Cibola Upper at Sandia Peak Ski Area
Easy · 261 m long with 55 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 14° at its steepest, facing E.
14°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
261 mlength
55 mvertical
3117 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Cibola Upper is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to Cibola Upper
Lifts that reach the top: Chairlift #3 (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 40 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway
- Ski Upper Upper Ramp (easy)
- Ski Upper Ramp (easy)
- Ski Fred's Run Upper (easy)
- Ski Fred's Run Lower (easy)
- Ski Cibola Lower (easy)
- Ski Hups Lower (easy)
- Ski Lift 3 On Ramp (novice)
- Ride Chairlift #3
- Ski Cibola Upper (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Inhibition, Cibola Middle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift #2 (3 min), Chairlift #3 (6 min), Chairlift #4 (6 min).
See Cibola Upper 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.