Whaleback Mountain Reviews

Very close to home, friendly staff, the night skiing is a plus as I work till 4 and it gives me the chance to get a bunch of runs in :)

Best local mountain by a long shot. Lots of character. Friendly staff that care about you and the mountain. Top of main lift may be hard for beginners or those who are learning. Learners area seperate from everything else with a rope tow. Bar upstairs with decent selection, recommend looking into the racenights for some fun.

Fun place to ski with a lot of character and a lot of potential. The network of trails have a really nice flow and give you many opportunities to switch between them as you head down the mountain. I like that no matter which slope you take, they all drop you by the chair. Nice views from the top and the staff is very friendly. They have a great beginners area and plenty of options for the intermediate to advanced skiers. I am not a trick skiier, but the terrain park here is one of the best/biggest I've seen in the Northeast, and they seem to have a lot of local ski racing events, which don't really impact your time on the slopes but are fun to watch. All in all, I/we really like Whaleback and look forward to skiing it again and again, and also look forward to seeing it evolve/improve as the community/non-profit make investments. If you haven't been, give it a try.

I've only been here once or twice, but it was fun and cheap! As I recall the chair lift was kinda old, but worked fine. Nice people.

Lousiest snowboard experience in New England by far. Website advertises late season rate, $25 for an adult day ticket. However, when we arrived at the mountain it turned out to be $35 per ticket. Had we known that, we would have gone to a different resort. The staff selling the tickets was borderline rude and clearly did not want to be there.

This is not a snowboard friendly resort. To exit the only chairlift one needs to go down a very steep and high sloop to get onto the trail. Area in front of the lift was not groomed or not maintained during the day. So, there were many bumps that launched you in the air. Not suitable for a (beginning) snowboarder.

Also, a sign at the lodge stated that 96% of the trails were open. That was simply not true At least 4 of the major trails were closed. Others had twigs coming through the snow, not a few here and there, but everywhere.

Finally, the conditions of the slopes were miserable. I estimate that 60-70 % of open trails were not groomed and they were a mess. I can imagine that you want to preserve most of the "fresh" powder, but if a trail is completely worn down the skiers/snowboarders, it does not make sense NOT to groomed it.

Conclusion: either close the mountain or keep it open, but put in some effort. This was amateur hour. Would not recommend this mountain to anyone.

Beautiful little mountain. Best deal in the area: 20 bucks for the last two hours of the day

Whaleback hours of operation have been cut a ton from what it used to be 9am to 4pm on the weekends that's it? Lol wow

It's great totally great really good for beginners and there and they have a good Valentine's discount

Daughter is taking lessons and has progressed wonderfully. I picked skis back up after 30 years and Whaleback is a great place to relearn. Is it fancy? No, but the atmosphere is fun and the trails are interesting- bonus that the lift tickets are affordable. If I had one complaint, the ski rests are built for sub 5 footers on the main chair, so if you're tall- you're dangling skis to the top. Luckily it's a fairly short ride.

Hours have changed for the worse, not to mention the fact i bought a seasons pass and the lift has been broken this whole year. They pushed the date back 3 times, and ive been offered nothing for compensation. 10 out of 10 never getting a seasons pass here again. It really is to bad this place went down hill.

Wonderful locals mountain. Great for families and beginners. East access from highway and affordable. Staff and patrol are fantastic.

It was my first time snowboarding ever. I practiced on the small hill, when I went on the big main hill/trail, I had some trouble but then I got hurt, so I made the smart decision to call them, after i called they immediately sent some of the first aid cred to come and get me. The aid team was so helpful,making sure i was ok, big thanks to them. Definitely would recommend going here!

Great place to learn basic mechanics of skiing. My son took lessons and learned how ski at Whaleback.

my home mountain. i love this place. cheap lift tickets, and live music at the pub every once and a while