Whaleback Mountain, NH, Will Start the Season Without a Chairlift, But the Ski Area Has a Plan Whaleback Mountain in New Hampshire will begin the 2025–26 ski season without chairlift service, the ski area announced this week. The summit chair, a Heron Poma double installed in 1970 that services the mountain’s 700 vertical feet, has been out of service since February, when unusual noise led to an inspection that revealed failing gearbox bearings. Further evaluations revealed more […] Industry News Brent Glogau | September 24, 2025 0 Comments
Killington, VT, Donates Closing Day Proceeds to Nearby Whaleback Mountain Chairlift Repair Fund One of New England’s largest ski resorts is throwing its support behind one of the smallest. Killington Mountain Resort announced it will donate all closing day lift ticket revenue from May 10 to Whaleback Mountain in Enfield, New Hampshire, to help fund critical repairs to the nonprofit ski area’s only chairlift. Related: Whaleback Mountain, NH, Hits $250K Fundraising Goal, Lift […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 20, 2025 0 Comments
Film Review: “Mountains Not for Profit” Reminds Us What Skiing Can Be Where did you learn how to ski? The answer to that question is likely not a ski resort most skiers and riders in North America would recognize the name of. It probably wasn’t Stowe, Whistler, or Mammoth. Instead, it was probably a little ski area close to where you lived that was easy and affordable to go to. Those areas, […] Featured Video Liam Abbott | November 19, 2024 0 Comments