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Prospector

Blue Angel Fire, NM

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical689 ft
Length3,843 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top10,330 ft

Prospector drops 689 vertical feet over 3,843 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 420 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 88 named runs at Angel Fire. It faces northwest.

How well Prospector holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Prospector gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Angel Fire does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 65th shadiest named run at Angel Fire. Its top sits at 10,330 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.

Prospector profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Prospector 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.