Double black Pajarito Mountain, NM
Sidewinder drops 1,150 vertical feet over 3,567 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 35% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 42 named runs at Pajarito Mountain. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 19°, Sidewinder 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 21st shadiest named run at Pajarito Mountain. Its top sits at 10,400 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.