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K2 at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 355 m long with 197 m of vertical, averaging 29° and 39° at its steepest, facing NE.

39°steepest 50 m
29°average pitch
355 mlength
197 mvertical
3670 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

K2 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 K2

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 K2 (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Easy Trip, K1, Shalako, Main Street, K3. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Kachina Peak Lift (1 min), Lift 4 (4 min), Lift 7 (4 min).

See K2 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.