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Jim's Whim

Black diamond Sunday River, ME

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical200 ft
Length678 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top2,419 ft

Jim's Whim drops 200 vertical feet over 678 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 110 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 44th steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces north.

How well Jim's Whim holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 17°, Jim's Whim 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 15th 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.

Jim's Whim profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Jim's Whim 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.