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Middle Patton at Taos Ski Valley

Intermediate · 255 m long with 46 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 20° at its steepest, facing NE.

20°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
255 mlength
46 mvertical
3296 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Middle Patton

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 7 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lift 4 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lift 7A (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lift 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Kachina Peak Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate 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. Ski Japanese Flag (easy)
  7. Ski Upper Patton (easy)
  8. Ski Lower Patton (easy)
  9. Ski Middle Patton (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Patton, Mama Bear, Ruby Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 4 (2 min), Pioneer (8 min), Zipper 2 (8 min).

See Middle Patton 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.