Name: Craig's Line
Rating: 5.0

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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Need to Know

For more information,taosavalanchecenter.org andnnmae.org are useful sites to find and share information about the Taos backcountry.

Description

Named for a legendary backcountry skier who has likely logged more vertical than anyone else in the Taos area, this line covers everything from the high alpine along the Wheeler Peak North Ridge route to the bottom of the valley.

Dropping from the top, stay high on a sub-ridge to the top of the Finger Chutes. Just skier's left of the Pinky Trib are some open shots funneling across treeline leading through some old-growth forest to a classic New Mexican Sangres, below treeline wide open slide path. At the bottom of the path, pick a random line through the open trees to the Williams Lake Trail.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Carson National Forest

Sep 16, 2018: Camino Real District Announces Plan for Fall 2018 Prescribed Burns

Sep 16, 2018: El Distrito de Camino Real anuncia su plan para las quemas recomendadas de otoÃ±o de 2018

Sep 12, 2018: Canjilon Ranger District Plans Prescribed Burn in October

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Trail Ratings

5.0 from 1 vote

#6

in Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area

#166

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Shredding the Pinky Trib on a Spring pow day

The Ring Finger has several starting zones, thi…

Bottom of the Pinky Chute, riding into the apron

0.7 Miles 1.1 Kilometers Ski Line	0' 0 m Ascent -1,701' -518 m Descent
47% Avg Slope (25°) 91% Max Slope (42°)	12,605' 3,842 m High 10,905' 3,324 m Low

Craig's Line

0.7 Miles 1.1 Kilometers

Ski Line

0' 0 m

-1,701' -518 m

47%

91%

12,605' 3,842 m

10,905' 3,324 m

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