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Cibola Ridge at Sandia Peak Ski Area

Novice · 458 m long with 78 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 13° at its steepest, facing NE.

13°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
458 mlength
78 mvertical
2760 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Cibola Ridge

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 25 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway
  2. Ski Upper Upper Ramp (easy)
  3. Ski Upper Ramp (easy)
  4. Ski Fred's Run Upper (easy)
  5. Ski Fred's Run Lower (easy)
  6. Ski Cibola Lower (easy)
  7. Ski Cibola Ridge (novice)

Where it ends

Joins Cibola Lower. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift #3 (2 min), Chairlift #4 (2 min).

See Cibola Ridge on the 3D mapAll runs at Sandia Peak Ski Area
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.