Black diamond Red River, NM
Pasture Ability drops 394 vertical feet over 1,443 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 810 feet below the top. That's steeper than 82% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 16°, Pasture Ability gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red River does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th shadiest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 9,100 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.