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Hups Lower at Sandia Peak Ski Area

Easy · 700 m long with 109 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 14° at its steepest, facing N.

14°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
700 mlength
109 mvertical
2755 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Hups 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 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 Hups Upper (easy)
  7. Ski Hups Lower (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Over-Easy, Lower Slalom, Lift 3 On Ramp, Ski Area Base. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift #3 (1 min), Chairlift #4 (1 min).

See Hups Lower 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.