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Hidalgo at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 132 m long with 96 m of vertical, averaging 36° and 38° at its steepest, facing E.

38°steepest 50 m
36°average pitch
132 mlength
96 mvertical
3651 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Hidalgo

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

From the base area (about 17 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 Hidalgo (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Honeysuckle, Bob's. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 7A (1 min), Lift 7 (3 min), Lift 4 (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.