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Wonder Bowl at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 281 m long with 139 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 38° at its steepest, facing NE.

38°steepest 50 m
26°average pitch
281 mlength
139 mvertical
3452 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Wonder Bowl 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 Wonder Bowl

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

From the base area (about 21 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 Wonder Bowl (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Stauffenberg. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 8 (2 min), Rueggli (6 min), Gondolita (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.