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Lower Hudson Highway

Green Saddleback Maine, ME

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical262 ft
Length3,601 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesNW
Top2,906 ft

Lower Hudson Highway drops 262 vertical feet over 3,601 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 44th steepest of 60 named runs at Saddleback Maine. It faces northwest.

How well Lower Hudson Highway holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 5°, Lower Hudson Highway gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Saddleback Maine does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 43rd shadiest named run at Saddleback Maine. Its top sits at 2,910 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lower Hudson Highway profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Hudson Highway 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.