Light the Nights at Whaleback: amp up your nighttime skiing and riding experience
Campaign Introduction:
Join us in improving night skiing and riding at Whaleback, the Upper Valley’s nonprofit outdoor snowsports destination. First $5,000 in donations matched by a generous local donor!
- Our Story
- Contributors
- Updates
- Discussion
Campaign Story
We know and love night skiing and riding at Whaleback. More than 400 children in the Upper Valley learn to ski and ride after school in Whaleback’s educational programs each winter, and Whaleback is the primary training site for several youth alpine and freestyle training programs. Hundreds of young people and adults race in our Thursday night race leagues. On Friday nights, families flock to the mountain to ski and ride under the lights.
But we know available daylight in New Hampshire in winter months is limited, and there are corners of the mountain that can be pretty dark. A safe, enjoyable experience is at the heart of what Whaleback is all about, so we are asking for your support to amp up our nighttime lighting with new, energy efficient lights in a number of key spots along the trails. As a nonprofit, Whaleback relies on the generous support of people like you to keep the mountain operating year round.
Some of the spots we're targeting for lighting improvements are:
- Upper Lift Line
- Spout
- Scrimshaw and Canyon
A generous local donor has agreed to match the first $5,000 in contributions from community members like you.
This campaign is about safer, better lighting, but it’s also a first step forward for Whaleback as we position ourselves to serve the Upper Valley into the next generation. After 10 years as a nonprofit organization, Whaleback is embarking on a major campaign to invest in the next generation. Capital improvements like safer, more energy efficient lighting are just the first step toward making our multi-year strategic plan a reality. Stay tuned for more exciting plans for improvements to snowmaking, lift accessibility and educational programs in the years ahead.
You can help by contributing financially in any amount below. Check out the swag and other rewards we’re offering for donors to this campaign! You can share this link with three people you know will support Whaleback, too. Can’t contribute financially? Consider spreading the word by telling a friend or family member about our upcoming summer events, or inviting them to ski and ride this winter! Have an idea for a corner of the mountain that needs better lighting? Email Executive Director Jon Hunt at jhunt@whaleback.com. If you love night skiing and riding at Whaleback, this is a great way to show your support and help Whaleback continuously improve what we offer.
Whaleback aspires to be more than just a ski hill. We think places like Whaleback are what living in the Upper Valley special by offering a family friendly, affordable and accessible path to the outdoors. As a nonprofit community-focused facility serving the Upper Valley, Whaleback doesn’t exist without your support. Thank you for being part of this community, and see you soon at The Whale!
Campaign Contributions
Name | Location | Date |
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Meredith MacMartin | Grantham, NH | August 30, 2022 |
Jillian Ripa | Exeter, NH | August 27, 2022 |
Polly Antol | Meriden, NH | August 27, 2022 |
Julie Obbagy | Medfield, MA | August 27, 2022 |
Alison Crocker | Grantham, NH | August 27, 2022 |
Lori Ford | Holderness, VT | August 26, 2022 |
Ed Boudrot | Gloucester, MA | August 26, 2022 |
Steve Hender | White River Junction, VT | August 25, 2022 |
Michael Morris | Lebanon, NH | August 25, 2022 |
Anonymous | ENFIELD, NH | August 24, 2022 |
Thomas Therrien | Moultonborough, MA | August 23, 2022 |
Keith Brady | Lebanon, VT | August 23, 2022 |
Daniel Himmelstein | Hanover, NH | August 23, 2022 |
Catheryn Hembree | Lebanon, NH | August 23, 2022 |
Maxwell Porter | Norwich, VT | August 22, 2022 |
Timothy Manganello | Lebanon, NH | August 22, 2022 |
Josh Wardell | Bethel, VT | August 20, 2022 |
Jonathan Brooks | Mansfield, MA | August 19, 2022 |
Emily Rebori | Waccabuc, NY | August 19, 2022 |
William Whatley | White River Junction, VT | August 18, 2022 |
Tamsen Snyder | Grantham, NH | August 18, 2022 |
Becky Pingree | Marblehead, MA | August 18, 2022 |
Steve Greene | Boston, MA | August 18, 2022 |
Lois Davis | Bow, NH | August 18, 2022 |
Ian Wood | New London, NH | August 18, 2022 |
Angelika Kratzer | Amherst, VT | August 18, 2022 |
James Ricker | Lyme, NH | August 18, 2022 |
David Finley | Etna, NH | August 18, 2022 |
Matej Kenda | Kittery, ME | August 17, 2022 |
Daniel Parish | Lyme, NH | August 16, 2022 |
Sean Aubin | Fairlee, VT | August 16, 2022 |
Anonymous | West lebanon, NH | August 16, 2022 |
Justin Hodorek | Lebanon, NH | August 16, 2022 |
Ben Saunders | Lyme, NH | August 15, 2022 |
Justin Stark | Grantham, NH | August 14, 2022 |
Susan AuBuchon | Sunapee, NH | August 14, 2022 |
LISE LAHOOD | Gloucester, MA | August 13, 2022 |
Samantha House | Etna, NH | August 12, 2022 |
Brynn Kane | Charlestown, NH | August 12, 2022 |
Rod Glidden | Lebanon, NH | August 12, 2022 |
Amber Porter | Lebanon, VT | August 12, 2022 |
Allan Reetz | Meriden, NH | August 12, 2022 |
John Saunders | Woodstock, NH | August 11, 2022 |
Peter Brown | New London, NH | August 09, 2022 |
Timothy Canavan | Sanbornton, NH | August 09, 2022 |
Seamus King | Rockaway Point, NY | August 08, 2022 |
Alicia Dagrosa | Norwich, VT | August 08, 2022 |
Jared Bookman | New York, NY | August 07, 2022 |
Anonymous | Portsmouth, NH | August 06, 2022 |
Haley Todd | Denver, CO | August 06, 2022 |
Gregory Bower | Stowe, VT | August 06, 2022 |
Kimberlee Poirier | Wilder, VT | August 06, 2022 |
Anonymous | Framingham, MA | August 06, 2022 |
Steven Daniszewski | ROCHESTER, NY | August 06, 2022 |
Lisa Todd | FINDLAY, OH | August 05, 2022 |
Anonymous | Dover, VT | August 05, 2022 |
Anonymous | Framingham, MA | August 05, 2022 |
Danny Moore | PLainfield, NH | August 05, 2022 |
Norman Berman | Plainfield, NH | August 05, 2022 |
Anonymous | New Haven, CT | August 05, 2022 |
Anonymous | Boston, MA | August 05, 2022 |
Jeremiah Kelly | Hampton, NH | August 05, 2022 |
Anne Farrell | Lebanon, NH | August 05, 2022 |
Mark Fritzen | Brighton, VT | August 05, 2022 |
Anonymous | Somerville, MA | August 05, 2022 |
Tim Lin | lebanon, NH | August 05, 2022 |
Tim Baker | Portland, OR | August 05, 2022 |
Anonymous | Hanover, NH | August 05, 2022 |
Luke Gorman | New London, NH | August 05, 2022 |
John Schiffman | Lebanon, NH | August 04, 2022 |
Cornelia Purcell | Hanover, NH | August 03, 2022 |
Barbara McKeon | QUECHEE, VT | August 03, 2022 |
Nicholas Purcell | Hanover, NH | August 03, 2022 |
matthew knittle | lebanon, NH | August 03, 2022 |
Brian Mack | Plainfield, NH | August 02, 2022 |
Tyler Lewis | Meriden, NH | August 02, 2022 |
Catherine Lacey | Hanover, NH | August 02, 2022 |
Kris Garnjost | Windsor, VT | August 02, 2022 |
Adam Dragon | New London, NH | August 02, 2022 |
Mark Moales | Grantham, NH | August 02, 2022 |
Courtney Farrell | Hanover, NH | August 02, 2022 |
Jeffrey McPherson | West Lebanon, NH | August 02, 2022 |
Devan Tracy | Meriden, NH | August 02, 2022 |
Kate Lyon | Lebanon, NH | August 02, 2022 |
Charlotte Alberts | Silver Spring, MD | August 02, 2022 |
GARRETT CHACE | croydon, NH | August 02, 2022 |
Alison Evans | Hanover, NH | August 02, 2022 |
Kristal Dragon | New London, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Bradley Hastings | GRAFTON, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Robert Ruel | New London, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Elizabeth Morrow | Etna, VT | August 01, 2022 |
Carolyn Cusick | Enfield, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Daniella Reichstetter | Hanover, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Tim Gibson | Haverhill, MA | August 01, 2022 |
Kevin Ramos-Glew | Meriden, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Sarah Billmeier | Hanover, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Nicolas Cusick | Duxbury, MA | August 01, 2022 |
Samuel Westelman | Dallas, TX | August 01, 2022 |
Dick and Carol Clapp | East Orleans, MA | August 01, 2022 |
Khara Benoit | Sunapee, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Anonymous | Enfield, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Brad Nichol | Dover, MA | August 01, 2022 |
Louise Stark | Grantham, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Clifford Roberts | Jackson, WY | August 01, 2022 |
Eric Murphy | West Lebanon, NJ | August 01, 2022 |
Doug Clark | Canaan, VT | August 01, 2022 |
Asher Johnson | HOPKINTON, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Jonathan Hunt | Etna, VT | August 01, 2022 |
John Connolly | enfield, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Judith Barker | West Lebanon, NH, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Jonathan Stark | Grantham, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Stephen Kantor | Lebanon, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Katharine Navins | Norwich, VT | August 01, 2022 |
Anonymous | Concord, NH | August 01, 2022 |
Stuart Winchester | Brooklyn, NY | August 01, 2022 |
Anonymous | Lebanon, NH | August 01, 2022 |
The Greenspan Foundation | Lebanon, NH | July 26, 2022 |
Jen Risley | Keene, NH | July 26, 2022 |
Campaign Updates
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Wow! Over 50% In The First Day-Let\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Keep Up This Momentum!!
We are overwhelmed by the love and support from this community. Thanks to you, we have reached over 50% on the very first day. We are beyond grateful for anyone who donated, shared or talked about our campaign. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
It is not over yet, we need your help to keep this momentum going strong! Please share this campaign with your friends, family, loved-ones and even random people on the street! If we can keep this campaign circulating, we can light the nights at The Whale!
We want to hear from you! Shoot me an email and let me know why you contributed to this campaign and what makes it special to you. Alex@whaleback.com
With Love,
Alex
Director Of Business Operations
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We Hit 10k! Over 2/3rds Of Our Goal!
Wow! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
We have surpassed $10,000 donated, over 2/3rds of our final goal!!! We are filled with gratitude for the love and support you all have for the little mountain that could. We could not do this without you! Your donations are going to have a direct impact kids, adults and your night skiing/riding experience at The Whale in the very near future!
Let’s keep the momentum going by sharing, talking about or sending this campaign to your friends, family, loved ones and any snow sport enthusiast you may know. We have to reach our 15k goal to improve all the lighting areas in our plan and you can help us do so by getting the word out.
I am personally so thrilled to see this campaign doing so well and we owe the success to you all.
Enjoy the weekend! I am melting in this heat and can’t wait to be standing on the side of Spout in the -10°F weather again.
With love,
Alex
Director Of Business Operations
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We hit 75%!
We have passed 75% of our total goal! Many thanks to anyone who has donated or helped support our campaign!
We are so close, let’s get this final push to hit our full goal of 15k- we need your continued support! Keep talking about, sharing and telling others about how much you love The Whale and what this campaign means to you.
With your help, we can reach our goal and light the nights at The Whale!
With love,
Alex
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We are so close! Less than 5% away!
We are so so close! Less than 5% away.
Thank you so much to everyone who has donated and supported this campaign. Help us reach our goal, we are so close!
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We Did It!
We are thrilled to announce we have reached and exceeded our fundraising goal! We are overwhelmed by the support and love you all have for this mountain. Thank you so much to everyone who donated, shared or supported our campaign. We could not have done it without you. We are so excited to light the nights at Whaleback!!!!
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Check Out The New Lights On Spout!
You may have seen them from the highway because these are BRIGHT! A huge thanks to everyone who supported this campaign and made this possible. Check back soon for more updates
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Campaign Discussion
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The Greenspan Foundation 1:1
The Greenspan Foundation will match all donations up to $5,000
$5000 matched of $5000
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The Greenspan Foundation 1:1The Greenspan Foundation will match all donations up to $5,000$5000 matched of $5000
Rewards
$100
A Single Raffle Entry For One Unlimited Season Pass
This reward gets you a single entry to win one unlimited season pass for you or anyone in your family! If you already purchased your 2022-2023 pass, you may defer this pass to 2023-2024 season.
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