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Ambush at Ski Apache

Intermediate · 798 m long with 192 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 25° at its steepest, facing NE.

25°steepest 50 m

14°average pitch

798 mlength

192 mvertical

3460 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Ambush

Lifts that reach the top: Triple Chair #1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Apache Arrow Gondola (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Apache Arrow Gondola
Ski Ambush (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Sierra Blanca, East Meadows, Moonshine. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Triple Chair #1 (4 min), Triple Chair #7 (6 min), Lincoln Double Chair #2 (6 min).

See Ambush on the 3D map All runs at Ski Apache

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.