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Risky Business

Blue Sunday River, ME

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical1,206 ft
Length4,665 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top2,685 ft

Risky Business drops 1,206 vertical feet over 4,665 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces northeast.

How well Risky Business holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Risky Business gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunday River does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 71st shadiest named run at Sunday River. Its top sits at 2,680 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.

Risky Business profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Risky Business 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.