Sipapu
Sipapu Ski Resort is a ski area located in the state of New Mexico in USA. The resort is in the town of Vadito, NM.
We recently ranked all of New Mexico's ski resorts, so you can see where Sipapu stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Sipapu 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 Sipapu Ski Resort. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Sipapu's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Sipapu around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Sipapu Mountain Resort Terrain Overview
Sipapu has a total of 41 ski trails, which are serviced by 5 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Sipapu is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 200 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 81 hectares, 0.3 square miles, or 0.8 square kilometers.
Sipapu's slopes see on average 150 inches (3.8 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 12 feet every year!
Total Runs
41
Lifts
5
Skiable Acres
200(1 km2)
Annual Snowfall
150"(381 cm)
Sipapu Ski Resort Elevation
Sipapu Ski Resort has a summit elevation of 9,255 feet, or 2,821 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 8,200 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 1,055 feet (322 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 9,255 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
9,255'(2,821 m)
Vertical Drop
1,055'(322 m)
Base Elevation
8,200'(2,499 m)
Sipapu Ski Resort Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
48.5out 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
Sipapu has 200 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Sipapu is a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 20% of its trails as easy. However, it also has a fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 80%.
Beginner
20%(40 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
40%(80 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
40%(80 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 Sipapu Ski Resort good for beginners?
Sipapu 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 80% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.
Sipapu Ski Resort Location
Sipapu Ski Resort is located in the state of New Mexico, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Vadito, NM.
Address:
Vadito, NM 87579 USA
View on Google Maps
Website:
sipapu.ski
GPS Coordinates:
36.15000, -105.55000
Getting to Sipapu Mountain Resort
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Sipapu Ski Resort), its coordinates of 36.15000, -105.55000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Vadito, 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 Sipapu.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field | ALS | Alamosa, CO | 90 mi |
| Albuquerque International Sunport | ABQ | Albuquerque, NM | 97 mi |
| Durango-La Plata County Airport | DRO | Durango, CO | 140 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Sipapu 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 Sipapu Ski Resort.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taos Ski Valley | Taos Ski Valley, NM | 12,481 ft | 73% | 20 mi |
| Angel Fire | Angel Fire, NM | 10,677 ft | 52% | 22 mi |
| Ski Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | 12,075 ft | 55% | 35 mi |
| Pajarito | Santa Fe, NM | 10,440 ft | 48% | 37 mi |
| Red River | Red River, NM | 10,350 ft | 47% | 40 mi |
| Sandia Peak | Cedar Crest, NM | 10,378 ft | 39% | 82 mi |
Sipapu Ski Resort Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 9,255 ft |
| Base Elevation | 8,200 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 1,055 ft |
| Trails | 41 (20% Beginner, 40% Intermediate, 40% Expert) |
| Lifts | 5 |
| Skiable Acres | 200 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 150 inches |