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Lift Shack Chute at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 286 m long with 156 m of vertical, averaging 29° and 40° at its steepest, facing E.

40°steepest 50 m
29°average pitch
286 mlength
156 mvertical
3608 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Lift Shack Chute is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Lift Shack Chute

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

From the base area (about 14 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 Lift Shack Chute (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Shalako. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 4 (4 min), Lift 7 (4 min), Pioneer (10 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.