Cuchara Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Cuchara Mountain Resort is a ski area in Colorado, the United States. Its 31 mapped downhill runs add up to 16 km, which ranks it #166 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 521 m long.

Slopes at Cuchara Mountain Resort

About 39% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 47% intermediate and 12% advanced or expert, which makes Cuchara Mountain Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 1 lift: 1 chairlift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,822 m up to 2,902 m, a vertical drop of 80 m — typical of a local ski hill. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Cuchara Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (ALS), about 66 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 26 min by car; Taos Regional Airport (TSM) is 110 km away. Nearby ski areas include Red River Ski Area (28.5 km), Raton Ski Basin (Closed), Taos Ski Valley (43.3 km) and Angel Fire Resort (53.0 km), which together add 125 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.