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Ridge Run

Green Angel Fire, NM

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical161 ft
Length928 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top9,028 ft

Ridge Run drops 161 vertical feet over 928 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 63% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 59th steepest of 88 named runs at Angel Fire. It faces northwest.

How well Ridge Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Ridge Run gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Angel Fire does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th sunniest named run at Angel Fire. Its top sits at 9,030 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.

Ridge Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ridge Run 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.