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Longhorn at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 1112 m long with 465 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 38° at its steepest, facing NE.

38°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
1112 mlength
465 mvertical
3442 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Longhorn 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 Longhorn

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 13 minutes, expert 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 Longhorn (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Rubezahl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pioneer (3 min), Zipper 2 (3 min), Lift 1 (3 min).

See Longhorn 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.