Blue Sipapu, NM
Rolling Rock drops 270 vertical feet over 985 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 44 named runs at Sipapu. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 16°, Rolling Rock gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sipapu does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Sipapu. Its top sits at 8,630 feet.
Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
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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.