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Malpais at Angel Fire Resort

Intermediate · 545 m long with 48 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 8° at its steepest, facing SW.

8°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
545 mlength
48 mvertical
2920 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Malpais is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Malpais

Lifts that reach the top: Chile Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Liberation Park (#3) (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Southwest Flyer (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 17 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Chile Express
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Headin' Home (easy)
  4. Ski Free Flight (intermediate)
  5. Ski Lower Domingo (intermediate)
  6. Ski Malpais (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Gusto Grande. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Upper Magic Carpet #2 (4 min), Lower Magic Carpet #1 (4 min), Dream Catcher (4 min).

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Measured 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.