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Shanes Glade

Black diamond Angel Fire, NM

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical431 ft
Length1,467 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top10,374 ft

Shanes Glade drops 431 vertical feet over 1,467 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 10% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 34th steepest of 88 named runs at Angel Fire. It faces north.

How well Shanes Glade holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 17°, Shanes Glade gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Angel Fire does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Angel Fire. Its top sits at 10,370 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Shanes Glade profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shanes Glade 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.