Detonator at Angel Fire Resort
Advanced · 716 m long with 223 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 32° at its steepest, facing N.
32°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
716 mlength
223 mvertical
3274 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Detonator is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Detonator
Lifts that reach the top: Southwest Flyer (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 34 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Chile Express
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Liberation Park (intermediate)
- Ski Minder Binder (advanced)
- Ski Ripcord (intermediate)
- Ski Lower Hari Kari (intermediate)
- Ski Hully Gully (intermediate)
- Ski Hallelujah (easy)
- Ride Southwest Flyer
- Ski Fly Home (easy)
- Ski Hike Access Trail (advanced)
- Hike Hike Access Trail (advanced)
- Ski Hike Access Trail (advanced)
- Hike Hike Access Trail (advanced)
- Ski Hike Access Trail (advanced)
- Hike Hike Access Trail (advanced)
- Ski Hike Access Trail (advanced)
- Hike Hike Access Trail (advanced)
- Ski Detonator (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Nitro. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Southwest Flyer (4 min), Rakes Rider (5 min).
See Detonator on the 3D mapAll runs at Angel Fire ResortMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.