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Longhorn

Double black Taos, NM

Steepest pitch41°
Vertical1,528 ft
Length4,009 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesNE
Top11,292 ft

Longhorn drops 1,528 vertical feet over 4,009 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 115 named runs at Taos. It faces northeast.

How well Longhorn holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 23°, Longhorn gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Taos does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 71st shadiest named run at Taos. Its top sits at 11,290 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.

Longhorn profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Longhorn 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.