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Valley

Green Angel Fire, NM

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical190 ft
Length1,331 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top8,867 ft

Valley drops 190 vertical feet over 1,331 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 57% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 63rd steepest of 88 named runs at Angel Fire. It faces northwest.

How well Valley holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Valley gets about 81% 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 57th shadiest named run at Angel Fire. Its top sits at 8,870 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.

Valley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Valley 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.