Tower 6 Road at Sandia Peak Ski Area
Advanced · 108 m long with 9 m of vertical, averaging 3° and 9° at its steepest, facing NW.
9°steepest 50 m
3°average pitch
108 mlength
9 mvertical
2793 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Tower 6 Road is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: mogul. Moguls.
How to get to Tower 6 Road
Lifts that reach the top: Chairlift #3 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Chairlift #2 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 22 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway
- Ski Exhibition (intermediate)
- Ski Aspen (intermediate)
- Ski Upper Salom (advanced)
- Ski Tower 6 Road (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Dipsey, Short Swing, Race Arena. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chairlift #3 (2 min), Chairlift #4 (2 min), Mitey Mite #5 (3 min).
See Tower 6 Road 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.