Black diamond Red River, NM
Gulch drops 319 vertical feet over 789 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 24°, Gulch gets about 49% 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 2nd shadiest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 9,240 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.