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Ski Apache ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Ski Apache is a ski area in New Mexico, United States with 31 km of mapped downhill runs and 9 lifts, between 2,943 m and 3,490 m above sea level.

Downhill runs: 31 km
Lifts: 9
Top elevation: 3,490 m
Vertical drop: 547 m
Nearest airport: ROW · 118 km

Slopes by difficulty

Easy7.8 km
Other0.3 km
Advanced12 km
Intermediate11 km

46 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

8 Chairlifts
1 Gondolas

Ski Apache is a ski area in New Mexico, the United States. Its 46 mapped downhill runs add up to 31 km, which ranks it #95 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 684 m long.

Slopes at Ski Apache

About 25% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 36% intermediate and 38% advanced or expert, which makes Ski Apache best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 9 lifts: 8 chairlifts, 1 gondola. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,943 m up to 3,490 m, a vertical drop of 547 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Ski Apache

The nearest airport is Roswell Air Center Airport (ROW), about 118 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 34 min by car; Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) is 161 km away. Nearby ski areas include Ski Cloudcroft (8.0 km), which together add 8 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Ski Apache

1
Roswell Air Center Airport Roswell, United States Airports in United States
ROW118 kmstraight line
2
Las Cruces International Airport Las Cruces, United States Airports in United States
LRU161 kmstraight line
3
El Paso International Airport El Paso, United States Airports in United States Transfers & Meet & Greet →
ELP184 kmstraight line
4
Cavern City Air Terminal Carlsbad, United States Airports in United States
CNM186 kmstraight line

Nearby

Ski resorts near Ski Apache

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50 kmSki Cloudcroft8.0 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 2,731 m

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Ski Apache have?

31 km of downhill runs (46 runs): 7.8 km easy, 0.3 km other, 12 km advanced, 11 km intermediate. It is #95 in United States by piste length.

How high is Ski Apache?

The lifts and runs reach 3,490 m (11,450 ft); the lowest point is 2,943 m, a vertical drop of 547 m.

What is the nearest airport to Ski Apache?

Roswell Air Center Airport (ROW), about 118 km away in a straight line; Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) is 161 km away.

How many ski lifts does Ski Apache have?

9 lifts: 8 chairlifts, 1 gondolas.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.