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West Basin at Taos Ski Valley

Advanced · 445 m long with 75 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 26° at its steepest, facing N.

26°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
445 mlength
75 mvertical
3489 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to West Basin

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 8 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lift 2 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lift 7A (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Kachina Peak Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 17 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lift 1
  2. Ski High Five (easy)
  3. Ski White Feather (easy)
  4. Ski Bambi Glade (easy)
  5. Ski White Feather (easy)
  6. Ride Lift 8
  7. Ski West Basin (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Stauffenberg, Bonanza, Mucho Gusto, Oster, Spitfire. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 2 (2 min), Lift 8 (3 min), Rueggli (7 min).

See West Basin 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.