Red River
Red River Ski Resort is a ski area located in the state of New Mexico in USA. The resort is in the town of Red River, NM.
We recently ranked all of New Mexico's ski resorts, so you can see where Red River stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Red River is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Red River Ski Resort. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Red River's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Red River around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Red River Mountain Resort Terrain Overview
Red River has a total of 57 ski trails, which are serviced by 7 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Red River is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 290 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 117 hectares, 0.5 square miles, or 1.2 square kilometers.
Red River's slopes see on average 214 inches (5.4 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 17 feet every year!
Total Runs
57
Lifts
7
Skiable Acres
290(1 km2)
Annual Snowfall
214"(544 cm)
Red River Ski Resort Elevation
Red River Ski Resort has a summit elevation of 10,350 feet, or 3,155 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 8,750 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 1,600 feet (488 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
The summit of 10,350 feet makes this ski resort one of the highest in the country. The average ski slope summit is around 4,000 feet, so this is extremely high compared to its peers.
Summit Elevation
10,350'(3,155 m)
Vertical Drop
1,600'(488 m)
Base Elevation
8,750'(2,667 m)
Red River Ski Resort Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
46.8out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Red River has 290 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Red River is a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 32% of its trails as easy. However, it also has a fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 68%.
Beginner
32%(93 acres)
Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.
Intermediate
38%(110 acres)
Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.
Expert
30%(87 acres)
Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.
Is Red River Ski Resort good for beginners?
Red River can be beginner-friendly, depending on the runs you take. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 68% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.
Red River Ski Resort Location
Red River Ski Resort is located in the state of New Mexico, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Red River, NM.
Address:
Red River, NM 87558 USA
View on Google Maps
Website:
redriverskiarea.com
GPS Coordinates:
36.72000, -105.41000
Getting to Red River Mountain Resort
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Red River Ski Resort), its coordinates of 36.72000, -105.41000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Red River, NM to get close.
By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Red River.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field | ALS | Alamosa, CO | 55 mi |
| Pueblo Memorial Airport | PUB | Pueblo, CO | 119 mi |
| Durango-La Plata County Airport | DRO | Durango, CO | 133 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Red River Ski Resort, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.
Other Nearby Ski Resorts
Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Red River Ski Resort.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taos Ski Valley | Taos Ski Valley, NM | 12,481 ft | 73% | 22 mi |
| Angel Fire | Angel Fire, NM | 10,677 ft | 52% | 24 mi |
| Sipapu | Vadito, NM | 9,255 ft | 49% | 40 mi |
| Pajarito | Santa Fe, NM | 10,440 ft | 48% | 69 mi |
| Ski Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | 12,075 ft | 55% | 74 mi |
| Wolf Creek | Pagosa Springs, CO | 11,904 ft | 52% | 92 mi |
Red River Ski Resort Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 10,350 ft |
| Base Elevation | 8,750 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 1,600 ft |
| Trails | 57 (32% Beginner, 38% Intermediate, 30% Expert) |
| Lifts | 7 |
| Skiable Acres | 290 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 214 inches |