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Northern Lights at Sunday River

Intermediate · 1205 m long with 331 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 23° at its steepest, facing N.

23°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
1205 mlength
331 mvertical
841 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Northern Lights

Lifts that reach the top: Aurora Peak Quad (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, intermediate 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 Northern Lights (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Sensation. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Jordan Mountain Double (1 min), Aurora Peak Quad (1 min), Quantum Leap Triple (1 min).

See Northern Lights 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.