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Sunnyside

Green Red River, NM

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical211 ft
Length1,118 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesSE
Top10,241 ft

Sunnyside drops 211 vertical feet over 1,118 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces southeast.

How well Sunnyside holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 11°, Sunnyside gets about 112% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red River does, December through March. That's sunnier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th sunniest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 10,240 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Sunnyside profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sunnyside 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.