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

[Micol]

vibes+++

[jackstraw]

Somber vibes this afternoon. Super sad day.

I think it was the '93-'94 season we lost 3 people. Not an avi, but head injuries. One was a young kid, maybe 13, skating on Rubezahl and went off the edge of the firm groomer and highsided into a tree. His parents were part time ski instructers. They were the first people I saw wearing helmets free skiiing after that incident.

That was a brutal snowpack year though. Kachina ripped out huge and they had to shut down lift 4 for a few days to clean up the debris with the cats. Same time Dog leg ripped out and hit the house I was living in on Cliffhanger.

[Bunion 2020]

Sorry to hear, not to downplay but as is so often, could have been much worse.

[Benny Profane]

Was the chair running, or was this just a hike day?

[hofman]

I worked at the sv one year and
That was the sketchiest upside down snow pack I've ever seen. There was a 1-2' styrofoam like crust and every so often you would punch through it to about a foot or two of sugar. Sometimes it was just air. So the whole snowpack was floating off the ground. Even sounded hollow skiing on it. I was ready for that whole thing to go.

[the_flying_v]

Was the chair running, or was this just a hike day?

Chair was spinning. K3 (and the rest of the Peak) had been being skied regularly. Bumps forming.

[Benny Profane]

Chair was spinning. K3 (and the rest of the Peak) had been being skied regularly. Bumps forming.

Damn.

[TBS]

According to KOAT Albuquerque, the family has identified the deceased as Matthew Zonghetti of Massachusetts.

Zonghetti, age 26 and a lifelong skier, reportedly took annual ski trips with his father, who was at the mountain’s base when the avalanche occurred. As of Friday afternoon, the other victim, currently unidentified, remains in critical condition at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, a spokesperson has confirmed.

https://backcountrymagazine.com/stor...cal-condition/

Brutal...

[Sky_Shoe]

Sounds very unfortunate. So sad for a 26yo to die in an avalanche skiing in bounds. Keenly interested in any analysis to come.

[Sky_Shoe]

Highlands basically bootpacks every square inch of Highlands Bowl early in the season. It's probably one of the most aggressive preventative avy mitigation programs in the country.

I've only skied a couple days at Highlands but it reminded me a lot of Taos. This was before Kachina had the lift. Hike-to terrain to a 12,400 ft peak in the Rockies. Skied some great pow and hit lots of rocks at both places.

[ill-advised strategy]

I worked at the sv one year and
That was the sketchiest upside down snow pack I've ever seen. There was a 1-2' styrofoam like crust and every so often you would punch through it to about a foot or two of sugar. Sometimes it was just air. So the whole snowpack was floating off the ground. Even sounded hollow skiing on it. I was ready for that whole thing to go.

Yeah...styro over air is right.

[Sky_Shoe]

Yeah...styro over air is right.

And that's if you're lucky.

[muted]

https://backcountrymagazine.com/stor...cal-condition/

Brutal...

Hope the other guy lives but it sounds like he was buried for a very long time. Not good.

[telefreewasatch]

+++
Vibes, brothers.

[skinipenem]

Just to update... both skiers passed away.



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[Nevada29er]

Finished up a 3 day on Tues. Skiing well overall, 1" mini-pow day on Tues and 9 hikes to tie my personal record. The high traffic areas are showing wear and you WILL hit rocks, but overall no major damage.

High somewhere, T-bird trees were pretty good in W basin, but more snow needed for the bigger entrances. Stauf/Trib nice and chalky. Accidently dropped in Turbinator which is 190cm wide right now.
Bummer to not have Kachina spinning as that really opens up some fun lines. K3 slid down to rocks, but K1 and main street look well covered. Patrol was poking around lower K3, supposedly there were hollow pockets underneath the new snow. Nice snow and good coverage off Highline.

[the_flying_v]

Reporting 20” from Le Ski Mastery roof.

Marketing department is on point it as a big storm + weekend crowds resulted in 8-ish minute lift lines at chair 1 and 2. Unheard of at TSV. But great to see commerce at our otherwise ghost town ski area.

Untracked all day if you know where to look.

We’re bringing the leisure back into powder skiing. Posi vibes only.

Hopefully Kachina hike to only on Tuesday and I’ll have worked myself out of a job.

[Buster Highmen]

Ask Alain about the VR-70s.

[Danno]

Taos is a cool place, glad they are finally getting the goods. Climate change is slowly putting them out of business.

[Goniff]

Taos mags, what's the latest on conditions and best guess for Sunday through Tuesday?

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[Meadow Skipper]

Taos mags, what's the latest on conditions and best guess for Sunday through Tuesday?

It's skiing very well, there's a storm predicted for Saturday so it might be really good after that.

[Goniff]

It's skiing very well, there's a storm predicted for Saturday so it might be really good after that.

Cool. Thanks for the beta. Heading to NM tomorrow. First time skiing at Taos.

[Tomcat51]

Cool. Thanks for the beta. Heading to NM tomorrow. First time skiing at Taos.

I'll be up there Tuesday if you want to make some turns.

[Goniff]

I'll be up there Tuesday if you want to make some turns.

Sounds great. I'll send you a PM Monday night.

[the_flying_v]

I’ll be up Sunday, Monday and probably Tuesday as well.

If anyone wants to link up, I’d love to show you around. PM me.