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Lower Stauffenberg at Taos Ski Valley

Intermediate · 1486 m long with 374 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 24° at its steepest, facing N.

24°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
1486 mlength
374 mvertical
3434 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Lower Stauffenberg is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Lower Stauffenberg

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 8 (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 17 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lift 1
  2. Ski High Five (easy)
  3. Ski White Feather (easy)
  4. Ski Bambi Glade (easy)
  5. Ski White Feather (easy)
  6. Ride Lift 8
  7. Ski Lower Stauffenberg (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins White Feather, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 8 (1 min), Rueggli (4 min), Gondolita (4 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.