Western North America Conditions 2025/26

Sbooker said:
So the top picture is Kachina from a distance. I can't see the lift towers at all?
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Here's a picture of Kachina Peak before it was opened for hiking. There are obviously more towers below and above the three I marked with rectangles. The circle is the top of the lift. The least difficult way down is on the other side of the lift. The summit is over 12,000 ft. Even after acclimating for a few days at 9000 ft, you definitely feel the difference after getting off the lift.

Given the wind was picking up today, not likely that the Kachina lift will open this week. May not be enough cover on the areas that most people ski after riding the lift.

Kachina Peak view from near Lift 4 top, February 21, 2026
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Sbooker said:
The second and third pics are the other runs you referred to? The cover in the third pic looks to be great.
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This photo is Upper Hunziker. Snow was still quite nice this afternoon. There are a few exposed rocks on the backside of some bumps. More towards the middle than on the sides. It's been my favorite run this week. Did Lower Hunziker quite a few times since that doesn't require any uphill effort to get into.
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I took several of the Ski Divas here for Women's Ski Week to Upper Hunziker right after lunch today. I checked it out in the morning. Still good cold snow. My ski buddies, Bill and Jason, went along too. We've been skiing TSV since 2017.

The women were all first timers to Taos. They are in different lesson groups, but all had been taken to Lower Hunziker already. What you can't see from the Lower Hunziker entrance is the second part of the upper section, which is noticeably steeper.
 
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