Pajarito Mountain ski resort

United States · New Mexico

2.7 / 5 on OnTheSnow

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Pajarito Mountain Ski Area offers amazing skiing, snowboarding and lift-served downhill mountain biking right in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

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Piste

34 km

Vertical

445 m

Lifts

Base - Summit

2,736m - 3,182m

Run Difficulty

48 runs · 34 km of piste

Easy14(29%)

Intermediate21(44%)

Advanced13(27%)

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Is Pajarito Mountain Right for You?

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IntermediatesGood

5/10

44% intermediate runs across 33.8km of piste

BudgetGood

5/10

Pass price not available - value unknown

Snow ConfidenceGood

4/10

Snow reliability score 60

The Mountain

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Crowd Levels

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

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May

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Jun

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Jul

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Aug

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Sep

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Peak: Christmas & New Year, February half-term

Quiet: January weekdays, late March

Season & Pricing

Pajarito Mountain - Pistes, Runs & Lifts

Key facts and figures for Pajarito Mountain

Elevation

Summit3,182m

Base2,736m

Vertical Drop445m

Runs

Total Piste33.8km

Total Runs62

Easy14

Intermediate21

Advanced13

Lifts

Total Lifts6

Chairlifts5

Drag Lifts1

1 surface

Open / Operating

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At a Glance

Quick facts about Pajarito Mountain

Elevation Profile

Summit

3,182m

vertical

445m

Base

2,736m

Snow Reliability

very reliable snowSnow reliability

VariableExcellent

Resort Statistics

Terrain267 acres

Avg annual snowfall414 cm

When to Visit

Peak season

Christmas & New Year, February half-term

Quieter times

January weekdays, late March

Season

Nov – Apr

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Where these facts come from

Piste km, lifts, runs, elevations, vertical drop and season: from map data and older sources, not yet checked against the resort.

Today's Daylight

Sunrise

13:10

Sunset

00:33

Daylight

11.4h

Times in UTC for 2026-10-13

Daylight Hours by Month

Jan

10.9

Feb

11.9

Mar

13.1

Apr

14.1

May

14.6

Jun

14.4

Jul

13.5

Aug

12.4

Sep

11.3

Oct

10.3

Nov

9.7

Dec

Shortest: 9.7h (December)Longest: 14.6h (June)

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Reviews & Ratings

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2.7/ 5

Beginner

2.9

Intermediate

2.7

Expert

2.4

Family

3.1

Apres Ski

1.5

Terrain Park

1.7

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