Celestial at Sunday River
Expert · 420 m long with 152 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 28° at its steepest, facing N.
28°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
420 mlength
152 mvertical
738 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Celestial is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Celestial
Lifts that reach the top: Spruce Peak Triple (skiing easy terrain to get there); Aurora Peak Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Oz Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Jordan 8 (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 17 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride North Peak Express
- Ski Dream Maker (easy)
- Ski Second Mile (easy)
- Ski Sensation (easy)
- Ride Aurora Peak Quad
- Ski Borealis (easy)
- Ski Aludra (easy)
- Ski Lights Out (easy)
- Ski Celestial (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Black Hole. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Aurora Peak Quad (2 min), Quantum Leap Triple (2 min), Jordan Mountain Double (2 min).
See Celestial on the 3D mapAll runs at Sunday RiverMeasured 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.