Red River Ski Area
Where Red River Ski Area’s numbers come from
47 observations from 4 publishers behind 21 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
11/11 core figures collected.
Summit elevation10,350 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Red River Ski Area
Highest lift-served elevation10,276 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Red River Ski AreaPublishedSep 2026“Top of the highest mapped lift: 3,132 m (10,275 ft)”
Base elevation8,750 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Red River Ski Area
Advertised vertical drop1,600 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Red River Ski Area
Lift-served vertical1,526 ftNo sources:Derived
Computed from highest lift-served elevation and base elevation, not read from a source.
= highest_lift_served_elevation_ft − base_elevation_ft
Skiable acres285 ac2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Red River Ski Area
Named trails641 source1 of 1 agreefrom Red River Ski Area
Beginner terrain31%2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Red River Ski Area
Ski New Mexico — Red River Ski & Summer AreaSep 2026“Our Terrain Beginner 31% Intermediate 31% Expert 38%”
Intermediate terrain31%2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Red River Ski Area
Red River Ski Area — Mountain Stats (Hours & Stats)PublishedSep 2026“More Difficult Trails 20 / 31%”
Ski New Mexico — Red River Ski & Summer AreaSep 2026“Our Terrain Beginner 31% Intermediate 31% Expert 38%”
Advanced terrain38%2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Red River Ski Area
Red River Ski Area — Mountain Stats (Hours & Stats)PublishedSep 2026“Most Difficult Trails 24 / 38%”
Ski New Mexico — Red River Ski & Summer AreaSep 2026“Our Terrain Beginner 31% Intermediate 31% Expert 38%”
Advanced + expert terrain38%No sources:Derived
Computed from advanced terrain and expert terrain, not read from a source.
= advanced_percent + (expert_percent ?? 0)
Beginner runs20No sources:Derived
Computed from beginner terrain and named trails, not read from a source.
= round(beginner_percent × trail_count ÷ 100)
Terrain parks21 source1 of 1 agreefrom Red River Ski Area
Red River Ski Area — Mountain Stats (Hours & Stats)PublishedSep 2026“Terrain Parks 2 Skiable Acres 285”
Total lifts72 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Red River Ski Area
OpenSkiMap — Red River Ski AreaSep 2026“Lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap: 5 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets (7 in all)”
Average annual snowfall214 in2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Red River Ski Area
Snowmaking coverage (share)85%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Red River Ski Area
Drive from the fly-in airport2 h 3 min2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom aurora.ski
Drive from San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) to Red River Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) to Red River Ski Area: 2 h 3 min and 95.5 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Red River Ski Area — Traveling to Red River New MexicoSep 2026Differs: 1 h “San Luis Valley Regional Airport 94 1h 45m”
Drive from nearest major airport3 h 22 min2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom aurora.ski
Drive from Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) to Red River Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) to Red River Ski Area: 3 h 22 min and 178.3 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Red River Ski Area — Traveling to Red River New MexicoSep 2026Differs: 3 h “Albuquerque International Sunport 172 3h”
Road miles from nearest major airport178.3 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) to Red River Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) to Red River Ski Area: 3 h 22 min and 178.3 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from closest airline airport2 h 3 min2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom aurora.ski
Drive from San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) to Red River Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) to Red River Ski Area: 2 h 3 min and 95.5 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Red River Ski Area — Traveling to Red River New MexicoSep 2026Differs: 1 h “San Luis Valley Regional Airport 94 1h 45m”
Road miles from closest airline airport95.5 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) to Red River Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) to Red River Ski Area: 2 h 3 min and 95.5 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, best tier first.
- Tier 1Red River Ski Area — Mountain Stats (Hours & Stats)Red River Ski Area · redriverskiarea.com
- Tier 1Red River Ski Area — official websiteRed River Ski Area · redriverskiarea.com
- Tier 1Red River Ski Area — Traveling to Red River New MexicoRed River Ski Area · redriverskiarea.com
- Tier 2Ikon Pass 2026-27 access detailsAlterra Mountain Company (Ikon Pass) · account.ikonpass.com
- Tier 2Indy Pass — partner resortsIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 2Power Pass — season passes (Purgatory Resort)Mountain Capital Partners (Power Pass) · purgatory.ski
- Tier 2Ski New Mexico — Red River Ski & Summer AreaSki New Mexico · skinewmexico.com
- Tier 2Mountain Collective — Resort Map (partner list)The Mountain Collective · mountaincollective.com
- Tier 2Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Red RiverLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) to Red River Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Drive from San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) to Red River Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- Tier 4GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areGMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- Tier 5OpenSkiMap — Red River Ski AreaOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Airports the resort recommends
- Red River Ski Area — Traveling to Red River New Mexico
- Coordinates
- OpenSkiMap — Red River Ski Area
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Red River Ski Area – Red River
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Red River: 5 operating lift(s) — Copper (Triple), Emerald (Quad), Gold (Triple), Platinum (Triple), Silver (Triple); 5 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Red River Ski Area — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 7; downhill runs mapped: 85; Red River