Sin Nombre North Face

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0.8 mile 1.2 kilometer point to point
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Ascent: 0' 0 m
Descent: -1,488' -453 m
High: 12,764' 3,891 m
Low: 11,277' 3,437 m

Grade

Avg Slope: 37% (20°)
Max Slope: 66% (33°)

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“One of New Mexico's finest big mountain lines.”

— J. Bella

Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Wilderness area, no mechanized equipment, drones etc.

Need to Know

This is Class 3 avalanche terrain.

Description

This giant avalanche path is a great line when conditions are safe enough. From the summit, drop into Sin Nombre's broad north-facing bowl. The line levels out on a bench then drops into a steeper, narrow couloir to skier's left. Exit the couloir onto another broad face, and at treeline follow the open avalanche path to a ledge before the runout leads to an open wetland known as The Bog.

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Land Manager: USFS - Carson National Forest

Aug 8, 2019: Carson NF Releases Draft Land Management Plan for Public Comment

Aug 8, 2019: El Bosque Nacional Carson emite un Plan preliminar de administraciÃ³n de tierras para el compromiso pÃºblico

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Sin Nombre's north face ~ January 17th, 2018

Sin Nombre's north face ~ January 17th, 2018

A large slab avalanche on Sin Nombre's lower north face, released during March 2019. Pic from the top of the Bong Chute on March 20th

A large slab avalanche on Sin Nombre's lower no…

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