Two Bucks at Taos Ski Valley
Expert · 300 m long with 147 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 39° at its steepest, facing NE.
39°steepest 50 m
26°average pitch
300 mlength
147 mvertical
3625 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Two Bucks 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 Two Bucks
Lifts that reach the top: Kachina Peak Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 16 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Base to Base Gondola
- Ski Lower Patton (easy)
- Ski Winkelried (easy)
- Ride Lift 4
- Ski Easy Trip (easy)
- Ride Kachina Peak Lift
- Ski Highline Ridge (expert)
- Ski Two Bucks (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Honeysuckle, Upper Totemoff. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 7 (3 min), Lift 4 (4 min), Pioneer (10 min).
See Two Bucks on the 3D mapAll runs at Taos Ski ValleyMeasured 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.