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Cibola Lower

Green Sandia Peak, NM

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical680 ft
Length4,045 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top9,412 ft

Cibola Lower drops 680 vertical feet over 4,045 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 230 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 59 named runs at Sandia Peak. It faces northeast.

How well Cibola Lower holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Cibola Lower gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sandia Peak does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th sunniest named run at Sandia Peak. Its top sits at 9,410 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Cibola Lower profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cibola Lower elsewhere

Nearby at Sandia Peak

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.