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Downdraft at Sunday River

Advanced · 772 m long with 247 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 26° at its steepest, facing NE.

26°steepest 50 m

15°average pitch

772 mlength

247 mvertical

817 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Downdraft

Lifts that reach the top: Spruce Peak Triple (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chondola (skiing easy terrain to get there); Barker 6 (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 7 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Barker 6
Ski Three Mile Trail (easy)
Ski Downdraft (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins American Express, Lights Out. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Spruce Peak Triple (1 min), Barker 6 (3 min), North Peak Express (3 min).

See Downdraft on the 3D map All runs at Sunday River

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.