Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
| Taos Ski Valley | |
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Taos Ski Valley Location in New Mexico Taos Ski Valley Taos Ski Valley (the United States) | |
| Location | Taos County, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Nearest major city | Taos 19 miles (31 km) Santa Fe 89 miles (143 km) Albuquerque 152 miles (245 km) |
| Coordinates | 36°35′24″N 105°26′13″W / 36.59000°N 105.43694°W |
| Owner | Louis Bacon (Taos Ski Valley, Inc.) |
| Vertical | 3,281 ft (1,000 m) |
| Top elevation | 12,481 ft (3,804 m) |
| Base elevation | 9,200 ft (2,804 m) |
| Skiable area | 1,294 acres (5.2 km2) |
| Trails | 110 - 24% beginner - 25% intermediate - 51% advanced/expert |
| Longest run | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Lift system | 14 lifts: - 1 gondola lift - 4 quads - 4 triples - 1 double - 4 surface lifts |
| Lift capacity | 22,500 / hour |
| Terrain parks | 2 |
| Snowfall | 300 in (760 cm) |
| Snowmaking | 647 acres (2.6 km2) |
| Night skiing | No |
| Website | skitaos.com |
Taos Ski Valley is a village and alpine ski resort in the southwestern United States, located in Taos County, New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, Taos Ski Valley had a population of 77. Until March 19, 2008, it was one of four ski resorts in America to prohibit snowboarding. The Kachina lift, constructed in 2014, serves one of the highest elevations of any triple chair in North America, to a peak of 12,481 feet (3,804 m) above sea level.