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Ski Santa Fe ski resort

The short answer

Ski Santa Fe has about 29 km of mapped runs and 7 lifts, with skiing from about 3,151 m up to 3,686 m (12,093 ft), a vertical drop of 534 m. By mapped runs it is number 103 of the 131 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santa Fe Municipal (SAF), about 33 km away in a straight line.

Ski Santa Fe: runs from 3,151 m to 3,686 m, a vertical drop of 535 m3,2003,4003,600Top of the highest mapped run: 3,686 m (12,093 ft)Top 3,686 m · 12,093 ftBase 3,151 m · 10,338 ft535 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
3,686 m12,093 ft
Vertical drop
534 m1,752 ft
Mapped runs
29 km80 runs
Lifts
7mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 1% (0.3 km), Easy 26% (7.2 km), Intermediate 40% (11.2 km), Advanced 33% (9.3 km)Novice: 0.3 km, 6 runs (1%)Easy: 7.2 km, 18 runs (26%)26%EasyIntermediate: 11.2 km, 26 runs (40%)40%IntermediateAdvanced: 9.3 km, 30 runs (33%)33%Advanced

About 27% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 40% intermediate and 33% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice60.3 km
Easy187.2 km
Intermediate2611.2 km
Advanced309.3 km

Lifts

7 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts5
Magic carpets2

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Santa Fe Municipal (SAF)Santa Fe33 km
Taos Regional (TSM)Taos74 km
Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)Albuquerque112 km
City of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS)Colorado Springs349 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Ski Santa Fe?

The highest mapped run starts at about 3,686 m (12,093 ft) and the lowest ends at about 3,151 m (10,338 ft), a vertical of 534 m (1,752 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Ski Santa Fe have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 29 km of downhill runs and 7 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Ski Santa Fe?

Santa Fe Municipal (SAF) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 33 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Ski Santa Fe piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.