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Stauffenberg at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 266 m long with 186 m of vertical, averaging 35° and 41° at its steepest, facing N.

41°steepest 50 m
35°average pitch
266 mlength
186 mvertical
3638 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Stauffenberg 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 Stauffenberg

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

From the base area (about 18 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 West Basin Ridge (expert)
  9. Ski Stauffenberg (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Zdarsky, Waterfowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 2 (3 min), Lift 8 (4 min), Rueggli (8 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.