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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):

  1. Ride Lincoln Double Chair #2
  2. Ski Sierra Blanca (easy)
  3. 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).

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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.