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Hatchet

Green Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical226 ft
Length1,153 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top2,426 ft

Hatchet drops 226 vertical feet over 1,153 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 42% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 139th steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces north.

How well Hatchet holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 11°, Hatchet gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 75th shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 2,430 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.

Hatchet profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hatchet 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.