Black diamond Ski Apache, NM
Cliff drops 136 vertical feet over 399 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 28% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 45 named runs at Ski Apache. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 20°, Cliff gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Apache does, December through March. That's shadier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th shadiest named run at Ski Apache. Its top sits at 9,900 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.