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Pioneer at Taos Ski Valley

Novice · 470 m long with 47 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 12° at its steepest, facing NW.

12°steepest 50 m

6°average pitch

470 mlength

47 mvertical

2923 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Pioneer

Lifts that reach the top: Pioneer (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, novice skiing needed):

Ride Pioneer

Where it ends

Joins White Feather. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 1 (1 min), Zipper 1 (1 min), Base to Base Gondola (1 min).

What people say

Explore Our BlogOUR HISTORYIn the early 1950s, Swiss ski pioneer Ernie Blake spotted this awe-inspiring mountain's towering vertical and snow aspect at the base of the Rocky Mountains from his Cessna 170 during his routine commute between the Santa Fe Ski Basin and the Glenwood Ski Area. From that day forward, Blake, h…
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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.