Taos Ski Valley
United States · New Mexico · Single resort
Taos Ski Valley is a ski resort in New Mexico (United States). It has 43.3 km of downhill runs and 14 lifts. The runs go from 2850 to 3794 m (944 m vertical).
Base station
2850 m (9,350 ft)
Top station
3794 m (12,448 ft)
Vertical drop
944 m (3,097 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Green circle: 0.5 km (1%)
- Blue square: 16.7 km (40%)
- Black diamond: 10.1 km (24%)
- Double black: 14.7 km (35%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 85% (40°)
- Mostly facing north (35% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 14
Gondola / cable car: 1 · Chairlift: 9
- Lift 4 · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 3110–3479 m
- Lift 8 · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 3060–3434 m
- Lift 1 · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 2876–3390 m
- Lift 2 · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 3278–3603 m
- Lift 7 · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 3235–3511 m
- Kachina Peak Lift · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 3464–3794 m
- Pioneer · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 2883–2923 m
- Rueggli · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 2851–2889 m
- Lift 7A · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 3510–3596 m
- Gondolita · Gondola / cable car · Seats: 6 · 2852–2870 m
On site
- 14 car parks
- 6 restaurants & bars by the slopes
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 14 cm, Snow depth 9 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 29 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 25 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 24 cm, Snow depth 15 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 20 cm, Snow depth 11 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 11 cm, Snow depth 6 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 2463 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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