Ripsaw at Sugarloaf
Expert · 867 m long with 300 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 29° at its steepest, facing NE.
29°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
867 mlength
300 mvertical
1077 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Ripsaw is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: mogul. Moguls.
How to get to Ripsaw
Lifts that reach the top: King Pine (skiing novice terrain to get there); Skyline (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Timberline Replacement (skiing expert terrain to get there); Timberline (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 18 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Whiffletree SuperQuad
- Ski Tohaul (intermediate)
- Ride King Pine
- Ski Ripsaw (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Tohaul, Can't Dog 1. Nearest lifts from the bottom: King Pine (1 min), Whiffletree SuperQuad (6 min).
See Ripsaw on the 3D mapAll runs at SugarloafMeasured 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.