Double black Sunday River, ME
Celestial drops 503 vertical feet over 1,478 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 280 feet below the top. That's steeper than 21% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 20°, Celestial gets about 50% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunday River does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Sunday River. Its top sits at 2,420 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.
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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.