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

[Sky_Shoe]

Looking good, B. I skied just outside the resort a couple hours after it closed and hit a couple rocks. (And yes, I'm doing it wrong.)

[Nevada29er]

Heading to Taos next week and trying to figure out what skis to bring. What are conditions like, hard and fast or still soft snow? Its supposed to be quite chilly.

[the_flying_v]

Heading to Taos next week and trying to figure out what skis to bring. What are conditions like, hard and fast or still soft snow? Its supposed to be quite chilly.

Pretty soft still. Another cycle supposed to get going this evening. You WILL hit rocks.

[Meadow Skipper]

Looks like a bad slide at TSV just happened:
https://taosnews.com/stories/avalanc...ina-peak,54548

[Name Redacted]

Looks like a bad slide at TSV just happened:
https://taosnews.com/stories/avalanc...ina-peak,54548

Slide on Kachina!
Just saw that. Hoping for a good outcome!
Damn, sounds like it was open terrain too. That could be a gnarly ride.

[raisingarizona13]

Slide on Kachina!
Just saw that. Hoping for a good outcome!
Damn, sounds like it was open terrain too. That could be a gnarly ride.

Unlikely for that happy ending. It looks bad from the papers photos, climax slide and full track? It says that they're still searching for a third person an hour after the slide happened.

[grskier]

Not good. My family and friends so far are accounted for... but man... looks like all of K4 and 5 slid.

[jackstraw]

shit. I hope everyone is ok.

https://www.koat.com/article/avalanc...alley/25938388

[grskier]

Looks like a bad slide at TSV just happened:
https://taosnews.com/stories/avalanc...ina-peak,54548

This was just updated....

By John Miller
jmiller@taosnews.com
Updated Jan. 17 at 1:49 p.m.

An avalanche has buried an unknown number of people near Kachina Peak, the highest point at Taos Ski Valley ski resort.

According to a press release from the resort, an "inbounds avalanche" took place in a chute off Kachina Peak just before noon on Thursday (Jan. 17), burying multiple people.

Members of Taos Ski Valley Ski Patrol and other first responders searching the snow had extracted two skiers just before 1 p.m. and performed CPR on them.

According to Chris Stagg, vice president of public affairs for the ski valley, the skiers – both male – were still alive and had been taken down the mountain to the resort's Mogul Medical Clinic.

Other rescuers are continuing to search for anyone else who may have been buried using avalanche probes, shovels and the help of rescue dogs, Stagg said.

According to Taos News photographer Morgan Timms, who was at the scene of the accident, the snow from the avalanche is so deep that the probes, which are as long as 30 feet, would not reach the bottom of the snowpack.

Medics with Taos County Emergency Services and firefighters with Taos Volunteer Fire Department are on standby at the base of the resort as the search continues.

The Kachina Peak Ski Valley lift, which provides easy access to expert terrain at the top of the mountain, opened on Jan. 15. It was built in 2015, providing access to sections of the mountain which were previously only accessible on foot.

Stagg said members of the mountain's ski patrol team had detonated explosives in the area of Kachina Peak early Thursday morning in an effort to reduce the risk of avalanche.

While the rescue operation continues into Thursday afternoon, the Kachina Peak lift has been closed and lift four has been closed temporarily. Other lifts are still operating. Lift four was closed temporarily.

This is a developing story.

Photographer Morgan Timms and Cody Hooks contributed to this report.

Keywords
avalanche, Taos Ski Valley

[jackstraw]

This is gut-wrenching.

[ffmedic84]

Jesus. Vibes to all those involved

[JaytaeMoney]

Absolute nightmare scenario. Hope everyone is ok.

[hoarhey]

that's a big probe line

all the best to all involved

[Benny Profane]

Holy shit.

[hoarhey]

this quote sounds hard to believe
is it a big terrain trap?

According to Taos News photographer Morgan Timms, who was at the scene of the accident, the snow from the avalanche is so deep that the probes, which are as long as 30 feet, would not reach the bottom of the snowpack.

[core2]

this quote sounds hard to believe
is it a big terrain trap?

According to Taos News photographer Morgan Timms, who was at the scene of the accident, the snow from the avalanche is so deep that the probes, which are as long as 30 feet, would not reach the bottom of the snowpack.

Yes, the whole peak flushes out right into a bunch of green and blue runs too.

[grskier]

The debris pile doesn't look 30'.... but yeah, where 4 unloads and you traverse over towards Hunzi is a nice bit of terrain trap.

[Benny Profane]

Yes, the whole peak flushes out right into a bunch of green and blue runs too.

Taken right off the top of a chair that dumps many at the bottom.

[hoarhey]

read on taos new twitter feed.

kachina peak was opened on jan 10, to hikers only.

https://twitter.com/TaosSkiValley/st...28997265047554

[Foggy_Goggles]

Looks incredibly large one way or another

[Fritz]

Positive vibes

[MakersTeleMark]

read on taos new twitter feed.

kachina peak was opened on jan 10, to hikers only.

https://twitter.com/TaosSkiValley/st...28997265047554

Taos Ski Valley
‏ @TaosSkiValley
Jan 15

We are very pleased to announce that the Kachina Peak Lift is now open for business! Our Patrol team and lift ops/maintenance did a phenomenal job getting Kachina ready so when you see them out on the mountain, make sure to give them a ��. The lift will run from 10am-2:45pm.

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[grskier]

98765432

Yeah, it's their way of throwing the hikers a bone and opening the peak 'old school'....


Still a bit of conflicting info out there.. latest update discusses an intubated patient being brought down to the hospital.

[MakersTeleMark]

Can an OEC intubate?

[Meadow Skipper]

Can an OEC intubate?

They have EMT and paramedic patrollers, and there’s a full clinic at the base with Drs.