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America

Blue Saddleback Maine, ME

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical548 ft
Length4,079 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesW
Top3,992 ft

America drops 548 vertical feet over 4,079 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 2,710 feet below the top. That's steeper than 38% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 60 named runs at Saddleback Maine. It faces west.

How well America holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 8°, America gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Saddleback Maine does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd sunniest named run at Saddleback Maine. Its top sits at 3,990 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

America profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like America elsewhere

Nearby at Saddleback Maine

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.