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L. Narrow Gauge

Green Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical508 ft
Length2,530 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top2,425 ft

L. Narrow Gauge drops 508 vertical feet over 2,530 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 420 feet below the top. That's steeper than 80% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 106th steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces north.

How well L. Narrow Gauge holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, L. Narrow Gauge gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 76th shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 2,420 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.

L. Narrow Gauge profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like L. Narrow Gauge 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.