Blue Red River, NM
Last Chance drops 173 vertical feet over 1,275 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 1,060 feet below the top. That's steeper than 12% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 55th steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 8°, Last Chance gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red River does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 40th shadiest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 10,160 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.