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Absolutely

Blue Sunday River, ME

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical389 ft
Length1,664 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top1,608 ft

Absolutely drops 389 vertical feet over 1,664 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 620 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 66th steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces northeast.

How well Absolutely holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Absolutely gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunday River does, December through March. That's shadier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 60th shadiest named run at Sunday River. Its top sits at 1,610 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.

Absolutely profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Absolutely elsewhere

Nearby at Sunday River

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.