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Japanese Flag at Taos Ski Valley

Easy · 1095 m long with 142 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 14° at its steepest, facing N.

14°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
1095 mlength
142 mvertical
3463 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Japanese Flag

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 4 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Kachina Peak Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, easy 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. Ski Japanese Flag (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Honeysuckle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 7 (2 min), Lift 4 (4 min), Pioneer (9 min).

See Japanese Flag on the 3D mapAll 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.