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Prospector's Lane

Green Red River, NM

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical415 ft
Length3,240 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top9,061 ft

Prospector's Lane drops 415 vertical feet over 3,240 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 1,610 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces northeast.

How well Prospector's Lane holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Prospector's Lane gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red River does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd shadiest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 9,060 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.

Prospector's Lane profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Prospector's Lane 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.