The troubled summit chairlift at Whaleback Mountain in New Hampshire won’t be ready for the start of the 2025-26 ski season.
Whaleback Mountain officials posted on the ski area’s Facebook page on Thursday, September 18 that the mountain’s top-to-bottom chairlift has more mechanical damage than initially thought. They said it won’t be ready to start the season, and they can’t say at this point when it will be ready.
Whaleback’s season ended early last season when the summit chairlift broke down. Officials with the nonprofit that runs the ski area at the time said they needed to raise $250,000 to fix the lift. According to their fundraising page, they met that goal, raising $291,000.
Whaleback officials said there will still be skiing and riding at the mountain this winter. They said the 2025-26 season will feature a new surface lift, new connector trails, and unlimited uphill access.
