Backcountry Skiing Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico

Taos and Santa Fe Backcountry Skiing Book and Map

Backcountry ski touring is relatively new to New Mexico, which means it’s a mecca for those looking for exploration. With an abundance of zones ranging from Taos to Santa Fe, this ski atlas offers the entire spectrum of terrain and difficulty. Provided you already have at least a small amount of experience as a backcountry skier and have some level of avalanche knowledge and training, there is something in this atlas for everyone.

In this photographic ski atlas, professional ski guide and author, Marc Beverly, offers the essentials you need to plan your tour while encouraging discovery and self-responsibility. Designed to go along with you on your tours and accompany the Backcountry Skiing Taos Ski Map.

The book covers the following zones: Long Canyon, Fangorn Forest, Goose Lake + Gold Hill, Gavolan, Taos Ski Valley North, Middle Fork of the Red River, Horseshoe Lake + Lost Lake, Wheeler Peak East Fork Bowl, The Fingers, Red Rocks, Wheeler Peak West Face, Sin Nombre (Peak 12,819’), South W, North W, Wildy Bowl, Chimayosos Peak, West Fork of Santa Barbara, Trampas Lakes + Jicarilla Peak, Rio Quemado Drainage, Middle Truchas to Medio Truchas Peak, Big Tesuque, Northside Glades, Nambe Cirque, Penitente, Santa Fe Baldy, Oscura Lake

The map covers the following zones (Taos only): Long Canyon, Fangorn Forest, Goose Lake + Gold Hill, Gavilan, Taos Ski Valley North, Middle Fork of the Red River, Horseshoe Lake + Lost Lake, Wheeler Peak East Fork Bowl, The Fingers, Red Rocks, Wheeler Peak West Face, Kelsey’s Stash, Sin Nombre, South W (SE Cirquie of Lake Fork Peak), North W (NE Cirque of Lake Fork Peak), Wildy Bowl

Book Features

• 5.5” x 8.5” spiral-bound book

• 83 color pages

• 170 descents and the most classic lines in Taos

• Bonus zones in the Truchas Peaks Range and Santa Fe areas

• High-quality aerial photos with ascent and descent indicators

• Highly-curated, professionally-reviewed zone and run descriptions

• Access and approach information with terrain and avalanche exposure tips 

• Slope angles, aspect, descent lengths

• Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) ratings

• Parking and trailhead information

• Simple and easy-to-read format

Map Features

• Waterproof

• Tearproof

• 18” x 22” open

• 4” x 5.5” folded

• 1.5 ounces

• 1:24,000 scale

• Parking and trailhead information

• Resort boundaries

• Ski descents and uptracks detailed

• Slope angles

• Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale ratings