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Etch's Glade at Taos Ski Valley

Advanced · 249 m long with 122 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 35° at its steepest, facing N.

35°steepest 50 m

26°average pitch

249 mlength

122 mvertical

3229 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

Etch's Glade is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Etch's Glade

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 1 (skiing intermediate 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 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Lift 1
Ski Porcupine (intermediate)
Ski Etch's Glade (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Inferno. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rueggli (3 min), Gondolita (3 min), Zipper 1 (3 min).

See Etch's Glade on the 3D map All 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.