season pass | $350 | Jan 15, 2008 | skihistory |
| 2006-07 | adult day | $39 | Jan 15, 2007 | skihistory |
| 2006-07 | adult season pass | $399 | Jan 15, 2007 | skihistory |
| 2005-06 | adult day | $35 | Jan 15, 2006 | skihistory |
| 2005-06 | adult season pass | $300 | Jan 15, 2006 | skihistory |
| 2000-01 | adult day | $29 | Jan 15, 2001 | skihistory |
| 2000-01 | adult season pass | $379 | Jan 15, 2001 | skihistory |
| 1999-00 | adult day | $29 | Jan 15, 2000 | skihistory |
| 1999-00 | adult season pass | $379 | Jan 15, 2000 | skihistory |
| 1998-99 | adult day | $27 | Jan 15, 1999 | skihistory |
| 1998-99 | adult season pass | $339 | Jan 15, 1999 | skihistory |
| 1997-98 | adult day | $25 | Jan 15, 1998 | skihistory |
| 1997-98 | adult season pass | $339 | Jan 15, 1998 | skihistory |
| 1996-97 | adult day | $22 | Jan 15, 1997 | skihistory |
| 1996-97 | adult season pass | $319 | Jan 15, 1997 | skihistory |
| 1995-96 | adult day | $20 | Jan 15, 1996 | skihistory |
| 1994-95 | adult day | $20 | Jan 15, 1995 | skihistory |
| 1994-95 | adult season pass | $299 | Jan 15, 1995 | skihistory |
| 1989-90 | adult day | $22 | Jan 15, 1990 | skihistory |
| 1988-89 | adult day | $20 | Jan 15, 1989 | skihistory |
| 1988-89 | adult season pass | $260 | Jan 15, 1989 | skihistory |
| 1987-88 | adult day | $18 | Jan 15, 1988 | skihistory |
| 1986-87 | adult day | $16 | Jan 15, 1987 | skihistory |
| 1985-86 | adult day | $15 | Jan 15, 1986 | skihistory |
| 1985-86 | adult season pass | $300 | Jan 15, 1986 | skihistory |
| 1984-85 | adult day | $13 | Jan 15, 1985 | skihistory |
| 1984-85 | adult season pass | $200 | Jan 15, 1985 | skihistory |
| 1983-84 | adult day | $10 | Jan 15, 1984 | skihistory |
| 1983-84 | adult season pass | $150 | Jan 15, 1984 | skihistory |
| 1982-83 | adult day | $9 | Jan 15, 1983 | skihistory |
| 1982-83 | adult season pass | $160 | Jan 15, 1983 | skihistory |
| 1981-82 | adult day | $9 | Jan 15, 1982 | skihistory |
| 1981-82 | adult season pass | $145 | Jan 15, 1982 | skihistory |
| 1980-81 | adult day | $8 | Jan 15, 1981 | skihistory |
| 1979-80 | adult day | $8 | Jan 15, 1980 | skihistory |
| 1976-77 | adult day | $115 | Jan 15, 1977 | skihistory |
| 1973-74 | adult day | $7 | Jan 15, 1974 | skihistory |
| 1972-73 | adult day | $90 | Jan 15, 1973 | skihistory |
| 1971-72 | adult day | $7 | Jan 15, 1972 | skihistory |
| 1967-68 | adult day | $4 | Jan 15, 1968 | skihistory |
| 1967-68 | adult season pass | $45 | Jan 15, 1968 | skihistory |
| 1965-66 | adult day | $4 | Jan 15, 1966 | skihistory |
| 1965-66 | adult season pass | $40 | Jan 15, 1966 | skihistory |
| 1964-65 | adult day | $4 | Jan 15, 1965 | skihistory |
| 1964-65 | adult season pass | $40 | Jan 15, 1965 | skihistory |
| 1963-64 | adult day | $4 | Jan 15, 1964 | skihistory |
| 1962-63 | adult day | $4 | Jan 15, 1963 | skihistory |
| 1962-63 | adult season pass | $45 | Jan 15, 1963 | skihistory |
| 1957-58 | adult day | $3 | Jan 15, 1958 | skihistory |
| 1957-58 | adult season pass | $30 | Jan 15, 1958 | skihistory |
Nearby ski areas
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Ragged Mountain Resort
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Straight-line distance between the areas' map coordinates. Compare with the closest two.
Where these numbers come from
| Attribute | Value | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| avg annual snowfall in | 110 in | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| base elevation ft | 1,100 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| longest run ft | 5,280 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| skiable acres | 85 acre | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| summit elevation ft | 1,800 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| terrain parks | 1 | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| trail count | 30 | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| vertical drop ft | 700 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |