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Upper Rapid at Black Mountain of Maine

Advanced · 375 m long with 101 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 21° at its steepest, facing E.

21°steepest 50 m

15°average pitch

375 mlength

101 mvertical

539 mtop elevation

Efaces

Snow and sun

Upper Rapid is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

How to get to Upper Rapid

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Summit Lift
Ski Upper Androscogin (intermediate)
Ski Upper Rapid (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Rapid, Upper sunday, Kennebec. Nearest lifts from the bottom: T-Bar (2 min), Summit Lift (2 min), Novice Lift (3 min).

See Upper Rapid on the 3D map All runs at Black Mountain of Maine

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.