Black diamond Red River, NM
The Face drops 268 vertical feet over 835 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 480 feet below the top. That's steeper than 42% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 19°, The Face 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 16th shadiest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 8,930 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.