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Cubby corner

Green Sandia Peak, NM

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical25 ft
Length236 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNE
Top8,740 ft

Cubby corner drops 25 vertical feet over 236 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 46% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 47th steepest of 59 named runs at Sandia Peak. It faces northeast.

How well Cubby corner holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 6°, Cubby corner gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sandia Peak does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th sunniest named run at Sandia Peak. Its top sits at 8,740 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Cubby corner profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cubby corner elsewhere

Nearby at Sandia Peak

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.