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Waterfowl at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 370 m long with 126 m of vertical, averaging 31° and 41° at its steepest, facing NE.

41°steepest 50 m
31°average pitch
370 mlength
126 mvertical
3558 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Waterfowl 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 Waterfowl

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

From the base area (about 19 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 Waterfowl (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Zdarsky, Stauffenberg, West Basin, Spitfire, Fabian. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 2 (2 min), Lift 8 (4 min), Rueggli (8 min).

See Waterfowl on the 3D mapAll 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.