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Suicide at Sandia Peak Ski Area

Advanced · 109 m long with 38 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 29° at its steepest, facing N.

29°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
109 mlength
38 mvertical
2695 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to 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):

  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 Cibola Lower (easy)
  7. Ski Suicide (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Slalom. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift #3 (1 min), Chairlift #4 (1 min).

See Suicide 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.