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Dead End at Ski Apache

Advanced · 530 m long with 212 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 30° at its steepest, facing N.

30°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
530 mlength
212 mvertical
3416 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Dead End

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

From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Apache Arrow Gondola
  2. Ski Upper Sierra Blanca (intermediate)
  3. Ski Dead End (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Sierra Blanca. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Triple Chair #1 (2 min), Triple Chair #7 (5 min), Lincoln Double Chair #2 (5 min).

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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.