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Lower Whiffletree

Green Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical522 ft
Length3,027 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top2,286 ft

Lower Whiffletree drops 522 vertical feet over 3,027 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 270 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 123rd steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces north.

How well Lower Whiffletree holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Lower Whiffletree gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 88th shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 2,290 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 Whiffletree profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Whiffletree 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.