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Prospector at Angel Fire Resort

Intermediate · 1153 m long with 210 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 19° at its steepest, facing NW.

19°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
1153 mlength
210 mvertical
3149 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Prospector is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Prospector

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

From the base area (about 15 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Chile Express
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Headin' Home (easy)
  4. Ski Prospector (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Prospector, Lower Domingo, Thumb. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Upper Magic Carpet #2 (5 min), Lower Magic Carpet #1 (5 min), Dream Catcher (5 min).

See Prospector on the 3D mapAll runs at Angel Fire Resort
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.