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La Bajada

Green Angel Fire, NM

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical209 ft
Length1,437 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top10,101 ft

La Bajada drops 209 vertical feet over 1,437 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 55th steepest of 88 named runs at Angel Fire. It faces north.

How well La Bajada holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 8°, La Bajada gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Angel Fire does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st shadiest named run at Angel Fire. Its top sits at 10,100 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.

La Bajada profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like La Bajada 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.