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Linton's

Blue Red River, NM

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical199 ft
Length1,224 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top10,081 ft

Linton's drops 199 vertical feet over 1,224 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces north.

How well Linton's holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Linton's gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red River does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 10,080 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.

Linton's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Linton's 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.