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Zdarsky at Taos Ski Valley

Expert · 290 m long with 178 m of vertical, averaging 31° and 41° at its steepest, facing N.

41°steepest 50 m
31°average pitch
290 mlength
178 mvertical
3610 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Zdarsky 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 Zdarsky

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)
  9. Ski Zdarsky (expert)

Where it ends

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

See Zdarsky 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.