Lift 2 Cutoff at Sandia Peak Ski Area
Easy · 211 m long with 12 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 13° at its steepest, facing N.
13°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
211 mlength
12 mvertical
2886 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Lift 2 Cutoff is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Lift 2 Cutoff
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 22 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 Fred's Cutoff (easy)
- Ski Lift 2 Cutoff (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Cibola Cutoff, Lift 2 On Ramp, Cibola Middle, Cibola Lower, Inhibition. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift #2 (1 min), Chairlift #3 (4 min), Chairlift #4 (4 min).
See Lift 2 Cutoff 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.