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Happiness Is

Green Shawness Peak, ME

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical426 ft
Length2,057 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top1,112 ft

Happiness Is drops 426 vertical feet over 2,057 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 1,880 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 42 named runs at Shawness Peak. It faces north.

How well Happiness Is holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 12°, Happiness Is gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Shawness Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Shawness Peak. Its top sits at 1,110 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.

Happiness Is profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Happiness Is elsewhere

Nearby at Shawness Peak

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.