Ski Apache is a

ski resort A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area–a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North Am ...

located in southern

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on the slopes of Sierra Blanca mountains. It is owned and operated, since 1963, by the

Mescalero Apache Mescalero or Mescalero Apache () is an Apache tribe of Southern Athabaskan languages, Southern Athabaskan–speaking Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans. The tribe is federally recognized as the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the M ...

Tribe. Ski Apache was the only ski resort in New Mexico with its own

gondola lift A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate suppo ...

, until Taos Ski Valley obtained a gondola lift but it doesn't serve ski runs, but connects the children's center to the base making the Gondola at Apache the only true Gondola lift in the entire state. Runs in the resort include Apache Bowl, an intermediate run on the upper west side of the mountain known for its wide, open space, and views from the top of Chairlift 6; Capitan, a steep, challenging pitch that drops 475 feet; and the Gondola Liftline, a steep and narrow advanced run that runs from the top of the mountain to the main lodge. Another run is Snow Park, which is known for being one of the most difficult beginner runs in the world, steeper than some "blue" runs at the resort. Ski Apache has eight lifts including one

, three quad chairlifts, and four triple chairlifts. The resort receives an average annual snowfall of fifteen feet. Ski Apache also has three zip lines. The longest is one mile long and starts at 11,500 feet elevation.

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File:Lodge at Ski Apache.jpg, The Lodge at Ski Apache in 2006

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Ski Apache resort
Tourist attractions in Lincoln County, New Mexico Ski areas and resorts in New Mexico Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, New Mexico Mescalero Apache {{Ski-resort-stub