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Lower Poleline

Green Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical501 ft
Length2,918 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top2,264 ft

Lower Poleline drops 501 vertical feet over 2,918 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 78% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 109th steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces north.

How well Lower Poleline holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Lower Poleline gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 92nd shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 2,260 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.

Lower Poleline profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Poleline 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.