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Leon's Lane

Blue Angel Fire, NM

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical219 ft
Length2,003 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNW
Top9,812 ft

Leon's Lane drops 219 vertical feet over 2,003 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 40 feet below the top. That's steeper than 9% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 71st steepest of 88 named runs at Angel Fire. It faces northwest.

How well Leon's Lane holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 6°, Leon's Lane gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Angel Fire does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th sunniest named run at Angel Fire. Its top sits at 9,810 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.

Leon's Lane profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Leon's Lane 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.