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Pulaski

Black diamond Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical314 ft
Length934 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNE
Top2,914 ft

Pulaski drops 314 vertical feet over 934 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 400 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 48th steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces northeast.

How well Pulaski holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 20°, Pulaski gets about 51% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 2,910 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.

Pulaski profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pulaski 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.