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Donkey at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 104 m long with 82 m of vertical, averaging 38° and 42° at its steepest, facing E.

42°steepest 50 m
38°average pitch
104 mlength
82 mvertical
3647 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Donkey is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Donkey

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

From the base area (about 18 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 Donkey (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Honeysuckle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 7A (1 min), Lift 7 (4 min), Lift 4 (6 min).

See Donkey 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.