United States · up to 3800 m

Taos Ski Valley

155 marked runs, 64 km of skiing and 15 lifts — mapped in full detail, run by run.

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155

Marked runs

116 named

64 km

Total slopes

Lifts

950 m

Vertical drop

3800 m

Top elevation

2850 m

Base elevation

Green 0.5 kmBlue 16.7 kmRed 10.1 kmBlack 35.5 km

About Taos Ski Valley

Taos Ski Valley is a mid-sized ski area with 950 m of lift-served vertical, strongest in advanced steeps in United States. Skiers here have 155 marked runs to choose from, adding up to about 64 km of marked descent, served by 15 lifts.

The skiing tops out at 3800 m and drops 950 m to the lowest marked point at 2850 m. The difficulty mix breaks down into 0.5 km of green beginner runs, 16.7 km of blue runs, 10.1 km of red intermediate runs, 35.5 km of black expert terrain.

Mountain records

Longest run

Rubezahl

2.5 km · 254 m vertical · Blue (easy)

Steepest sustained pitch

High Somewhere

max 98% gradient · 304 m · Double black (expert)

The 10 best runs at Taos Ski Valley, scored

Every run is scored 0–100 from its real shape — vertical drop, length, how well its steepness fits its difficulty class, and flow (flats and uphill sections cost points). How the Bonvo Score works →

167
Honeysuckle
1.8 km · 379 m drop · avg 20.5% · Excellent
Blue
266
Al's Run
1.0 km · 491 m drop · avg 47.9% · Excellent
Black
366
Longhorn
1.1 km · 459 m drop · avg 40.8% · Excellent
Black
464
North American
899 m · 427 m drop · avg 47.5% · Excellent
Black
562
Rubezahl
2.5 km · 254 m drop · avg 10.1% · Excellent
Blue
661
Dadou's
689 m · 363 m drop · avg 51.9% · Excellent
Black
760
Porcupine
1.1 km · 276 m drop · avg 24.5% · Excellent
Red
859
Main Street
693 m · 323 m drop · avg 46.1% · Excellent
Black
956
Lower Stauffenberg
1.5 km · 358 m drop · avg 23.8% · Excellent
Red
1056
Lower Patton
1.4 km · 229 m drop · avg 16.1% · Excellent
Blue

All 116 named slopes

Slope	Difficulty	Length	Vertical	Avg gradient	Score
Honeysuckle	Blue	1.8 km	379 m	20.5%	67
Al's Run	Black	1.0 km	491 m	47.9%	66
Longhorn	Black	1.1 km	459 m	40.8%	66
North American	Black	899 m	427 m	47.5%	64
Rubezahl	Blue	2.5 km	254 m	10.1%	62
Dadou's	Black	689 m	363 m	51.9%	61
Porcupine	Red	1.1 km	276 m	24.5%	60
Main Street	Black	693 m	323 m	46.1%	59
Lower Stauffenberg	Red	1.5 km	358 m	23.8%	56
Lower Patton	Blue	1.4 km	229 m	16.1%	56
Twin Trees Chute	Black	522 m	242 m	46.2%	56
K3	Black	435 m	257 m	57.1%	56
Powerderhorn	Red	698 m	197 m	28.1%	55
Lorelei	Black	1.0 km	280 m	27%	55
Shalako	Red	766 m	183 m	23.6%	55
Walkyries Glade	Black	739 m	177 m	23.6%	55
Maxie's Terrain Park	Red	765 m	196 m	25.2%	55
K4	Black	395 m	246 m	61.5%	55
Walkyries Chute	Black	430 m	213 m	47.4%	54
Reforma	Black	465 m	198 m	41.7%	54
West Basin Ridge	Black	1.4 km	426 m	30.4%	54
Hunziker Bowl	Black	610 m	169 m	27.1%	54
Meatball	Black	336 m	220 m	63%	54
White Feather	Blue	1.2 km	173 m	14.1%	53
Lone Star	Red	573 m	145 m	25.3%	53
Lorelei Trees	Black	419 m	179 m	42.2%	53
West Blitz Trees	Black	346 m	180 m	51.5%	53
Spitfire	Black	339 m	200 m	57.3%	53
Fabian	Black	321 m	206 m	63.5%	53
Tresckow	Black	434 m	188 m	41.7%	53
K2	Black	355 m	195 m	52%	53
K5	Black	338 m	199 m	56.9%	53
Werner	Black	301 m	190 m	58.5%	53
Blitz	Black	348 m	168 m	48%	52
Castor	Black	347 m	171 m	49%	52
Zdarsky	Black	290 m	172 m	57.2%	52
Corner Chute	Black	305 m	158 m	48.6%	52
Lift Shack Chute	Black	286 m	155 m	51.7%	52
High Somewhere	Black	304 m	175 m	53.8%	52
K1	Black	294 m	155 m	51.7%	52
Pierre's	Black	271 m	165 m	59.9%	52
Thunderbird	Black	308 m	174 m	53.7%	52
Mucho Gusto	Red	454 m	111 m	23.4%	51
Lower Totemoff	Blue	775 m	184 m	23.8%	51
Upper Totemoff	Red	403 m	108 m	25.3%	51
Firlefanz	Red	421 m	125 m	29.5%	51
Lower Inferno	Black	419 m	131 m	30.9%	51
Billy Sol	Black	226 m	144 m	57.6%	51
Two Bucks	Black	300 m	141 m	43.4%	51
Oster	Black	229 m	163 m	65%	51
Cabin Chute	Black	230 m	131 m	52.6%	51
St. Bernard	Black	300 m	139 m	46.3%	51
Jean's Glade	Black	246 m	145 m	57.9%	51
Bob's	Black	398 m	112 m	27.9%	51
Upper Powderhorn	Red	464 m	80 m	16.9%	50
High Five	Blue	433 m	73 m	16.1%	50
Bambi	Red	726 m	159 m	21.1%	50
El Funko	Black	654 m	161 m	23.1%	50
Papa Bear	Black	322 m	115 m	35.4%	50
Moe's	Black	328 m	95 m	27.1%	50
Baby Bear	Red	385 m	121 m	30.3%	50
Pipeline	Black	195 m	125 m	62.5%	50
Ninos Heroes	Black	201 m	133 m	59%	50
Tell Trees	Black	303 m	104 m	32%	50
Ponsse Scheme	Black	251 m	111 m	40.2%	50
Etch's Glade	Black	249 m	120 m	48.1%	50
White Feather	Blue	2.5 km	353 m	14.1%	49
Jess's	Blue	446 m	68 m	15.1%	49
Pioneer	Green	476 m	42 m	8.4%	49
Bonanza	Blue	652 m	147 m	20.8%	49
Psycho Path	Black	195 m	85 m	42.3%	49
Upper Patton	Blue	407 m	68 m	16%	49
Hidalgo	Black	132 m	87 m	58.2%	49
Juarez	Black	175 m	107 m	53.4%	49
Raspberry Hill	Black	183 m	84 m	42%	49
Ruby Gully	Unrated	265 m	84 m	30.4%	49
Stauffenberg	Black	266 m	183 m	66.4%	49
Cache Stash	Black	206 m	81 m	36%	49
West Basin	Black	206 m	58 m	25.8%	48
White Feather	Blue	321 m	36 m	11.1%	48
Winkelried	Blue	704 m	111 m	15.1%	48
Street Car	Black	251 m	64 m	23.4%	48
Tell Glade	Black	203 m	72 m	32%	48
Powderhorn Bowl	Red	197 m	56 m	27.9%	48
Free Tacos	Blue	371 m	37 m	10%	48
Rueggli Beginner's Hill	Blue	340 m	38 m	11%	48
Cache Stash	Black	153 m	77 m	43.9%	48
Mama Bear	Red	175 m	52 m	29.5%	48
Ash Pond	Black	116 m	59 m	47.4%	48
Easy Trip	Blue	245 m	20 m	8%	47
Zagava	Black	109 m	47 m	37.6%	47
Japanese Flag Glade	Red	164 m	38 m	21.8%	47
$ Slot	Black	106 m	42 m	33.7%	47
Lower Inferno	Black	109 m	54 m	43.3%	47
Showoff	Black	322 m	69 m	21.2%	47
White Feather	Blue	191 m	46 m	22.8%	46
Whitefeather Gully	Red	218 m	70 m	30.9%	46
Middle Patton	Red	255 m	43 m	15.4%	44
Japanese Flag	Blue	1.1 km	142 m	12.9%	43
Wonder Bowl	Black	281 m	142 m	45.9%	43
Rubezahl	Blue	149 m	13 m	7.7%	42
White Feather Bowl	Red	144 m	49 m	33%	41
Muse Bowl	Black	181 m	94 m	42.1%	41
Powderhorn Gully	Red	136 m	51 m	34.3%	39
Bambi Glade	Blue	210 m	60 m	26.6%	39
Staub	Black	284 m	53 m	17.8%	35
Bob's	Black	65 m	40 m	53.7%	35
High Noon	Black	446 m	72 m	15.9%	33
Poco Gusto	Black	231 m	42 m	15.8%	31
Hunziker Bowl	Black	599 m	113 m	17.7%	27
West Basin	Red	121 m	6 m	2%	21
Chicken Blitz	Black	314 m	46 m	14.3%	19
Highline Ridge	Black	788 m	63 m	2.7%	18
West Basin	Black	118 m	14 m	6.2%	17
Highline Ridge	Black	1.4 km	200 m	13%	13
White Feather	Blue	45 m	4 m	8.2%

Lifts at Taos Ski Valley

9× chair lift2× gondola4× magic carpet

Lift	Type	Length	Rise	Seats	Ride time
Base to Base Gondola	Gondola	2.3 km	244 m	8	—
Lift 4	Chairlift	1.3 km	370 m	4	—
Lift 8	Chairlift	1.3 km	352 m	4	—
Lift 1	Chairlift	1.2 km	514 m	4	—
Lift 2	Chairlift	921 m	319 m	4	—
Lift 7	Chairlift	889 m	274 m	3	—
Kachina Peak Lift	Chairlift	647 m	335 m	3	—
Pioneer	Chairlift	361 m	42 m	3	—
Rueggli	Chairlift	270 m	37 m	—	—
Lift 7A	Chairlift	259 m	84 m	2	—
Gondolita	Gondola	243 m	21 m	6	—
Zipper 2	Magic carpet	55 m	6 m	—	—
Zipper 1	Magic carpet	46 m	3 m	—	—
Zipper 2	Magic carpet	37 m	1 m	—	—
Zipper 1	Magic carpet	31 m	4 m	—	—