Black diamond Red River, NM
Powder Keg drops 459 vertical feet over 1,141 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 39° about 140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 24°, Powder Keg gets about 58% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red River does, December through March. That's shadier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 9,860 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.