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Cutback

Blue Sunday River, ME

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical93 ft
Length638 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top1,270 ft

Cutback drops 93 vertical feet over 638 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 620 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 86th steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces north.

How well Cutback holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 9°, Cutback gets about 57% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunday River does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at Sunday River. Its top sits at 1,270 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.

Cutback profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cutback 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.