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Rowdy Howdy

Blue Sipapu, NM

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical178 ft
Length706 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top8,578 ft

Rowdy Howdy drops 178 vertical feet over 706 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 35% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 44 named runs at Sipapu. It faces northeast.

How well Rowdy Howdy holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Rowdy Howdy gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sipapu does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Sipapu. Its top sits at 8,580 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.

Rowdy Howdy profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rowdy Howdy 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.