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Gamble Glades

Black diamond Sipapu, NM

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical207 ft
Length654 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top9,145 ft

Gamble Glades drops 207 vertical feet over 654 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 580 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 12th steepest of 44 named runs at Sipapu. It faces northeast.

How well Gamble Glades holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Gamble Glades gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sipapu does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Sipapu. Its top sits at 9,150 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.

Gamble Glades profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gamble Glades 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.