Name: Craig's Line
Rating: 5.0

Conditions

Minor Issues 32 days ago

Very thin snowpack, lots of exposure and obstacles. History

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“The Goods.”

— J. Bella

Need to Know

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

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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

Apr 16, 2018: Public Urged to Practice Good Fire Prevention

Apr 10, 2018: Closure Lifted near Loop Road Prescribed Fire

Apr 8, 2018: Carson National Forest to Provide Fire Season Outlook Presentation

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in Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area

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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

Length 0.7 Miles 1.1 Kilometers Ski Line	Elevation 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

Length

0.7 Miles 1.1 Kilometers

Ski Line

Elevation

0' 0 m

-1,701' -518 m

47%

91%

12,605' 3,842 m

10,905' 3,324 m