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Bucksaw

Green Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical656 ft
Length4,354 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top2,184 ft

Bucksaw drops 656 vertical feet over 4,354 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 3,860 feet below the top. That's steeper than 67% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 120th steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces north.

How well Bucksaw holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 9°, Bucksaw gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 98th shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 2,180 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.

Bucksaw profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bucksaw elsewhere

Nearby at Sugarloaf

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.