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Double Eagle II

Green Sandia Peak, NM

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical433 ft
Length2,208 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top9,130 ft

Double Eagle II drops 433 vertical feet over 2,208 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 1,090 feet below the top. That's steeper than 63% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 36th steepest of 59 named runs at Sandia Peak. It faces northeast.

How well Double Eagle II holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Double Eagle II gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sandia Peak does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 40th sunniest named run at Sandia Peak. Its top sits at 9,130 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 II profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Double Eagle II 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.