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Flying Monkey

Double black Sunday River, ME

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical341 ft
Length1,139 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top2,642 ft

Flying Monkey drops 341 vertical feet over 1,139 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces north.

How well Flying Monkey holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Flying Monkey gets about 54% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunday River does, December through March. That's shadier than 90% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Sunday River. Its top sits at 2,640 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.

Flying Monkey profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Flying Monkey 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.