Corner Chute at Taos Ski Valley
Expert · 305 m long with 153 m of vertical, averaging 27° and 32° at its steepest, facing N.
32°steepest 50 m
27°average pitch
305 mlength
153 mvertical
3613 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Corner 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 Corner Chute
Lifts that reach the top: Kachina Peak Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 16 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Base to Base Gondola
- Ski Lower Patton (easy)
- Ski Winkelried (easy)
- Ride Lift 4
- Ski Easy Trip (easy)
- Ride Kachina Peak Lift
- Ski Highline Ridge (expert)
- Ski unnamed expert trail (expert)
- Ski Corner Chute (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Honeysuckle, North Face. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 7 (3 min), Lift 4 (4 min), Pioneer (10 min).
See Corner Chute on the 3D mapAll runs at Taos Ski ValleyMeasured 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.