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Middle

Blue Angel Fire, NM

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical126 ft
Length818 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top9,836 ft

Middle drops 126 vertical feet over 818 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 3% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 83rd steepest of 88 named runs at Angel Fire. It faces north.

How well Middle holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, Middle gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Angel Fire does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 56th shadiest named run at Angel Fire. Its top sits at 9,840 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.

Middle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Middle 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.