Taos Ski Valley

United States

Piste map

2,640 ft
Lifts

Runs and lifts from OpenStreetMap as of 27 September 2026. Select a run or a lift to see its figures.

Summit
11,821 ft3,603 m
Base
9,350 ft2,850 m
Vertical
2,470 ft753 m
Named runs
116
Length of named runs
about 33.9 mi
Lifts
14

Runs by difficulty

  • Green 16 14% · 9.3 mi
  • Blue 20 17% · 6.0 mi
  • Black 27 23% · 6.3 mi
  • Double black 51 44% · 12.0 mi
  • No grade mapped 2 2% · 0.2 mi

Longest run

2.2 mi

White Feather

Steepest run

82%

Elevator

Steepest 100 m: 87%

Biggest drop

1,693 ft

White Feather

The named runs add up to about 33.9 mi.

Every named run

The named runs of Taos Ski Valley, with their length, drop and gradients
Profile
$ Slot340 ft180 ft52%54%
Al's Run3,290 ft1,627 ft49%67%
Ash Pond380 ft203 ft54%54%
Baby Bear1,260 ft404 ft32%41%
Bambi2,380 ft512 ft22%33%
Bambi Glade690 ft167 ft24%30%
Billy Sol740 ft499 ft67%84%
Blitz1,140 ft571 ft50%69%
Bob's1,310 ft371 ft29%45%
Bonanza2,140 ft486 ft23%34%
Cabin Chute750 ft423 ft56%81%
Cabin Trees420 ft308 ft74%76%
Cache Stash680 ft249 ft37%54%
Castor1,140 ft594 ft52%72%
Chicken Blitz1,030 ft161 ft16%23%
Corner Chute1,000 ft502 ft50%59%
Dadou's2,260 ft1,211 ft54%78%
Donkey340 ft262 ft76%76%
Easy Trip800 ft56 ft7%8%
El Funko2,150 ft512 ft24%71%
Elevator400 ft328 ft82%87%
Etch's Glade820 ft400 ft49%65%
Fabian1,050 ft692 ft66%89%
Firlefanz1,380 ft410 ft30%38%
Free Tacos1,220 ft121 ft10%15%
Godie Chutes590 ft325 ft55%85%
Hidalgo440 ft312 ft72%75%
High Five1,310 ft220 ft17%27%
High Noon1,460 ft259 ft18%48%
High Somewhere1,000 ft607 ft61%90%
Highline Ridge~1.3 mi646 ft9%52%
Honeysuckle1.0 mi1,211 ft22%35%
Hunziker2,060 ft1,073 ft52%79%
Hunziker Bowl2,410 ft558 ft23%47%
Japanese Flag3,410 ft466 ft14%21%
Japanese Flag Glade540 ft128 ft24%28%
Jean's Glade810 ft476 ft59%70%
Jess's1,460 ft246 ft17%21%
Juarez580 ft394 ft68%72%
K1960 ft512 ft53%78%

Drop and gradients are read from a terrain model every 20 m along each run. Steepest is the steepest 100 m of a run. Runs shorter than 100 m have no gradient, and ~ marks a length estimated past a piece of the run mapped the other way.

Lifts

  • 1Gondolas
  • 9Chairlifts
  • 4Magic carpets
Length of all lifts
4.7 mi
Rise of all lifts together
7,822 ft
The lifts of Taos Ski Valley
GondolitaGondola800 ft59 ft6
Kachina Peak LiftChairlift2,120 ft1,083 ft3
Lift 1Chairlift3,890 ft1,686 ft4
Lift 2Chairlift3,020 ft1,063 ft4
Lift 4Chairlift4,330 ft1,214 ft4
Lift 7Chairlift2,920 ft909 ft3
Lift 7AChairlift850 ft282 ft2
Lift 8Chairlift4,230 ft1,227 ft4
PioneerChairlift1,180 ft131 ft3
RueggliChairlift890 ft125 ft
Zipper 1Magic carpet100 ft13 ft
Zipper 1Magic carpet150 ft13 ft
Zipper 2Magic carpet120 ft7 ft
Zipper 2Magic carpet180 ft10 ft

Seats and ride times only where OpenStreetMap records them. Rise is the height between the stations, from a terrain model.

Places to eat and drink

Places mapped on OpenStreetMap in and around the resort. Opening times, menus and reviews are in the map apps.

Weather

Summit, 11,821 ft

Base, 9,350 ft

Forecast by MET Norway for the heights of the summit and the base, for the next two days. Times are in your time zone.

Ski resorts nearby

50 mi 123456
Taos Ski Valley beside the ski resorts nearest to it
Taos Ski Valley2,470 ft11,821 ft11633.9 mi14
1Red River Ski Area8.6 mi1,631 ft10,276 ft6916.8 mi7
2Angel Fire Resort17.8 mi2,093 ft10,682 ft9534.1 mi8
3Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort30.2 mi1,060 ft9,255 ft
4Cuchara Mountain Resort55.7 mi262 ft9,524 ft3210.5 mi1
5Ski Santa Fe57.6 mi1,755 ft12,093 ft
6Pajarito Mountain70.7 mi1,453 ft10,430 ft4418.4 mi6

Distances in a straight line. A dot stands where a figure is not mapped yet.

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