Sipapu Ski Resort
Home to the longest ski season in New Mexico, Sipapu Ski Resort offers a natural mountain terrain, perfect for all ability levels. Visitors to the resort have 6 lifts that take them to 41 marked trails with a skiable area of 215 acres to choose from. Welcoming all kinds of visitors Sipapu is a winter mountain destination.
Sipapu ski resort in New Mexico is home to over 180” of fresh snow falls each season and the mountain operations team make the most of every snowflake.
Lodging in and around the resort is available however it is quite limited and you are unlikely to be able to find last minute accommodations, thankfully Sipapu ski resort in New Mexico is located just 40 minutes down the road from Taos, NM where visitors to the region are spoilt for choice when it comes to motels, hotels and all the essential amenities any ski traveller will need.
Sipapu Web Cam & Live Snow Cam
Stay up to date with the snow conditions from every corner of Sipapu Mountain Resort. We have collected all the best Sipapu web cam so you can see every aspect of the ski resort and surrounding mountains.
If you want to check out the snow depth from the latest storm, see if the sun is going to be shining or check out the weather at Sipapu before your next visit - check out the Sipapu web cam below.
Sipapu Web Cam | Upper
Check out what’s going on in and around the summit area of the resort. This Sipapu web cam is perfectly positioned to show the summit region of the resort.
Elevation: 9,064ft (2,762m)
Sipapu Mountain Resort Lift System
Sipapu Mountain Resort Stats
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Seasons
OPENING AND CLOSING DATES -
The official opening and closing dates for , NM for current and past seasons. These dates are subject to change at Ski Resort discretion based on weather and snowfall. Estimated dates are based on historical averages or advice from the resort and retrieved from the resort website.| Season | Opening | Closing |
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*Closed early due to COVID-19
Where is Sipapu Mountain Resort
Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort, New Mexico’s year-round destination for Family Friendly, Family Fun, is conveniently located on Highway 518, just 20 scenic miles southeast of Taos in north-western New Mexico. No matter where you’re driving from, the resort is easy to access, and Highway 518 is paved, plowed, and extra wide for easy winter travel. Check road conditions by clicking here.
5224 NM-518, Vadito, NM 87579
Directions From Taos: Estimated Travel Time: Less than 40 minutes
Take Hwy 68 South.
Make a left on Hwy 518.
Continue 20 scenic miles until you reach the resort.
Directions From Albuquerque: Estimated Travel Time: Around 2.5 hours
Take I-25 North to exit 276.
Turn left onto NM-599 North/Veteran’s Memorial Hwy toward Santa Fe/Relief Route.
Merge onto US_285 N/US-84 N via the ramp to Espanola.
Turn right at Cundiyo Rd/NM-503 - NOTE: from this point on, follow the brown HIGH ROAD TO TAOS signs.
Turn left at Juan Medina Rd (CR-98) (you’ll see the HIGH ROAD TO TAOS sign just before this intersection)
Just past Chimayo, turn right onto NM-76 (you’ll see the HIGH ROAD TO TAOS at this intersection)
Turn left to stay on NM-76 (you’ll see the HIGH ROAD TO TAOS sign – and a building with a very brightly-painted mural – can’t miss it)
Turn right at NM-75 E (you’ll see the HIGH ROAD TO TAOS sign – and another directional sign pointing toward Taos – follow that sign)
Near Penasco, turn left to stay on NM-75 E (you’ll see a sign for Sipapu here)
After Vadito, merge right at NM-518 S (you’ll see a sign for Sipapu here)
Sipapu is approximately 5 miles from this intersection, on the right!
Directions From Angel Fire: Estimated Travel Time: About an hour
Go North on NM-434 N
Turn left at US-64 W (you will need to make a couple of lefts to stay on US-64 W)
Turn left at NM-68 S/Paseo Del Pueblo Sur in Taos
Make a left on Hwy 518.
Continue 20 scenic miles until you reach our resort.
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Sipapu Snow News
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