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Lower West Mountain

Green Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical702 ft
Length4,807 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top2,403 ft

Lower West Mountain drops 702 vertical feet over 4,807 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 1,250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 115th steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces north.

How well Lower West Mountain holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 9°, Lower West Mountain gets about 75% 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 111th shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 2,400 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 West Mountain profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower West Mountain 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.