Taos Ski Valley ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Taos Ski Valley is a ski area in Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico, the United States. Its 103 mapped downhill runs add up to 43 km, which ranks it #55 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 420 m long.

Slopes at Taos Ski Valley

About 40% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 23% intermediate and 34% advanced or expert, which makes Taos Ski Valley best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 14 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets, 1 gondola. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,850 m up to 3,602 m, a vertical drop of 752 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Taos Ski Valley

The nearest airport is Taos Regional Airport (TSM), about 25 km away in a straight line — roughly 32 minutes by car; San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (ALS) is 102 km away. Nearby ski areas include Red River Ski Area (28.5 km), Angel Fire Resort (53.0 km), Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort (12.8 km) and Cuchara Mountain Resort (16.2 km), which together add 140 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.