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Top Gun

Double black Sunday River, ME

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical1,057 ft
Length3,211 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesN
Top2,468 ft

Top Gun drops 1,057 vertical feet over 3,211 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 22% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces north.

How well Top Gun holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 19°, Top Gun 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 7th shadiest named run at Sunday River. Its top sits at 2,470 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.

Top Gun profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Top Gun 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.