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Old Winter's Way

Blue Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical762 ft
Length3,326 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top3,549 ft

Old Winter's Way drops 762 vertical feet over 3,326 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 84% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 56th steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces north.

How well Old Winter's Way holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 14°, Old Winter's Way gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 44th shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 3,550 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.

Old Winter's Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Old Winter's Way 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.