Black diamond Saddleback Maine, ME
Thrombosis drops 488 vertical feet over 1,577 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 73% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 60 named runs at Saddleback Maine. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 18°, Thrombosis gets about 46% of the winter sun that flat ground at Saddleback Maine does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Saddleback Maine. Its top sits at 3,280 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.
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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.