Hard Ball at Sunday River
Expert · 697 m long with 293 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.
31°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
697 mlength
293 mvertical
724 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Hard Ball 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 Hard Ball
Lifts that reach the top: White Heat Quad (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride White Heat Quad
- Ski White Heat (expert)
- Ski Hard Ball (expert)
Where it ends
Joins White Heat. Nearest lifts from the bottom: White Heat Quad (2 min), White Cap Quad (3 min), Little White Cap Quad (3 min).
See Hard Ball 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.