Taos Ski Valley New Mexico, US
43 km M trails
752 m vertical
14 lifts
❄︎❄︎ moderate snow
418 cm a season, measured
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North America New York City — town, pop. 8,804,190 Los Angeles — town, pop. 3,820,914 Toronto — town, pop. 2,794,356 Chicago — town, pop. 2,664,452 Taos Ski Valley New York City Los Angeles Toronto Chicago New Mexico Albuquerque — town, pop. 564,559 Enchanted Hills — town, pop. 87,521 Santa Fe — town, pop. 87,505 Cuchara Pajarito Mountain Sandia Peak Sipapu Ski Resort Taos Ski Valley Enchanted Hills Within 30 km Taos — town, pop. 5,740 Ranchos de Taos — town, pop. 2,518 Arroyo Seco — town, pop. 1,785 Questa — town, pop. 1,753 Taos Pueblo — town, pop. 1,135 Angel Fire — town, pop. 1,122 Taos Ski Valley Taos Ski Valley Taos Ranchos de Taos Arroyo Seco Questa Taos Pueblo Angel Fire Webcams on skitaos.com
26/27 Passes Pass What it grants Blackouts Ikon Pass 7 days no blackout dates Ikon Base 5 days Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr 2026-12-26 – 2026-12-30 2027-01-16 – 2027-01-17 2027-02-13 – 2027-02-14 Dec 26–Dec 30, Jan 16–Jan 17, Feb 13–Feb 14 3 blackout windows Mountain Collective 2 days no blackout dates
The mountain 3,603 m summit
752 m vertical
2,851 m base
Trees 0.7 km , 1.6% of mapped runs plus 16 ha of zones — Free Tacos, Thunderbird, Wild West Glade Region Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico, United States Where it stands trails
43 km median 19 km
79%
vertical
752 m median 324 m
86%
advanced or harder
34% median 28%
70%
novice or easy
40% median 22%
93%
snowfall
418 cm median 207 cm · model here 249 cm
62%
The right-hand figure: higher than this share of the class. Trails, vertical and snowfall against the 330 North American resorts on a pass; terrain mix against the 84 North American resorts of 25 km to 60 km . Snowfall is the model's figure for every resort.
The Season 24% of Dec–Mar days it snows
4 days, longest snowy stretch
model Snow on the ground 100 200 300 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Snowfall, season to date model 200 400 600 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Snow on the ground: measured at Taos Powderhorn (SNOTEL sensor), 0.6 km away; 15 winters · Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×1.68 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean · natural snow, a groomed base runs deeper
Terrain
above: this resort · below: typical of the 84 North American resorts of 25 km to 60 km
novice green circle 0.5 km · 2 runseasy green circle 16.7 km · 32 runsintermediate blue square 10.1 km · 22 runsadvanced black diamond 13.7 km · 40 runsexpert double black 1 km · 2 runsother 1.2 km · 5 runsNorth American grading.
Trail map unnamed run — green circle (novice) Pioneer — green circle (novice) Easy Trip — green circle (easy) White Feather — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) White Feather — green circle (easy) Winkelried — green circle (easy) Rubezahl — green circle (easy) Bonanza — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) High Five — green circle (easy) White Feather — green circle (easy) Jess's — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) Bambi Glade — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) Free Tacos — green circle (easy) — gladed Rueggli Beginner's Hill — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) White Feather — green circle (easy) Japanese Flag — green circle (easy) Lower Patton — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) Upper Patton — green circle (easy) Lower Totemoff — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) Honeysuckle — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) Rubezahl — green circle (easy) White Feather — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) unnamed run — green circle (easy) West Basin — blue square (intermediate) Lower Stauffenberg — blue square (intermediate) Lone Star — blue square (intermediate) White Feather Bowl — blue square (intermediate) Japanese Flag Glade — blue square (intermediate) Powderhorn Bowl — blue square (intermediate) Whitefeather Gully — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Powderhorn Gully — blue square (intermediate) Mama Bear — blue square (intermediate) Shalako — blue square (intermediate) Upper Totemoff — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Powerderhorn — blue square (intermediate) Mucho Gusto — blue square (intermediate) Upper Powderhorn — blue square (intermediate) Maxie's Terrain Park — blue square (intermediate) Middle Patton — blue square (intermediate) Firlefanz — blue square (intermediate) Bambi — blue square (intermediate) Porcupine — blue square (intermediate) Baby Bear — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — black diamond (advanced) Hunziker Bowl — black diamond (advanced) Poco Gusto — black diamond (advanced) El Funko — black diamond (advanced) unnamed run — black diamond (advanced) West Basin — black diamond (advanced) Moe's — black diamond (advanced) Ponsse Scheme — black diamond (advanced) Reforma — black diamond (advanced) Cache Stash — black diamond (advanced) unnamed run — black diamond (advanced) Lower Inferno — black diamond (advanced) Psycho Path — black diamond (advanced) Bob's — black diamond (advanced) Staub — black diamond (advanced) Street Car — black diamond (advanced) Hunziker Bowl — black diamond (advanced) Lorelei — black diamond (advanced) West Basin — black diamond (advanced) Zagava — black diamond (advanced) unnamed run — black diamond (advanced) unnamed run — black diamond (advanced) Papa Bear — black diamond (advanced) Al's Run — black diamond (advanced) $ Slot — black diamond (advanced) unnamed run — black diamond (advanced) Showoff — black diamond (advanced) Etch's Glade — black diamond (advanced) Tell Glade — black diamond (advanced) Ash Pond — black diamond (advanced) Tell Trees — black diamond (advanced) Lower Inferno — black diamond (advanced) unnamed run — black diamond (advanced) Bob's — black diamond (advanced) unnamed run — black diamond (advanced) Blitz — black diamond (advanced) Cache Stash — black diamond (advanced) High Noon — black diamond (advanced) Walkyries Glade — black diamond (advanced) Raspberry Hill — black diamond (advanced) North American — double black (expert) unnamed run — double black (expert) unnamed run Ruby Gully unnamed run unnamed run unnamed run Cabin Trees unnamed run Ruby Gully unnamed run unnamed run unnamed run Cabin Trees Zipper 1 — magic carpet — 2850 m to 2854 m Zipper 1 — magic carpet — 2850 m to 2854 m Rueggli — chairlift — 2851 m to 2889 m Rueggli — chairlift — 2851 m to 2889 m Lift 8 — chairlift — 3060 m to 3434 m Lift 8 — chairlift — 3060 m to 3434 m Zipper 2 — magic carpet — 2854 m to 2857 m Zipper 2 — magic carpet — 2854 m to 2857 m Kachina Peak Lift — chairlift — 3464 m to 3794 m Kachina Peak Lift — chairlift — 3464 m to 3794 m Zipper 2 — magic carpet — 2886 m to 2889 m Zipper 2 — magic carpet — 2886 m to 2889 m Gondolita — gondola — 2852 m to 2870 m Gondolita — gondola — 2852 m to 2870 m Lift 2 — chairlift — 3278 m to 3603 m Lift 2 — chairlift — 3278 m to 3603 m Lift 1 — chairlift — 2876 m to 3390 m Lift 1 — chairlift — 2876 m to 3390 m Zipper 1 — magic carpet — 2877 m to 2881 m Zipper 1 — magic carpet — 2877 m to 2881 m Lift 7A — chairlift — 3510 m to 3596 m Lift 7A — chairlift — 3510 m to 3596 m Lift 4 — chairlift — 3110 m to 3479 m Lift 4 — chairlift — 3110 m to 3479 m Pioneer — chairlift — 2883 m to 2923 m Pioneer — chairlift — 2883 m to 2923 m Lift 7 — chairlift — 3235 m to 3511 m Lift 7 — chairlift — 3235 m to 3511 m 500 m 1 gondola9 chairlifts4 magic carpetsruns coloured as on the terrain bar · north is up · OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Full screen ↗ Lifts and runs by name Lifts Zipper 1, Rueggli, Lift 8, Zipper 2, Kachina Peak Lift, Gondolita, Lift 2, Lift 1, Lift 7A, Lift 4, Pioneer, Lift 7 Green circle Pioneer, Easy Trip, White Feather, Winkelried, Rubezahl, Bonanza, High Five, Jess's, Bambi Glade, Free Tacos, Rueggli Beginner's Hill, Japanese Flag, Lower Patton, Upper Patton, Lower Totemoff, Honeysuckle Blue square West Basin, Lower Stauffenberg, Lone Star, White Feather Bowl, Japanese Flag Glade, Powderhorn Bowl, Whitefeather Gully, Powderhorn Gully, Mama Bear, Shalako, Upper Totemoff, Powerderhorn, Mucho Gusto, Upper Powderhorn, Maxie's Terrain Park, Middle Patton, Firlefanz, Bambi, Porcupine, Baby Bear Black diamond Hunziker Bowl, Poco Gusto, El Funko, West Basin, Moe's, Ponsse Scheme, Reforma, Cache Stash, Lower Inferno, Psycho Path, Bob's, Staub, Street Car, Lorelei, Zagava, Papa Bear, Al's Run, $ Slot, Showoff, Etch's Glade, Tell Glade, Ash Pond, Tell Trees, Blitz, High Noon, Walkyries Glade, Raspberry Hill Double black North American Other Ruby Gully, Cabin Trees Nearby FAQ Is Taos Ski Valley on the Ikon Pass? Yes. The Ikon Pass grants 7 days at Taos Ski Valley for 2026/27, with no blackout dates. Is Taos Ski Valley on the Ikon Base? Yes. The Ikon Base grants 5 days at Taos Ski Valley for 2026/27, with 3 blackout windows. Is Taos Ski Valley on the Mountain Collective? Yes. The Mountain Collective grants 2 days at Taos Ski Valley for 2026/27, with no blackout dates. How much snow does Taos Ski Valley get? Taos Ski Valley has moderate snowfall by our banding, averaging 418 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons. What else can I ski nearby on the same pass? Nothing within 160 km shares a pass with it. Sources Pass terms Ikon, Mountain Collective Mountain figures OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Snow on the ground USDA NRCS SNOTEL, and Open-Meteo Webcams the resort's own webcam page; the imagery remains the operator's Snowfall, measured OnTheSnow, 10-season mean Snowfall, model ERA5, ~10 km grid, at mid-mountain Data (ODbL) · Method
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