Sandia at Telluride Ski Area
Intermediate · 1547 m long with 218 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.
20°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
1547 mlength
218 mvertical
3502 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Sandia is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Sandia
Lifts that reach the top: Prospect Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Revelation Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 26 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Oak Street Lift
- Ski Lookout (intermediate)
- Ride Plunge Lift
- Ski Woozley's Way (intermediate)
- Ski Lower Woozley's Way (intermediate)
- Ski Magnolia (intermediate)
- Ride Prospect Express
- Ski Galloping Goose (easy)
- Ski Magnolia Headwall (intermediate)
- Ski Magnolia (intermediate)
- Ski Sandia (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Magnolia, Little Rose, Lower Woozley's Way. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gold Hill Express (1 min), Prospect Express (1 min).
See Sandia on the 3D mapAll runs at Telluride 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.