Cedar Crest, NM

The Sandia Ski Area Near Albuquerque is NOw Open

Albuquerque’s Sandia Peak Ski & Snow Boarding Is Now Open 2011/2012 Season.

A short 45 minute drive from the Albuquerque Metro area and you’re at the pristine Sandia Peak Ski Area! If you don’t want to drive then treat yourself to the the famous and scenic Albuquerque’s Aerial Tram from the Albuquerque Foothills to Sandia Peak then simple step down to the the slopes!

You may call 505-242-9052 or 505.857.8977 to verify the condition of the slopes and powder.

Sandia Peak Ski Area offers certified snow sports club, complete rental shop, skiers cafe, beginner classes and Ski shop.

The Sandia Peak Area offers a complete rental and repair shop too. The rental shop is located at the base of the ski area and offers skis, boots and poles, plus snowboards and boots for all ages and abilities. No rental equipment is available at the Tramway. Either rent in Albuquerque or drive to the ski base.

Sandia Peak Ski Area Facts:
Summit Elevation: 10,378'
Base Elevation: 8,678
Vertical Rise: 1,700
Skiable Terrain: 200 Acres
Average Snowfall: 125”
Snow-making: 15%

Number of trails: 30 - Beginner 35% / Intermediate 55% / Advanced 10%

I would love to help you with the sale or purchase of your Albuquerque, Rio Rancho or surrounding NM area home. Just contact me, John McCormack, Realtor®, with Albuquerque Homes Realty. You can call or text 505.980.4576, I look forward to speaking with you.

The Greenside Cafe is my favorite new place to hang out at when I'm in between appointments showing Albuquerque East Mountain Real Estate. The Greenside Cafe isn't new, it's been open for awhile, but it wasn't until recently that I actually stopped in.

The cafe is located right by the Triangle grocery on the Turqoise Trail National Scenic Byway in Cedar Crest NM. That's also known as NM HWY 14.

In case you don't know, Cedar Crest is on the East side of the Sandias where the scenery is a little greener. Hence the name "Greenside" Cafe.

There's a nice outdoor patio where you can sit and enjoy the green views and enjoy the weather. It's almost always a little cooler up here in on the green side.

Or perhaps you prefer to sit inside. It's nice in there too. 

Inside is pretty cool too, there are nice colors on the walls and some cool artwork that makes the interior feel more contemporary than many of the other little east mountain hangs. The service and the food are very good, and the servers are usually very friendly.  

Let's go out and look at Cedar Crest Homes for Sale together. Maybe afterward we can stop at the Greenside for Happy Hour!

Here's a few more photos of the Greenside Cafe (view their menu online) and the surrounding businesses too:

Learn more about the Turqoise trail.

I'm really excited about my new Albuquerque Metro Real Estate website.

Of course you can search for homes in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho on my site, but you can also search for Sandia Park NM Homes for Sale, Tijeras NM Homes for Sale and and Cedar Crest NM Homes for Sale too. Those are some of my favorite metro Albuquerque places to show and sell homes.

Living in the East Mountains is totally different from living in Albuquerque. There is such a great contrast in terrain and climate that home buyers who have not seen homes in the east mountains are shocked when they take the relatively short drive to the other side of the Sandias to look at homes. The drive into Albuquerque only takes twenty or thirty minutes depending where you are going.

Do you like mountains, hiking, wooded lots? The east mountains of Albuquerque might be the right place for you.

La Entrada Realty
Gateway to Cedar Crest Real Estate and the magnificent Southwest!

Cedar Crest and Sandia Park Real Estate:

Cedar Crest real estate has a very special appeal to the more mountain type folks who like country, trees, snow and generally more moisture and a more verdant landscape. Being on the leeward side of the Sandias it generally benefits from more precipitation, and consequently, more vegetation. An altitude in access of 7,000 feet ASL hosts an environment friendly to conifers, oak, and wildflowers, and wildlife typical of a mountain environment. This area is also generally cooler year round than is Albuquerque and other lower climes further east on I40 (old Route 66). Cedar Crest real estate resembles more of an Alpine community than the pueblo styles of Albuquerque and even Plactias.

Minutes to Sandia Peak Ski Area, snow recreation in winter and great hiking in summer, are all reasons why people chose Cedar Crest real estate and other communities in the greater Albuquerque area. The smell of wood burning in a fireplace is to be expected year round. Two relatively new developments, PAAKO and San Pedro Ridge Estates in the east mountain area offer quick accesses to downtown Albuquerque and a sort of short cut to Santa Fe. Owning Cedar Crest real estate is like owning access to a piece of Heaven and several of its neighborhoods, like PAAKO and San Pedro Estates, all within just minutes of each other and Albuquerque. Meanwhile, it is gaining more and more of its own amenities and conveniences of town without having to drive there. When searching SWMLS search area 220.