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Double Eagle

Blue Sandia Peak, NM

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical1,137 ft
Length5,729 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesE
Top10,267 ft

Double Eagle drops 1,137 vertical feet over 5,729 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 5,030 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 59 named runs at Sandia Peak. It faces east.

How well Double Eagle holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 12°, Double Eagle gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sandia Peak does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th sunniest named run at Sandia Peak. Its top sits at 10,270 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.

Double Eagle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Double Eagle 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.