Taos Ski Valley

New Mexico (Sangre de Cristo) · USA

Taos Ski Valley is a ski resort in New Mexico (Sangre de Cristo), USA. It averages around 760 cm of snow a season on a Southern-Rockies continental — high, cold, dry snowpack. The season typically runs Nov-Apr.

The southern Rockies' steep-skiing capital; Ernie Blake's Swiss-style cult mountain

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Lean
10-day outlook

10-day forecast

0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast

Fri
0018° · 28kFL 5.3k
Sat
0017° · 27kFL 5.2k
Sun
0016° · 24kFL 5.3k
Mon
0021° · 12kFL 5.2k
Tue
0.1015° · 15kFL 5.3k
Wed
0013° · 11kFL 4.8k
Thu
0013° · 12kFL 5.2k
Fri
0017° · 11kFL 5.1k
Sat
0019° · 22kFL 5.3k
Sun
0019° · 10kFL 5.6k

⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 2,804 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.

Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Friday, Jul 10Lean (0). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Jul 11.

Mountain profile

Summit
3,804 m
Base
2,804 m
Vertical
1,000 m
Terrain
1,294 ac, >50% expert; Kachina Peak lift + hike-to ridges
Avg annual snow
760 cm
Typical season
Nov-Apr
Snow climate
Southern-Rockies continental — high, cold, dry
Type
Lift-served + hike-to ridge terrain
Exposure / orientation
West Basin and Highline ridges are hike-to, mostly north-facing chutes that hold dry snow

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