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Jean's Glade at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 246 m long with 145 m of vertical, averaging 31° and 36° at its steepest, facing N.

36°steepest 50 m
31°average pitch
246 mlength
145 mvertical
3183 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Jean's Glade 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 Jean's Glade

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 1 (skiing intermediate 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 4 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lift 1
  2. Ski Porcupine (intermediate)
  3. Ski Jean's Glade (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Inferno. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rueggli (2 min), Gondolita (3 min), Zipper 1 (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.