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Castor at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 347 m long with 181 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 36° at its steepest, facing N.

36°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
347 mlength
181 mvertical
3595 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Castor 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 Castor

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 7A (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lift 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Kachina Peak Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lift 1
  2. Ski High Five (easy)
  3. Ski White Feather (easy)
  4. Ride Lift 2
  5. Ski Honeysuckle (easy)
  6. Ski Castor (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Reforma. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 2 (2 min), Lift 8 (5 min), Rueggli (7 min).

See Castor on the 3D mapAll runs at Taos Ski Valley
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.