Skip to main content

Pajarito Mountain Ski Area

Location

Los Alamos County

United States

35° 52' 21.648" N, 106° 20' 48.48" W

See map: Google Maps

US

General info:

Pajarito Mountain, located on the eastern slope of New Mexico's Jemez Mountain Range, is open Fridays to Sundays, as well as on federal and Christmas holidays. The mountain has an impressive 10,440 foot summit elevation as well as a 1,440 vertical drop over 300 acres of skiable terrain. Pajarito sometimes serves up prodigous powder, and offers beautiful views of the Rio Grande Valley, and small crowds. Skiers and snowboarders have access to the mountain thanks to a quad lift, triple, 3 doubles and 1 rope tow. Sitting above Los Alamos in the Jemez Mountains, it was for years the private stash of scientists and their families but has been open to the general public for more than two decades. Pajarito offers rental services, retail facilities, a café dining option and a high quality snow sports school.

BASE: 9031ft
SUMMIT: 10441ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1410ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 6
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 5
Surface: 1

Costs:

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: US$59.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekday: US$35.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: US$59.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekend: US$35.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

You might be interested in

Zakopane - Kasprowy Wierch

The most popular ski mountain in Poland, with a height of 1987 meters above sea level Location of Kasprowy Wierch almost in the middle of the Tatra mountain range offers excellent opportunities to enjoy the Tatra mountains and winter spo

Zell am See - Schmittenhöhe

The ski area Zell am See – Schmittenhöhe is well-known for it’s snow reliability and valley runs that span an altitude of 1000 m. The pistes range from easy to difficult and can be prepared with artificial snow.

Zinal

Zinal is one of the 4 skiing areas that makes up the ski resort Val d'Anniviers. The whole area boasts 220 km of pistes covered by a single ski pass, with runs from 1,340 to 3,000m above sea level.

Ål

Ål in Hallingdal is a ski resort located between Geilo and Hemsedal where you find two ski centres, one of Norways’s longest toboggan hills and 400 km of cross country tracks.

Zakopane gubałówka

Gubalowka is a perfect area for skiing. Slopes on Gubalowka are artificial snowed and partially illuminated. Here are friendly routes for beginners where you can train under the guidance of instructors.

Zauchensee

The ski area Zauchensee is located in the heart of the Salzburger Sportwelt in the Ski Amadé. It offers modern and very well-groomed slopes for all levels of difficulty.

Interesting places nearby

Telluride

Telluride's mix of quality terrain spread out all over their 1700 acres of skiable terrain offers something for all skiing and snowboarding abilities.

Taos Ski Valley

Taos Ski Valley is know for it's rugged, authentic terrain in the Sangre de Cristo mountain range of New Mexico.

Sunlight Mountain Resort

Sunlight Mountain sits above the town of Glenwood Springs, essentially between Vail and Aspen. This family-oriented resort is a worthy alternative to either mega-resort for a few days.

Sundance

Sundance Resort is set in a unique, small town atmosphere. The resort is set against magestic 12,000 foot Mount Timpanogos. The resort offers 42 runs spread out over 450 acres of skiable terrain.

Steamboat

Steamboat is a ski resort located 160 miles to the northwest of Denver, CO, and features a ski town that may be just as fun as the actual mountain.

Snowbird

Snowbird has the largest vertical rise in Utah and is among the top ten in the nation.