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K1 at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 294 m long with 157 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 41° at its steepest, facing NE.

41°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
294 mlength
157 mvertical
3630 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

K1 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 K1

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

From the base area (about 13 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)
  8. Ski K1 (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Easy Trip, K2, Shalako, Main Street, K3. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Kachina Peak Lift (1 min), Lift 4 (4 min), Lift 7 (4 min).

See K1 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.