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Downdraft

Blue Sunday River, ME

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical212 ft
Length1,410 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top2,081 ft

Downdraft drops 212 vertical feet over 1,410 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,040 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 58th steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces northeast.

How well Downdraft holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Downdraft gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunday River does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th sunniest named run at Sunday River. Its top sits at 2,080 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Downdraft profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Downdraft 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.