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Short Swing at Sandia Peak Ski Area

Intermediate · 296 m long with 75 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 17° at its steepest, facing NE.

17°steepest 50 m

14°average pitch

296 mlength

75 mvertical

2858 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Short Swing

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):

Ride Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway
Ski Exhibition (intermediate)
Ski Aspen (intermediate)
Ski Short Swing (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Tower 6 Road, Dipsey, Race Arena, Lower Slalom, Silver Arrow. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift #3 (2 min), Chairlift #4 (2 min), Mitey Mite #5 (3 min).

See Short Swing on the 3D map All 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.