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Flying Monkey at Sunday River

Expert · 328 m long with 104 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 26° at its steepest, facing NW.

26°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
328 mlength
104 mvertical
806 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Flying Monkey 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 Flying Monkey

Lifts that reach the top: Oz Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Jordan 8 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Aurora Peak Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 29 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride North Peak Express
  2. Ski Dream Maker (easy)
  3. Ski Second Mile (easy)
  4. Ski Sensation (easy)
  5. Ride Aurora Peak Quad
  6. Ski Borealis (easy)
  7. Ski Aludra (easy)
  8. Ski Cyclone (easy)
  9. Ride Oz Quad
  10. Ski Cowardly Lion (easy)
  11. Ski Kansas (easy)
  12. Ski Flying Monkey (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Cyclone. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Oz Quad (2 min), Jordan 8 (4 min).

See Flying Monkey on the 3D mapAll 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.