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Pot O' Gold

Green Red River, NM

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical115 ft
Length783 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top8,798 ft

Pot O' Gold drops 115 vertical feet over 783 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 30% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 61st steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces north.

How well Pot O' Gold holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 8°, Pot O' Gold gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red River does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 43rd shadiest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 8,800 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.

Pot O' Gold profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pot O' Gold 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.