Double black Pajarito Mountain, NM
Precious drops 1,013 vertical feet over 3,057 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 610 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 42 named runs at Pajarito Mountain. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 20°, Precious gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pajarito Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Pajarito Mountain. 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.
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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.