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

[Meadow Skipper]

^ well played.

[uglymoney]

We were there last year for a Kachina opener over spring break, and the freshies lasted 3 days. The conventional wisdom that it gets skied out quickly because that incredible Skytrac delivers too many people to the top is overplayed. Compared to the bootpack...yes. Throw that out, the politics of the whole thing, and just live with the decision even if you think it was fucked, traverse and sniff around a bit, it is a gem. Texans stuck below.

Needless to say, going back this year.

[Shredhead]

It’s a great hill . Glad you guys hit it when it was going off.


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[skaredshtles]

Dumping at the base presently.

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[BFD]

good view of patrol up on hiline right now doing control

[SirHeady]

Finally made it down to Taos here are some
thoughts from a quasi Salt Lake local

Taos has always seemed steeped in a mystical vibe to me; perhaps its the story of the land and people. Puebloans. Also Spaniards who have occupied the area longer than my waspy forefathers who arrived in the 18th century, also hippies, ski bums and crusty Anglos

To have a ski area that overlooks the land where Popé led the Pueblo revolt and where the Anasazi found refuge after drought in the 4 corners in the 13th century provides a sense if magnitude to the landscape which trickles into the skiing experience.

I realized after this weekend- perhaps the busiest of the season- where I only had to wait in lift lines for maybe 5 min max once a day, that the skiing experience at Taos was more pure, holistic, and offered far more satisfaction than your average Alta/bird/soli day in 2023.

Yes, they get more snowfall and have more terrain, but not having to deal with the red snake or 30 min lift lines and powder panic was a breath of fresh air .

Writing this on my return flight back to Atlanta, I am probably going to prioritize jan/ feb trips to Taos over SLC and keep the cottonwoods as my early/late season stops.

A few other musings:

- 1/2 of all the stores and restaurants seem to be closed in Taos for some reason. Not a huge deal but getting dinner can be a little bit of an adventure. With that said Guadalajara was super dank and had the best chile relleno of my life at that slopeside bar/ restaurant at the base of TSV

- Stay at hotel luna mystica highly recommended. Cool vibe and sick views of the Sangres

- Sunday dumped maybe 1-3” but with the windbuff it was skiing deeper- was as fun as a 10” day at AltaBird.

[skaredshtles]

Finally made it down to Taos here are some
thoughts from a quasi Salt Lake local

Taos has always seemed steeped in a mystical vibe to me; perhaps its the story of the land and people. Puebloans. Also Spaniards who have occupied the area longer than my waspy forefathers who arrived in the 18th century, also hippies, ski bums and crusty Anglos

To have a ski area that overlooks the land where Popé led the Pueblo revolt and where the Anasazi found refuge after drought in the 4 corners in the 13th century provides a sense if magnitude to the landscape which trickles into the skiing experience.

I realized after this weekend- perhaps the busiest of the season- where I only had to wait in lift lines for maybe 5 min max once a day, that the skiing experience at Taos was more pure, holistic, and offered far more satisfaction than your average Alta/bird/soli day in 2023.

Yes, they get more snowfall and have more terrain, but not having to deal with the red snake or 30 min lift lines and powder panic was a breath of fresh air .

Writing this on my return flight back to Atlanta, I am probably going to prioritize jan/ feb trips to Taos over SLC and keep the cottonwoods as my early/late season stops.

A few other musings:

- 1/2 of all the stores and restaurants seem to be closed in Taos for some reason. Not a huge deal but getting dinner can be a little bit of an adventure. With that said Guadalajara was super dank and had the best chile relleno of my life at that slopeside bar/ restaurant at the base of TSV

- Stay at hotel luna mystica highly recommended. Cool vibe and sick views of the Sangres

- Sunday dumped maybe 1-3” but with the windbuff it was skiing deeper- was as fun as a 10” day at AltaBird.

Next time you might consider getting reservations at Doc Martin's if you like rellenos. They are spectacular.

Also - Orlando's rellenos are top notch. Go when they open for dinner so you don't have to wait for a table.

[SirHeady]

yea we tried to do orlandos and got there at 6 and line was out the door

only gripe i had was the limiter availablity/hours for stores and restaurants in Taos itself- but not a big enough deal to bitch about

Toribios was dank af too

[skaredshtles]

yea we tried to do orlandos and got there at 6 and line was out the door

only gripe i had was the limiter availablity/hours for stores and restaurants in Taos itself- but not a big enough deal to bitch about

Toribios was dank af too

Oh - and this place in the morning if you're getting a late-ish start:

Wild Leaven Bakery, Taos
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pAYofM12fFg7ma427

[jackstraw]

Finally made it down to Taos here are some
thoughts from a quasi Salt Lake local

Taos has always seemed steeped in a mystical vibe to me; perhaps its the story of the land and people. Puebloans. Also Spaniards who have occupied the area longer than my waspy forefathers who arrived in the 18th century, also hippies, ski bums and crusty Anglos

To have a ski area that overlooks the land where Popé led the Pueblo revolt and where the Anasazi found refuge after drought in the 4 corners in the 13th century provides a sense if magnitude to the landscape which trickles into the skiing experience.

I realized after this weekend- perhaps the busiest of the season- where I only had to wait in lift lines for maybe 5 min max once a day, that the skiing experience at Taos was more pure, holistic, and offered far more satisfaction than your average Alta/bird/soli day in 2023.

Yes, they get more snowfall and have more terrain, but not having to deal with the red snake or 30 min lift lines and powder panic was a breath of fresh air .

Writing this on my return flight back to Atlanta, I am probably going to prioritize jan/ feb trips to Taos over SLC and keep the cottonwoods as my early/late season stops.

A few other musings:

- 1/2 of all the stores and restaurants seem to be closed in Taos for some reason. Not a huge deal but getting dinner can be a little bit of an adventure. With that said Guadalajara was super dank and had the best chile relleno of my life at that slopeside bar/ restaurant at the base of TSV

- Stay at hotel luna mystica highly recommended. Cool vibe and sick views of the Sangres

- Sunday dumped maybe 1-3” but with the windbuff it was skiing deeper- was as fun as a 10” day at AltaBird.

Taos sucks. Nobody should go there. The trees are tight, they don't groom enough, and it's too steep.

[skaredshtles]

Taos sucks. Nobody should go there. The trees are tight, they don't groom enough, and it's too steep.

[byates1]

Today will be nice and quiet. Another nuclear day tomorrow. 6-10 tonight, 8-12 tomorrow. Hopefully all the Denver peeps used their goodwill w work last week

Ran into one of the people who hired me 20 years ago to be the chef on an expedition to Iceland/Greenland. Pretty amazing to see him again.

[raisingarizona13]

Finally made it down to Taos here are some
thoughts from a quasi Salt Lake local

Taos has always seemed steeped in a mystical vibe to me; perhaps its the story of the land and people. Puebloans. Also Spaniards who have occupied the area longer than my waspy forefathers who arrived in the 18th century, also hippies, ski bums and crusty Anglos

To have a ski area that overlooks the land where Popé led the Pueblo revolt and where the Anasazi found refuge after drought in the 4 corners in the 13th century provides a sense if magnitude to the landscape which trickles into the skiing experience.

I realized after this weekend- perhaps the busiest of the season- where I only had to wait in lift lines for maybe 5 min max once a day, that the skiing experience at Taos was more pure, holistic, and offered far more satisfaction than your average Alta/bird/soli day in 2023.

Yes, they get more snowfall and have more terrain, but not having to deal with the red snake or 30 min lift lines and powder panic was a breath of fresh air .

Writing this on my return flight back to Atlanta, I am probably going to prioritize jan/ feb trips to Taos over SLC and keep the cottonwoods as my early/late season stops.

A few other musings:

- 1/2 of all the stores and restaurants seem to be closed in Taos for some reason. Not a huge deal but getting dinner can be a little bit of an adventure. With that said Guadalajara was super dank and had the best chile relleno of my life at that slopeside bar/ restaurant at the base of TSV

- Stay at hotel luna mystica highly recommended. Cool vibe and sick views of the Sangres

- Sunday dumped maybe 1-3” but with the windbuff it was skiing deeper- was as fun as a 10” day at AltaBird.

Yup. I felt the same way 3 years ago when I visited. I'll take wind buffed, chalky steeps and mogul skiing over deep powder and a hyped up resort frenzy every single time.

I just don't want to race anymore for it. Not that I ever really did, at least not like it is today. I did a rope drop once for Mineral Basin and I was asking myself, Am I actually having fun? The answer was sort of but not worth the effort. I did one in Telluride once too and after three turns I stopped and pulled over to let everyone go.

[byates1]

60-90 mph winds tomorrow. Yay..

[byates1]

Patrol released a 6 foot crown onto the return trail to one. Not optimistic for today.

[jackstraw]

Patrol released a 6 foot crown onto the return trail to one. Not optimistic for today.

Where?

[hootananney]

Lower inferno

[skaredshtles]

Lower inferno

The article I read said it ran over Rubezahl, over the creek, and covered Upper Twining Rd. Were there two?

[jackstraw]

None of this is making sense to me. Kachina has ripped out huge and shut Phoenix and lift 4 down. Maybe between Lorelei and Longhorn ripped? If that had potential, patrol would be on it with Rube green below. Odd

[hootananney]

Sorry the lower inferno was just from control work and impressive result with a tree. Your correct on lake fork call and also most likely between Lorelei and longhorn.

[slatham]

Great 3 days with 6” to start yesterday and another 3-4 during the day. No wind (?) and low crowds made for some great storm skiing. Blue bird today with Katchina opening was the icing on the cake. Love the Mountian, so happy to get it with fresh snow. Would need a full season to unlock its true potential.

[Lvovsky]

Anyone going to Taos this Friday or Saturday?

[Meadow Skipper]

Anyone going to Taos this Friday or Saturday?

Half of Texas will be there.

My pass is blacked out this week.

Edit: uglymoney might be there with the family.

[uglymoney]

Half of Texas will be there.

My pass is blacked out this week.

Edit: uglymoney might be there with the family.

We skied Taos the last couple of days. It was very, very good with some fresh both days. Mostly walk on Kachina and little pressure on the good lines. We hiked off chair 2 yesterday late and everything was still soft with untracked pockets still in play. The super cooled graupel snow that fell stuck and consolidated with the base to form top to bottom creamy goodness. Super forgiving hero snow. Sleeper days for sure. Texas can't ski anything good and the locals blackout. Maybe a little sharky, but super manageable.

My last three here posts are from Taos.

https://instagram.com/bluebirdski?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM=

I wish we didn't have to leave, but our MC days are burned up so we are resting our weary legs today and headed up to CB to use up our 3 Epic day passes.

[rudy]