# 7Small Ski Area in New Mexico
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Sandia Peak sits high above Albuquerque and boasts perhaps the nation's easiest ski resort access from a major city via a 60-person aerial tram that rises more than 4,000 vertical feet in less than 20 minutes. It is New Mexico's oldest ski area and offers beginner and intermediate skiers and boarders some long cruisers. Weekends can get crowded and lifts are old, but a weekday powder dump even can entice experts to sample its slopes.
Inside Scoop
The cafeteria serves breakfast and lunch, while the High Finance Restaurant at the summit offers lunch, dinner, and a full bar to go with the view. There's also a rental and repair shop, ski and snowboard schools, coin-op race course, and an Adaptive Ski Program. First aid on-site. Fifteen percent snowmaking.
Best Time for Snow
Average Snowfall
17"
10"
7"
4"
0"
0"
Nov
8"
Dec
14"
Jan
8"
Feb
9"
Mar
Terrain Overview
Beginners Runs
23%
Intermediate Runs
49%
Advanced Runs
29%
Runs in Total
35
Longest Run
2 mi
Skiable Terrain
200 ac
Snow Making
30 ac
Total Lifts: 4
Double Chairs
3
Surface Lifts
1
Elevation
Base
8678'
Summit
10378'
Vertical Drop
1700'
Important Dates
November 09, 20242024/11/09
Projected Opening
March 23, 20252025/03/23
Projected Closing
N.A.
Projected Days Open
32
Days Open Last Year
87
Years Open
100"
Average Snowfall
Contact Information
Sandia Peak
10 Tramway Loop N.E.
87122 Albuquerque, New Mexico
United States
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