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Wheeler

Green Saddleback Maine, ME

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical175 ft
Length1,085 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top2,660 ft

Wheeler drops 175 vertical feet over 1,085 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 280 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 60 named runs at Saddleback Maine. It faces northwest.

How well Wheeler holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Wheeler gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Saddleback Maine does, December through March. That's shadier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 40th shadiest named run at Saddleback Maine. Its top sits at 2,660 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.

Wheeler profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wheeler 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.