Black diamond Ski Apache, NM
Ringtail drops 369 vertical feet over 868 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 88% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 45 named runs at Ski Apache. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 25°, Ringtail gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Apache does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Ski Apache. Its top sits at 10,590 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.