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Hups Lower

Green Sandia Peak, NM

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical360 ft
Length2,322 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top9,040 ft

Hups Lower drops 360 vertical feet over 2,322 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 230 feet below the top. That's steeper than 54% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 59 named runs at Sandia Peak. It faces northeast.

How well Hups Lower holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Hups Lower gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sandia Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Sandia Peak. Its top sits at 9,040 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.

Hups Lower profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hups Lower 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.