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Skybound

Green Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical187 ft
Length1,263 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top2,012 ft

Skybound drops 187 vertical feet over 1,263 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 140th steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces north.

How well Skybound holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 9°, Skybound gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 112th shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 2,010 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.

Skybound profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Skybound 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.