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Bear Paw

Green Sunday River, ME

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical444 ft
Length1,956 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top1,674 ft

Bear Paw drops 444 vertical feet over 1,956 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 1,860 feet below the top. That's steeper than 95% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces north.

How well Bear Paw holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 13°, Bear Paw gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunday River does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Sunday River. Its top sits at 1,670 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.

Bear Paw profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bear Paw 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.