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Dadou's at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 689 m long with 368 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 39° at its steepest, facing NE.

39°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
689 mlength
368 mvertical
3274 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Dadou's 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 Dadou's

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 1 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lift 7A (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lift 2 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Kachina Peak Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lift 1
  2. Ski Porcupine (intermediate)
  3. Ski Al's Run (advanced)
  4. Ski Dadou's (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Rubezahl, Free Tacos. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pioneer (1 min), Zipper 2 (1 min), Lift 1 (1 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.