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Heat's On

Blue Sunday River, ME

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical206 ft
Length1,445 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top1,244 ft

Heat's On drops 206 vertical feet over 1,445 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 38% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 72nd steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces northeast.

How well Heat's On holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Heat's On gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunday River does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 88th shadiest named run at Sunday River. Its top sits at 1,240 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.

Heat's On profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Heat's On 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.