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Hell's Bells

Black diamond Angel Fire, NM

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical835 ft
Length3,977 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top10,485 ft

Hell's Bells drops 835 vertical feet over 3,977 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 36% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 88 named runs at Angel Fire. It faces northeast.

How well Hell's Bells holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Hell's Bells gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Angel Fire does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 69th shadiest named run at Angel Fire. Its top sits at 10,480 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.

Hell's Bells profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hell's Bells 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.