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Jean's Glade

Double black Taos, NM

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical476 ft
Length939 ft
Average pitch31°
FacesN
Top10,441 ft

Jean's Glade drops 476 vertical feet over 939 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 560 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 115 named runs at Taos. It faces north.

How well Jean's Glade holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 31°, Jean's Glade gets about 40% of the winter sun that flat ground at Taos does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Taos. Its top sits at 10,440 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.

Jean's Glade profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Jean's Glade 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.