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Highline Ridge at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 2141 m long with 197 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 31° at its steepest, facing NW.

31°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
2141 mlength
197 mvertical
3794 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Highline Ridge

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

From the base area (about 11 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)

Where it ends

Joins Honeysuckle, Blitz, Two Bucks, No Name. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 7A (2 min), Kachina Peak Lift (2 min), Lift 2 (3 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.