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Hayburnder

Black diamond Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical912 ft
Length2,567 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNE
Top3,486 ft

Hayburnder drops 912 vertical feet over 2,567 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 2,030 feet below the top. That's steeper than 54% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces northeast.

How well Hayburnder holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 21°, Hayburnder gets about 49% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 3,490 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.

Hayburnder profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hayburnder 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.