Double black Pajarito Mountain, NM
Breathless drops 1,082 vertical feet over 3,217 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 30% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 42 named runs at Pajarito Mountain. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 20°, Breathless gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pajarito Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at Pajarito Mountain. Its top sits at 10,390 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.
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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.