List of New Mexico ski resorts explained

Being a US Mountain State, winter sports recreation is a popular pastime in New Mexico, and accommodates skiers at its many ski resorts and ski areas.^[1] It includes Ski Apache, the southernmost major ski resort in the continental United States. Other ski areas in New Mexico include:^{[2] [3] [4]}

List of ski areas

Active ski areas

• Angel Fire Resort
• Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski Area
• Pajarito Mountain Ski Area
• Red River Ski & Summer Area
• Sandia Peak Ski Area (New Mexico's first ski area, 1936)^[5]
  • Sandia Peak Tramway (longest aerial tramway in the Americas)
• Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort
• Ski Cloudcroft
• Ski Santa Fe
• Ski Apache (southernmost major ski resort in the US, first gondola lift in the US)
• Taos Ski Valley

Former ski areas

• Agua Piedra
• Cedar Creek
• Eagle Creek
• Hyde State Park
• Powder Puff
• Sawyer's Hill
• Singing River Ranch
• Ski Rio
• Ski Sugarite
• Val Verde
• Woodlands

See also

• List of ski areas and resorts in the United States
• List of Colorado ski resorts
• Comparison of New Mexico ski resorts

Notes and References

1. Gibson, Daniel & Blackwood, Jay (2021) Skiing in New Mexico Arcadia
2. Web site: Ski Resorts: Years They Were Founded . International Skiing History Association . March 4, 2021.
3. News: Gibson . Daniel . Skiing through history at the state museum . March 4, 2021 . Santa Fe New Mexican . January 7, 2009.
4. Web site: History . New Mexico Ski Hall of Fame . March 6, 2021.
5. Web site: History of SPSP . Sandia Peak Ski Patrol . March 4, 2021.