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Moonshine

Green Ski Apache, NM

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical658 ft
Length3,748 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top10,706 ft

Moonshine drops 658 vertical feet over 3,748 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 3,500 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 44th steepest of 45 named runs at Ski Apache. It faces northeast.

How well Moonshine holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Moonshine gets about 84% 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 14th sunniest named run at Ski Apache. Its top sits at 10,710 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.

Moonshine profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Moonshine 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.