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Powderhorn Gully at Taos Ski Valley

Intermediate · 136 m long with 48 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 23° at its steepest, facing NW.

23°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
136 mlength
48 mvertical
3098 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Powderhorn Gully

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lift 8 (skiing easy terrain to get there); 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 7 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lift 1
  2. Ski High Five (easy)
  3. Ski White Feather (easy)
  4. Ski Bambi Glade (easy)
  5. Ski White Feather (easy)
  6. Ski Powderhorn Gully (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins White Feather. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rueggli (3 min), Gondolita (4 min), Zipper 1 (4 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.