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Down Town

Blue Red River, NM

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical729 ft
Length2,740 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesN
Top9,587 ft

Down Town drops 729 vertical feet over 2,740 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 2,530 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 29th steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces north.

How well Down Town holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 16°, Down Town gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red River does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 9,590 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.

Down Town profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Down Town elsewhere

Nearby at Red River

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.