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Powerderhorn at Taos Ski Valley

Intermediate · 698 m long with 192 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 22° at its steepest, facing N.

22°steepest 50 m

15°average pitch

698 mlength

192 mvertical

3295 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Powerderhorn

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 1 (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 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Lift 1
Ski High Five (easy)
Ski White Feather (easy)
Ski Powerderhorn (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins White Feather, Powderhorn Gully, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 8 (2 min), Rueggli (4 min), Gondolita (4 min).

See Powerderhorn on the 3D map All 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.