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Cabin Chute at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 230 m long with 131 m of vertical, averaging 30° and 42° at its steepest, facing NE.

42°steepest 50 m
30°average pitch
230 mlength
131 mvertical
3610 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Cabin Chute is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Cabin Chute

Lifts that reach the top: Kachina Peak Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Base to Base Gondola
  2. Ski Lower Patton (easy)
  3. Ski Winkelried (easy)
  4. Ride Lift 4
  5. Ski Easy Trip (easy)
  6. Ride Kachina Peak Lift
  7. Ski Highline Ridge (expert)
  8. Ski Cabin Chute (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Easy Trip. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Kachina Peak Lift (1 min), Lift 4 (4 min), Lift 7 (4 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.