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Vortex at Sunday River

Expert · 610 m long with 247 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 28° at its steepest, facing N.

28°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
610 mlength
247 mvertical
808 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Vortex

Lifts that reach the top: Spruce Peak Triple (skiing easy terrain to get there); Aurora Peak Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 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 Vortex (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Paradigm. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Aurora Peak Quad (1 min), Quantum Leap Triple (1 min), Jordan Mountain Double (2 min).

See Vortex 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.