Mescalero at Ski Apache
Advanced · 504 m long with 229 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.
31°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
504 mlength
229 mvertical
3338 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Mescalero is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Mescalero
Lifts that reach the top: Lincoln Double Chair #2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Triple Chair #1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Apache Arrow Gondola (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Lincoln Double Chair #2
- Ski Sierra Blanca (easy)
- Ski Mescalero (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Upper Spruce, Sierra Blanca. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Triple Chair #1 (1 min), Triple Chair #7 (3 min), Lincoln Double Chair #2 (4 min).
See Mescalero on the 3D mapAll runs at Ski ApacheMeasured 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.