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Lower Leon's Lane

Green Angel Fire, NM

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical73 ft
Length556 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top9,433 ft

Lower Leon's Lane drops 73 vertical feet over 556 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 21% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 84th steepest of 88 named runs at Angel Fire. It faces northwest.

How well Lower Leon's Lane holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Lower Leon's Lane gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Angel Fire does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th sunniest named run at Angel Fire. Its top sits at 9,430 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.

Lower Leon's Lane profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower 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.