Cibola Lower at Sandia Peak Ski Area
Easy · 1216 m long with 206 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 14° at its steepest, facing NE.
14°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
1216 mlength
206 mvertical
2868 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Cibola Lower is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Cibola Lower
Lifts that reach the top: Chairlift #3 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chairlift #2 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 23 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway
- Ski Upper Upper Ramp (easy)
- Ski Upper Ramp (easy)
- Ski Cibola Upper (easy)
- Ski Cibola Middle (easy)
- Ski Cibola Lower (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Hups Lower. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift #3 (1 min), Chairlift #4 (1 min).
See Cibola Lower on the 3D mapAll runs at Sandia Peak Ski AreaMeasured 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.