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Patrol Shack at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 109 m long with 82 m of vertical, averaging 37° and 40° at its steepest, facing E.

40°steepest 50 m
37°average pitch
109 mlength
82 mvertical
3598 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Patrol Shack is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Patrol Shack

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

From the base area (about 14 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 Patrol Shack (expert)

Where it ends

Joins No Name, Cabin Trees. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Kachina Peak Lift (2 min), Lift 4 (5 min), Lift 7 (5 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.