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White Feather

Green Taos, NM

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical1,694 ft
Length12,573 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top11,116 ft

White Feather drops 1,694 vertical feet over 12,573 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,760 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 97th steepest of 115 named runs at Taos. It faces north.

How well White Feather holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 8°, White Feather gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Taos does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 80th shadiest named run at Taos. Its top sits at 11,120 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.

White Feather profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like White Feather 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.