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West Blitz Trees at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 346 m long with 183 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 39° at its steepest, facing N.

39°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
346 mlength
183 mvertical
3614 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

West Blitz Trees 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 Blitz Trees

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 Blitz Trees (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Bonanza, Mucho Gusto, Blitz. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 2 (2 min), Lift 8 (4 min), Rueggli (7 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.