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Cutter

Blue Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical701 ft
Length2,992 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top2,727 ft

Cutter drops 701 vertical feet over 2,992 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 1,590 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 73rd steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces northeast.

How well Cutter holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Cutter gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 62nd shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 2,730 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.

Cutter profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cutter 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.