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Upper Sunday Punch

Blue Sunday River, ME

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical410 ft
Length1,768 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top2,538 ft

Upper Sunday Punch drops 410 vertical feet over 1,768 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 590 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 86th steepest of 126 named runs at Sunday River. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Sunday Punch holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Upper Sunday Punch gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunday River does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 49th shadiest named run at Sunday River. Its top sits at 2,540 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.

Upper Sunday Punch profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Sunday Punch 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.