diff --git a/hardhat.config.ts b/hardhat.config.ts
index 75a1d05f6..c50f7fb7c 100644
--- a/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-require("@nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle");
-require("@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan");
+import "@nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle";
+import "@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan";
+import "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers";
+import "./tasks/compileOne";
+import "./tasks/verify";
 
 require("dotenv").config();
 
@@ -33,7 +36,9 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     etherscan: {
         // Your API key for Snowtrace
-        apiKey: process.env.SNOWTRACE_KEY,
+        apiKey: {
+          avalanche: process.env.SNOWTRACE_KEY,
+        },
     },
     solidity: {
         compilers: [
diff --git a/tasks/compileOne.ts b/tasks/compileOne.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..179fc2416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/compileOne.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { task } from "hardhat/config";
+import {
+  TASK_COMPILE_SOLIDITY_GET_COMPILATION_JOB_FOR_FILE,
+  TASK_COMPILE_SOLIDITY_GET_DEPENDENCY_GRAPH,
+  TASK_COMPILE_SOLIDITY_COMPILE_JOB
+} from "hardhat/builtin-tasks/task-names";
+
+import * as taskTypes from "hardhat/types/builtin-tasks";
+
+task("compileOne", "Compiles a single contract in isolation")
+  .addPositionalParam("contractName")
+  .setAction(async function(args, env) {
+
+  const sourceName = env.artifacts.readArtifactSync(args.contractName).sourceName;
+
+  const dependencyGraph: taskTypes.DependencyGraph = await env.run(
+    TASK_COMPILE_SOLIDITY_GET_DEPENDENCY_GRAPH,
+    { sourceNames: [sourceName] }
+  );
+
+  const resolvedFiles = dependencyGraph
+    .getResolvedFiles()
+    .filter(resolvedFile => {
+      return resolvedFile.sourceName === sourceName;
+    });
+
+  const compilationJob: taskTypes.CompilationJob = await env.run(
+    TASK_COMPILE_SOLIDITY_GET_COMPILATION_JOB_FOR_FILE,
+    {
+      dependencyGraph,
+      file: resolvedFiles[0],
+    }
+  );
+
+  await env.run(TASK_COMPILE_SOLIDITY_COMPILE_JOB, {
+    compilationJob,
+    compilationJobs: [compilationJob],
+    compilationJobIndex: 0,
+    emitsArtifacts: true,
+    quiet: true,
+  });
+
+  //await env.run("typechain");
+});
diff --git a/tasks/verify.ts b/tasks/verify.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fe0dbd37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/verify.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// Runtime Environment's members available in the global scope.
+import { task } from "hardhat/config";
+
+task("verifyOne", "veryify a single contract from a fresh deployment")
+  .addPositionalParam("address")
+  .addPositionalParam("contractName")
+  .addPositionalParam("file")
+  .setAction(async function(args, hre) {
+
+    let contract_name: string
+    let address: string
+    let file: string
+    let constructor_args: string[] 
+    let constructor_arg_values: string[] = []
+
+    address = args.address;
+    contract_name = args.contractName;
+    file = args.file;
+    
+    // set constructor arguements
+    if (contract_name.startsWith('SnowGlobe')) {
+        constructor_args = ['token', 'governance', 'timelock', 'controller']
+    } else if (contract_name.startsWith('Strategy')) {
+        constructor_args = ['governance', 'strategist', 'controller', 'timelock' ]
+    } else if (contract_name.startsWith('Gauge')) {
+        constructor_args = [ 'TOKEN', 'governance']
+    } else if (contract_name.endsWith('Controller')) { 
+        constructor_args = [ 'governance', 'strategist', 'timelock', 'devfund', 'treasury']
+    } else {
+        console.log("unsupported contract type verification : ", contract_name);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // get current values from address
+    const [signer] = await hre.ethers.getSigners();
+    const factory = await hre.ethers.getContractFactory(contract_name);
+    const contract = await factory.attach(address);
+    for (let f in constructor_args) {
+        constructor_arg_values.push( (await contract.functions[constructor_args[f]]()).toString() )
+    }
+
+    // attempt to verify
+    await hre.run("verify:verify", {
+        address: address,
+        contract: `${file}:${contract_name}`,
+        constructorArguments: constructor_arg_values,
+    });
+});