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Pipeline at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 195 m long with 124 m of vertical, averaging 32° and 37° at its steepest, facing NW.

37°steepest 50 m
32°average pitch
195 mlength
124 mvertical
3515 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Pipeline 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 Pipeline

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

From the base area (about 12 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lift 1
  2. Ski High Five (easy)
  3. Ski White Feather (easy)
  4. Ride Lift 2
  5. Ski Honeysuckle (easy)
  6. Ski Bambi (intermediate)
  7. Ski Pipeline (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Reforma, Jess's, Upper Powderhorn. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 2 (2 min), Lift 8 (4 min), Rueggli (6 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.