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Badger's Trail

Green Sipapu, NM

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical139 ft
Length1,060 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top8,399 ft

Badger's Trail drops 139 vertical feet over 1,060 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 20 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 44 named runs at Sipapu. It faces northeast.

How well Badger's Trail holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Badger's Trail gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sipapu does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th sunniest named run at Sipapu. Its top sits at 8,400 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.

Badger's Trail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Badger's Trail elsewhere

Nearby at Sipapu

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. 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.