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Upper Glancer

Blue Sugarloaf, ME

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical463 ft
Length1,709 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top2,969 ft

Upper Glancer drops 463 vertical feet over 1,709 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 570 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 68th steepest of 148 named runs at Sugarloaf. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Glancer holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Upper Glancer gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sugarloaf does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 90th shadiest named run at Sugarloaf. Its top sits at 2,970 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.

Upper Glancer profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Glancer 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.