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Col. Bates at Saddleback Maine

Advanced · 279 m long with 55 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 18° at its steepest, facing NW.

18°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
279 mlength
55 mvertical
1026 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Col. Bates is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Col. Bates

Lifts that reach the top: Rangeley Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Kennebago Quad (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Rangeley Express
  2. Ski Peachy`s Peril (advanced)
  3. Ski Col. Bates (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Professor, The Pass. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Kennebago Quad (2 min), South Branch Quad (7 min).

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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.