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Ninos Heroes at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 201 m long with 141 m of vertical, averaging 35° and 40° at its steepest, facing NE.

40°steepest 50 m
35°average pitch
201 mlength
141 mvertical
3666 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Ninos Heroes 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 Ninos Heroes

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

From the base area (about 16 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 Ninos Heroes (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Honeysuckle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 7 (3 min), Lift 4 (5 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.