Black diamond Red River, NM
Wild Turkey drops 430 vertical feet over 1,217 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 640 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 68 named runs at Red River. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 21°, Wild Turkey gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Red River does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Red River. Its top sits at 10,260 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.