Area Profile
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.
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Lodging Profile
No on-site lodging. Albuquerque has more than 12,000 rooms. Cedar Crest is 10 miles away and has B&Bs and a hostel.
Services Profile
The cafeteria serves breakfast and lunch, the outdoor grill just lunch, while a fine restaurant at the summit offers lunch and dinner (for tram riders only) and a full bar. There's also a rental and repair shop, ski and snowboard schools, coin-op race course, and an Adoptive Ski Program. First aid on-site. Fifteen percent snowmaking.
Area Recreation Profile
Chairlift rides for sightseers, hikers, birders, and mountain bikers, with a well-established trail system.
Snowboarding Profile
Snowboarding allowed on all trails and terrain park as snow permits. Rentals and lessons available.
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Important Dates
- Projected Days Open: 75
- Days Open Last Year: 86
- Years Open: 71
- Average Snowfall: 49 in.
Terrain Type
Beginner Runs:  35% |
Intermediate Runs:  55% |
Advanced Runs:  10% |
Expert Runs:  0% |
Lifts
- Total # Of Lifts:
6 - Gondolas & Trams:
N/A
- High Speed Sixes:
N/A - High Speed Quads:
N/A
- Quad Chairs:
N/A - Triple Chairs:
N/A
- Double Chairs:
4 - Surface Lifts:
2
Elevation
- Top: 10378 Ft.
- Vertical Drop: 1700 Ft.
- Bottom: 8678 Ft.
- Longest Run: 2.5 miles
- Skiable Terrain: 200 acres
- Snow Making: 30 acres
Sandia Peak Contact Information
Sandia Peak
10 Tramway Loop N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87122 
Phone: (505) 242-9052
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