Blue Sunday River, ME
Southpaw drops 533 vertical feet over 1,738 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 650 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 39th steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 18°, Southpaw gets about 48% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunday River does, December through March. That's shadier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Sunday River. Its top sits at 2,060 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.
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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.