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El Funko

Black diamond Taos, NM

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical511 ft
Length2,268 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top10,798 ft

El Funko drops 511 vertical feet over 2,268 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 970 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 47th steepest of 115 named runs at Taos. It faces northeast.

How well El Funko holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, El Funko gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Taos does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 77th shadiest named run at Taos. Its top sits at 10,800 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.

El Funko profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like El Funko elsewhere

Nearby at Taos

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.