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Godie Chutes

Double black Taos, NM

Steepest pitch49°
Vertical331 ft
Length710 ft
Average pitch30°
FacesNE
Top11,098 ft

Godie Chutes drops 331 vertical feet over 710 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 49° about 240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 115 named runs at Taos. It faces northeast.

How well Godie Chutes holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 30°, Godie Chutes gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Taos does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Taos. Its top sits at 11,100 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.

Godie Chutes profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Godie Chutes 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.