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Japanese Flag Glade at Taos Ski Valley

Intermediate · 164 m long with 40 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 17° at its steepest, facing NE.

17°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
164 mlength
40 mvertical
3352 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Japanese Flag Glade

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 8 minutes, intermediate 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)
  7. Ski Japanese Flag Glade (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Patton. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 7 (3 min), Lift 4 (3 min), Pioneer (9 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.