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Jess's at Taos Ski Valley

Easy · 446 m long with 76 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 14° at its steepest, facing NW.

14°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
446 mlength
76 mvertical
3389 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Jess's is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Jess's

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 7A (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lift 2 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Kachina Peak Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lift 1
  2. Ski High Five (easy)
  3. Ski White Feather (easy)
  4. Ride Lift 2
  5. Ski Honeysuckle (easy)
  6. Ski Bambi (intermediate)
  7. Ski Upper Powderhorn (intermediate)
  8. Ski Jess's (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Bonanza. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 2 (1 min), Lift 8 (4 min), Rueggli (6 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.