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Angel's Plunge

Black diamond Angel Fire, NM

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical818 ft
Length3,988 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top10,432 ft

Angel's Plunge drops 818 vertical feet over 3,988 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 2,790 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 88 named runs at Angel Fire. It faces northeast.

How well Angel's Plunge holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Angel's Plunge gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Angel Fire does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 46th shadiest named run at Angel Fire. Its top sits at 10,430 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Angel's Plunge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Angel's Plunge elsewhere

Nearby at Angel Fire

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.