High Five at Taos Ski Valley
Easy · 433 m long with 67 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 16° at its steepest, facing NW.
16°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
433 mlength
67 mvertical
3389 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
High Five is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to High Five
Lifts that reach the top: Lift 1 (skiing novice 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 2 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Lift 1
- Ski High Five (easy)
Where it ends
Joins White Feather, unnamed easy trail, Powderhorn Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 2 (1 min), Lift 8 (3 min), Rueggli (6 min).
See High Five on the 3D mapAll runs at Taos Ski ValleyMeasured 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.