Black diamond Red River, NM
Airplane drops 203 vertical feet over 519 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 23°, Airplane gets about 50% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red River does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 9,160 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.