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Foster Murphy Upper at Sandia Peak Ski Area

Intermediate · 567 m long with 112 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 20° at its steepest, facing NE.

20°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
567 mlength
112 mvertical
2900 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Foster Murphy Upper

Lifts that reach the top: Chairlift #3 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (skiing intermediate 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 21 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway
  2. Ski Exhibition (intermediate)
  3. Ski Aspen (intermediate)
  4. Ski Foster Murphy Upper (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Foster Murphy Lower, Aspen, South Upper Slalom. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift #3 (2 min), Chairlift #4 (2 min).

See Foster Murphy Upper 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.