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Kennebec Glade

Double black Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical1,054 ft
Length3,912 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNW
Top3,389 ft

Kennebec Glade drops 1,054 vertical feet over 3,912 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 2,100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 16% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces northwest.

How well Kennebec Glade holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 16°, Kennebec Glade gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 78th shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 3,390 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.

Kennebec Glade profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Kennebec Glade 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.