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Lucky Strike

Blue Red River, NM

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical308 ft
Length1,119 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNW
Top10,207 ft

Lucky Strike drops 308 vertical feet over 1,119 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 78% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 34th steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces northwest.

How well Lucky Strike holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 16°, Lucky Strike gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red River does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st sunniest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 10,210 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lucky Strike profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lucky Strike 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.