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Meatball at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 336 m long with 225 m of vertical, averaging 34° and 45° at its steepest, facing NE.

45°steepest 50 m
34°average pitch
336 mlength
225 mvertical
3567 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Meatball 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 Meatball

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

From the base area (about 20 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 West Basin Ridge (expert)
  9. Ski Meatball (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Stauffenberg. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 8 (3 min), Rueggli (7 min), Gondolita (7 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.