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Poco Gusto

Black diamond Taos, NM

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical125 ft
Length771 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top10,880 ft

Poco Gusto drops 125 vertical feet over 771 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 530 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 90th steepest of 115 named runs at Taos. It faces north.

How well Poco Gusto holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 10°, Poco Gusto gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Taos does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 79th shadiest named run at Taos. Its top sits at 10,880 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.

Poco Gusto profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Poco Gusto 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.