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Elevator at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 122 m long with 102 m of vertical, averaging 40° and 45° at its steepest, facing E.

45°steepest 50 m
40°average pitch
122 mlength
102 mvertical
3555 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Elevator

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

From the base area (about 19 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 West Basin Ridge (expert)
  9. Ski Elevator (expert)

Where it ends

Joins St. Bernard. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 2 (3 min), Lift 8 (4 min), Rueggli (8 min).

See Elevator 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.