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Sunday River ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Sunday River is a ski area in North Oxford, Maine, United States with 86 km of mapped downhill runs and 20 lifts, between 248 m and 955 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
86 km
Lifts
20
Top elevation
955 m
Vertical drop
707 m
Nearest airport
AUG · 87 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy32 km
  • Other0.2 km
  • Expert13 km
  • Advanced13 km
  • Freeride1.5 km
  • Intermediate26 km

146 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 15 Chairlifts
  • 3 Magic carpets
  • 1 T-bars
  • 1 Combined lifts

Sunday River is a ski area in North Oxford, Maine, the United States. Its 146 mapped downhill runs add up to 86 km, which ranks it #20 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.9% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 586 m long.

Slopes at Sunday River

About 37% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 30% intermediate and 32% advanced or expert, which makes Sunday River best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 20 lifts: 15 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 1 t-bar, 1 combined lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 248 m up to 955 m, a vertical drop of 707 m.

Getting to Sunday River

The nearest airport is Augusta State Airport (AUG), about 87 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 53 min by car; Portland International Jetport (PWM) is 102 km away. Nearby ski areas include Carter's XC Ski, Inland Woods and Trails, Mount Abram (17.8 km) and Black Mountain of Maine (13.3 km), which together add 31 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Sunday River

  1. 1
    Augusta State Airport Flag of United StatesAugusta, United States Airports in United States
    AUG87 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Portland International Jetport Flag of United StatesPortland, United States Airports in United States
    PWM102 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Lebanon Municipal Airport Flag of United StatesLebanon, United States Airports in United States
    LEB148 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Knox County Regional Airport Flag of United StatesRockland, United States Airports in United States
    RKD148 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Sunday River have?

86 km of downhill runs (146 runs): 32 km easy, 0.2 km other, 13 km expert, 13 km advanced, 1.5 km freeride, 26 km intermediate. It is #20 in United States by piste length.

How high is Sunday River?

The lifts and runs reach 955 m (3,133 ft); the lowest point is 248 m, a vertical drop of 707 m.

What is the nearest airport to Sunday River?

Augusta State Airport (AUG), about 87 km away in a straight line; Portland International Jetport (PWM) is 102 km away.

How many ski lifts does Sunday River have?

20 lifts: 15 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 1 t-bars, 1 combined lifts.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.