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Review of snowboarding and skiing in Sunday River USA.
Sunday River Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1958 the American ski resort Sunday River lies at ? metres altitude in the Maine region of the American ?1850 snow cannons ensure artificial Sunday River snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 92 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Sunday River (USA) is Portland at a distance of 120km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Sunday River ski season runs from November to May.
SNO-man says
Friendly, lively, award winning and rapidly expanding ski area in the far North East of the United States. Excellent trail layout and well integrated, efficient lift system (winner of ski area design award in 1993). Innovative 'Perfect turn' tuition initiated here, now franchised to other resorts, as is the world class snow-making management softwear. Number one snowmaking resort in the US, coverting 34% more water to snow per minute than any other resort. Flagship of the American Skiing Company, established in 1996 and now one of the world's leading multiple ski-resort owners.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Sunday River USA
Beginner Trails
 8 runs 25.5km |
6% |
Intermediate Trails
 33 runs 26.3km |
25% |
Advanced Trails
 46 runs 10.7km |
35% |
Expert Trails
 48 runs 48km |
37% |
Sunday River Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $? - $? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Sunday River Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 77km |
| total length of Sunday River trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NE NW |
| direction Sunday River ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 960.3m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 243.7m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 243.7m |
| centre of Sunday River ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 715.6m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 715.6m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Sunday River
Skiing Sunday River you'll enjoy 128 pistes and trails and that means approximately 77km of ski runs. Sunday River lifts number 18 with the capacity to uplift 31000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Sunday River is over 5km long.
Sunday River Ski Area
Sunday River ski area has 6% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 25% intermediate, 35% advanced ski slopes and 37% for expert skiers - the most difficult Sunday River piste is the ?km White Heat run, with a steepness/slope angle of 65%. You can't ski Sunday River after dark.
Sunday River for skiing gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
Sunday River Apres Ski
The apres ski Sunday River scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 9 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 3 indoor swimming 5 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 7 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 2 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
SNO-man says
The range of outdoor sports available to Sunday River's visitors is constantly expanding, most notably with the new tubing park open to 8pm weekdays and 10pm weekends with adjacent ice rink. Snowmobiling is increasingly popular and Sun Valley Sports on the Sunday River road has everything required for a full day's adventure including guides and rentals. Snowshoe tours are also offered on Tuesday and Saturday nights. Nearby Grafton State Park and the surrounding Mahoosuc Mountains and nearby White Mountains of New Hampshire are popular areas for snowshoeing enthusiasts, along with winter hikers, rock climbers and ice climbers.
Sunday River for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Sunday River Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Sunday River resort - ski Sunday River by any other name
The American ski resort of Sunday River ski resort is also known as The River Sunday River Aurora, Barker, Jordan Bowl, Locke, Barker, North Peak, Spruce, White Cap and has the following common misspellings:
Sunday River ski area has ski slopes which face NE NW
The direction which the various Sunday River ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Sunday River ski resort has ski slopes facing NE NW.
Sunday River for snow gets 5 stars out of 5 overall