TAOS New Mexico....BETA.....?

[Meadow Skipper]

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rather surprized no comment on this. I was at Wolfie and it was amazing.

Nothing to see here. Move along.

[jpcm]

We were down that way last weekend. Good vibes as always and the Saturday Kachina opener was sweet. Can’t believe all the down timber, you guys must have had one hell of a wind event!

Hopefully you keep getting the snow and I’ll be back for sure

[Buster Highmen]

Really nice skiing with ya today.

It was great to touch base with you, rip some groomers, drop a shoe up on Kachina and reflect on all the mad dimensions of this life.

[jackstraw]

I still hate that lift [emoji19]

I need to get over it.

[Meadow Skipper]

I still hate that lift [emoji19]

I need to get over it.

Same, but look at this shot of Kachina from the Highline yesterday.


Not easy to get over that. It is what it is I guess,

[raisingarizona13]

I still hate that lift [emoji19]

I need to get over it.

For those of us visiting while it's open and don't know any different, that lift is so sick. Jus sayin.

[Buster Highmen]

I still hate that lift [emoji19]

I need to get over it.

I'm just grateful that I got to take that long slow slog up to the prayer flags a few times and ski those sweet soft lines from the top before the lift.
I can't stop the changes, so I'll savor the experiences.

Skiing is changing, some for the better, some for the worse.

[jackstraw]

For those of us visiting while it's open and don't know any different, that lift is so sick. Jus sayin.

Ha! Yup. Living at the base I've skinned and hiked that peak countless times, solo for many of them once tsv shut down, so I just have an intimate connection to that peak. Seeing the lift feels like I got stabbed in the thigh. I'm over it!

[raisingarizona13]

Ha! Yup. Living at the base I've skinned and hiked that peak countless times, solo for many of them once tsv shut down, so I just have an intimate connection to that peak. Seeing the lift feels like I got stabbed in the thigh. I'm over it!

I totally get and respect that.

[VTskibum]

Love Taos and this thread. Have been going with my dad and brothers since late 90s, my dad before that. Busters description is on point.

They were up last week for the storm, but I couldn’t make it. My brother sent a few jealousy inducing pictures of early laps on Stauffenburg, Oster, Juarez, etc. They left Friday so missed the Kachina opening.

From 2019 last trip I made out, had a similarly big storm then bluebird.


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[skaredshtles]

Love Taos and this thread. Have been going with my dad and brothers since late 90s, my dad before that. Busters description is on point.

They were up last week for the storm, but I couldn’t make it. My brother sent a few jealousy inducing pictures of early laps on Stauffenburg, Oster, Juarez, etc. They left Friday so missed the Kachina opening.

From 2019 last trip I made out, had a similarly big storm then bluebird.


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Storm-chasing Taos is one of the most satisfying ski experiences there is... I had the opportunity to do a bit with Meadow Skipper *just* before the whole world shut down in March of '20.

Good times...

[Name Redacted]

I totally get the anger at the katchina lift thing. We had the same thing happen here. I figure it is a happy medium to open the hike a day or two before the lift after a storm. Then you get the best of both worlds. Katchina is pretty fun to just lap from the lift on hard pack when it hasn’t snowed in a while though.

Either way, it’s a fun mountain, you guys are lucky, and I hope it snows a lot more.

[uglymoney]

Really nice skiing with ya today.

Hell yes. Two of the best minds on TGR. I'll bet that was fun.

Booked for a few days in March and then up to Wolf Creek.

[skaredshtles]

I totally get the anger at the katchina lift thing. We had the same thing happen here. I figure it is a happy medium to open the hike a day or two before the lift after a storm. Then you get the best of both worlds. Katchina is pretty fun to just lap from the lift on hard pack when it hasn’t snowed in a while though.

Either way, it’s a fun mountain, you guys are lucky, and I hope it snows a lot more.

There's no "t" in Kachina.

[Name Redacted]

There's no "t" in Kachina.

I fully admit to being a Taos gaper from CO. Gotta play into it. At least I’m not an Ikoner. 😆

At least I don’t call it “Tahoe-s”. Like one buddy of mine.

[TBS]

I'm just grateful that I got to take that long slow slog up to the prayer flags a few times and ski those sweet soft lines from the top before the lift.
I can't stop the changes, so I'll savor the experiences.

Me too
But now that I’m a lot older, I appreciate the chair ride

[bamboocoreONLY]

Be there next mon-weds skiing and would love a mag to show me a few cool things! Lemme know!

[grskier]

Was anyone in the lineup for when Highline or Kachina opened?
Talked to some friends down there and sounds like part of the delayed openings were for private access.

[Name Redacted]

Was anyone in the lineup for when Highline or Kachina opened?
Talked to some friends down there and sounds like part of the delayed openings were for private access.

Lineup for the hike up Kachina? I was. There was a lot of tracks from the chairlift that were not there the day before. They were not your normal patrol cuts.

Patroller said we were waiting for them to blow up a lost bomb, rope dropped after they blew that up.

[BFD]

Was anyone in the lineup for when Highline or Kachina opened?
Talked to some friends down there and sounds like part of the delayed openings were for private access.

I was wondering what was going on. Was checking out the webcam. There was a crew heading out Highline about the same time they started loading the base lift. Was wondering how that was possible. Vibes to all the locals that had to put up with the hordes. Wolf Creek kind of sucked with the two feet. Hopefully Taos was steep enough it was actually fun skiing.

[VTskibum]

Laying some trenches on Snakedance from Mar '19 in a similar storm to the last one.

[bamboocoreONLY]

On the same note of visiting next week, where has the best green chile in Taos? Obviously NM is the mecca for green chile in general but it's my favorite food group and trying to get the best! haha

[Meadow Skipper]

^ Orlando’s in El Prado is a good go-to.

[grskier]

Taos Diner for a breakfast burrito Christmas


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[Meadow Skipper]

Oh,and Michael’s Kitchen.