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West Basin Ridge at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 1399 m long with 429 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 33° at its steepest, facing N.

33°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
1399 mlength
429 mvertical
3644 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

West Basin Ridge 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 West Basin Ridge

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)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed expert trail, unnamed trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 8 (2 min), Rueggli (6 min), Gondolita (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.