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Lower Totemoff

Green Taos, NM

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical550 ft
Length2,608 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top11,163 ft

Lower Totemoff drops 550 vertical feet over 2,608 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 95% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 87th steepest of 115 named runs at Taos. It faces northeast.

How well Lower Totemoff holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Lower Totemoff gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Taos does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th sunniest named run at Taos. Its top sits at 11,160 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.

Lower Totemoff profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Totemoff 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.