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Upper Powderhorn at Taos Ski Valley

Intermediate · 464 m long with 87 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 15° at its steepest, facing W.

15°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
464 mlength
87 mvertical
3442 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Powderhorn is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Upper Powderhorn

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 13 minutes, intermediate 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 Upper Powderhorn (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins High Five. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 2 (1 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.