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Inhibition

Blue Sandia Peak, NM

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical873 ft
Length3,895 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top10,278 ft

Inhibition drops 873 vertical feet over 3,895 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 59 named runs at Sandia Peak. It faces northeast.

How well Inhibition holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Inhibition gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sandia Peak does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th sunniest named run at Sandia Peak. Its top sits at 10,280 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.

Inhibition profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Inhibition 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.