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Game Trail

Blue Ski Apache, NM

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical858 ft
Length7,011 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top11,447 ft

Game Trail drops 858 vertical feet over 7,011 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 5,730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 34th steepest of 45 named runs at Ski Apache. It faces northeast.

How well Game Trail holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Game Trail gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Apache does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th sunniest named run at Ski Apache. Its top sits at 11,450 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.

Game Trail profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Game Trail elsewhere

Nearby at Ski Apache

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.