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Smelt

Green Saddleback Maine, ME

Steepest pitch9°
Vertical126 ft
Length1,509 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesNW
Top2,278 ft

Smelt drops 126 vertical feet over 1,509 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 9° about 980 feet below the top. That's steeper than 13% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 57th steepest of 60 named runs at Saddleback Maine. It faces northwest.

How well Smelt holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 5°, Smelt gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Saddleback Maine does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th sunniest named run at Saddleback Maine. Its top sits at 2,280 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.

Smelt profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Smelt 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.