Little Suicide at Sandia Peak Ski Area
Advanced · 95 m long with 31 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 26° at its steepest, facing N.
26°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
95 mlength
31 mvertical
2710 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Little Suicide is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Little Suicide
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 26 minutes, advanced 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 Little Suicide (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Lower Slalom. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift #3 (1 min), Chairlift #4 (1 min).
See Little Suicide 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.