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Lower La Bajada

Green Angel Fire, NM

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical501 ft
Length3,452 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top10,036 ft

Lower La Bajada drops 501 vertical feet over 3,452 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 56% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 64th steepest of 88 named runs at Angel Fire. It faces northeast.

How well Lower La Bajada holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Lower La Bajada gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Angel Fire does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th sunniest named run at Angel Fire. Its top sits at 10,040 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.

Lower La Bajada profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower 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.