Snow La Madera at Sandia Peak Ski Area
Intermediate · 782 m long with 175 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 19° at its steepest, facing E.
19°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
782 mlength
175 mvertical
3128 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
La Madera is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to La Madera
Lifts that reach the top: Chairlift #2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chairlift #3 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 19 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway
- Ski La Madera (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Fred's Run Lower. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift #2 (2 min), Chairlift #3 (6 min), Chairlift #4 (6 min).
See La Madera 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.