Report Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2025 7:36 AM

We kicked off the week with fresh snow. See those numbers below as Storm totals. And the “New Snow This Week” includes the numbers from last weekend. And it looks like we have another storm coming in this weekend into Monday. Even with the new snow, open groomed runs have the best coverage. On other runs, expect early season conditions including thin spots.

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Sandia Peak:

New: 0

Storm: 7

Base: 6

Season: 43

Runs: 3/35 (trails under Lift 4 only until more snow arrives)

Lifts: 1/4 (Beginner lift only)

Notes: Lifts now run from 11 - 4 . Right now, its just the beginner area under Chair 4. Upper mountain will reopen when more snow arrives. Rentals, private lessons, retail, and food at the Café are available. Check out lift ticket specials on their website (click the Sandia Peak headline above.) Remember, with the upper mountain closed, you cannot ride the tram to the ski area.

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Santa Fe:

New: 0

Storm: 18

This Week: 20

Base: 32

Season: 62

Runs: 81/90 (90% open, lower and upper mountain)

Lifts: 6/7

Notes: Thanks to the storm, 8 more runs just opened. Even with the snow, there still may be thin spots and some early season conditions. The new Santa Fe Express High-Speed Quad is open (replaced the old quad chair).

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Taos Ski Valley:

New: 0

Storm: 8

This Week: 12

Base: 29

Season: 44

Runs: 43/120 (23 groomed)

Lifts: 12/13 (Kachina Peak lift closed)

Notes: Snowmaking continues! Highline Ridge is open with one run and West Basin to Zdarsky with 4 runs is now open.

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Pajarito:

New: 0

Storm: 6

This Week: 9

Base: 12

Season: 53

Runs: 24/55 (4 runs groomed)

Lifts: 3/6 (Aspen, Beginner, Magic Carpet)

Notes: Open Thursday through Sunday. They are grooming parts of the mountain on green and blue trails. Watch for early season conditions.

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Angel Fire:

New: 0

Storm: 10

This Week: 14

Base: 21

Season: 65

Runs: 57/86 (67% of the mountain, 18 more runs just opened including a bunch of blues and some blacks)

Lifts: 7/7

Liberation Park and the lift are now open. Thanks to snowmaking, more terrain expected to open soon.

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Sipapu:

New: 0

Storm: 10

This Week: 11

Base: 16

Season: 48

Runs: 11/44 (all open tails are groomed each night)

Lifts 4/6 (including Lift 1 to the top)

Notes: Top to bottom skiing on Sassafras off of Lift 1. They have been making lots of snow. Expect more terrain to open soon.

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Red River:

New: 0

Storm: 7

This Week: 7

Base: 24

Season: 38

Runs: 28/64 (43% open, 21 groomed)

Lifts: 6/7 (New Copper Chair is now open. Silver Chair still closed).

Notes: The Pot O’ Gold terrain park is open with 3 jumps and 7 rails.

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Ski Apache:

New: NR

Storm: 0

This Week: 12

Base: 3

Season: NR

Runs: 10/55

Lifts 3/10 (Lifts 2, 3 & 5)

Notes: Open Thursday through Sunday. Right now, it’s terrain under Chair 3 on the lower mountain and limited upper mountain terrain under chair 5.

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Purgatory:

New: 0

Storm: 0

This Week: 2

Base: 34

Season: 69

Runs: 97/107 (38 runs groomed)

Lifts: 9/11

Notes: Headwaters, Halo and the Pitchfork terrain parks are open. On weekends, the tubing hill is open 4 - 8pm and Mountain Coaster is open 11am - 4pm.

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Wolf Creek:

New: 0

Storm: 5

This Week: 10

Base: 44

Season: 114

Runs: 144/144

Lifts 10/11

Notes: The Water Fall area and Alberta Peak are open along with Knife Ridge and Horshoe Bowl. Sunday, January 12 is Wolf Creek’s 85th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt! Find as many stickers hidden throughout the mountain as you can!

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Arizona Snowbowl (Flagstaff):

New: 0

Storm: 0

This Week: 1

Base: 12

Season: 28

Runs: 28/61

Lifts: 8/8

Notes: Thanks to snowmaking more terrain has opened!

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Cross Country Areas:

Here are the links to some other resorts of interest in New Mexico, Southern Colorado and Arizona. Click on the resort name to get all the details.

Enchanted Forest XC

Chama Cross Country

Valles Caldera National Preserve

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Report Legend:

Snowfall amounts are listed in inches. Surface conditions are noted as follows: P=Powder, PP=Packed Powder, TP=Tracked Powder, MG=Machine Groomed Snow, HP=Hard Packed, SP=Spring Conditions, VC=Variable Conditions, NR=No Report From Ski Area, N/A=Not Applicable, T=Trace.

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More Information:

Here are some links that you may find helpful:

Ski New Mexico

Colorado Ski Country

Ski Utah

New Mexico National Weather Service

Colorado National Weather Service

Colorado Mtn Weather & Avalanche Report

Detailed Ski Area Forecast From SnowForecast

Warren Miller Films & Info

National Forest Service (has fall color info and more)

Colorado Ski History Web Site (includes info on closed NM/CO areas)

New Mexico Road Conditions

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Road Condition Phone Numbers:

New Mexico 800-432-4269, Colorado 303-639-1111, Utah 866-511-8824, Arizona 888-411-7623.

Mel Taylor