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Juarez

Double black Taos, NM

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical394 ft
Length697 ft
Average pitch35°
FacesNE
Top12,032 ft

Juarez drops 394 vertical feet over 697 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 51% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 54th steepest of 115 named runs at Taos. It faces northeast.

How well Juarez holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 35°, Juarez gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Taos does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 50th shadiest named run at Taos. Its top sits at 12,030 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.

Juarez profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Juarez 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.