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Thumper

Blue Sipapu, NM

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical324 ft
Length1,517 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top8,522 ft

Thumper drops 324 vertical feet over 1,517 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 44 named runs at Sipapu. It faces northeast.

How well Thumper holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Thumper gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sipapu does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd shadiest named run at Sipapu. Its top sits at 8,520 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.

Thumper profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Thumper 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.