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Nuther Mother

Double black Pajarito Mountain, NM

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical952 ft
Length2,709 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNE
Top10,415 ft

Nuther Mother drops 952 vertical feet over 2,709 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 290 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 2nd steepest of 42 named runs at Pajarito Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Nuther Mother holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 21°, Nuther Mother gets about 70% 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 19th shadiest named run at Pajarito Mountain. Its top sits at 10,410 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.

Nuther Mother profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Nuther Mother elsewhere

Nearby at Pajarito Mountain

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.