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K3 at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 435 m long with 254 m of vertical, averaging 30° and 40° at its steepest, facing N.

40°steepest 50 m
30°average pitch
435 mlength
254 mvertical
3735 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

K3 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 K3

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

From the base area (about 12 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 K3 (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Main Street, Easy Trip, K1, K2, Shalako. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Kachina Peak Lift (1 min), Lift 4 (4 min), Lift 7 (4 min).

See K3 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.