Black diamond Pajarito Mountain, NM
East Mushroom drops 683 vertical feet over 2,073 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,660 feet below the top. That's steeper than 30% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 42 named runs at Pajarito Mountain. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 19°, East Mushroom gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pajarito Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Pajarito Mountain. Its top sits at 10,140 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.