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North American at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 899 m long with 434 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 33° at its steepest, facing NE.

33°steepest 50 m
26°average pitch
899 mlength
434 mvertical
3379 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to North American

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lift 7A (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lift 2 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Kachina Peak Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lift 1
  2. Ski High Five (easy)
  3. Ski White Feather (easy)
  4. Ski North American (expert)

Where it ends

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

See North American 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.