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Firlefanz at Taos Ski Valley

Intermediate · 421 m long with 126 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 21° at its steepest, facing N.

21°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
421 mlength
126 mvertical
3317 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Firlefanz is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Firlefanz

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 8 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lift 7A (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lift 2 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Kachina Peak Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lift 1
  2. Ski High Five (easy)
  3. Ski White Feather (easy)
  4. Ride Lift 2
  5. Ski Honeysuckle (easy)
  6. Ski Bambi (intermediate)
  7. Ski Upper Powderhorn (intermediate)
  8. Ski Jess's (easy)
  9. Ski Mucho Gusto (intermediate)
  10. Ski Firlefanz (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins White Feather, unnamed intermediate trail, Tell Trees. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 8 (2 min), Rueggli (5 min), Gondolita (5 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.