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Horseshoe

Green Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical483 ft
Length2,930 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top2,962 ft

Horseshoe drops 483 vertical feet over 2,930 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 1,730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 110th steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces northeast.

How well Horseshoe holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Horseshoe gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 108th shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 2,960 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.

Horseshoe profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Horseshoe 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.