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We just moved down to the Taos area and got passes at ski valley. Resort looks top shelf. Anyone in the area got sum knowledge to share? Thanks....
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haha...
where to begin.
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I should post Yetiman's awesome PM on this very subject, back when we were thinking about moving to Taos. It turned the tides...Comment
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Just moved down here from pc/slc area. Time for a change. The mtn. Looks as steep as alta/bird from what I can tell. Since last years snowfall was subpar last season, I'm hoping this season is better.....Comment
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see there was this midget who always used to get shitfaced at Abe's, and one night WHAMMO...hit by a car.
I love Taos, don't get me wrong...it's just that I love Taos in a sort of "ex that gave me VD" kind of way.
feel free to post the PM. I can't remember wtf I said. I'm sure it'll be amusing for everyone.Comment
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Last edited by ill-advised strategy; 01-12-2021, 08:42 PM. Reason: replaced old inactive image linksComment
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Taos can be epic, and the steeps are all time.. it just blows when there is no snow. As has been said a good hundred times.
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Fukt: a very small amount of snow.Comment
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Yep, all you see at Taos is blown sidewalls, everywhere. Srsly..
The photos are Ryan Heffernan's, President's Day Weekend, 2011.
Last season was definitely a low snow year, and we still caught a number of really good days.Attached FilesComment
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Well...it doesn't take a brain surgeon to know it s better than snowmass...
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Dope pics....glad I brought a quiver of skis that I can wreck! Sound like ski repair is a good business to be in around here!Comment
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i was there from '78-'85 as a full time ski bum and i get there for visits once in a while (hopefully again this winter), but i don't feel that i can give a valid beta anymore...as you spend time at tsv and make friends i am sure you will get plenty of the "shared knowledge" you seek.... there used to be a 6-8 week long, one day a week race clinic/lesson program that was filled with locals with good skills.. if that is still happening it would be a good way to meet new skiing partners...and, cybercop had a new mexico/taos thread ongoing here at one time for hookups.
you are living in seco? i spent 1 winter living across hondo seco road from the snowmansion in what i think is now an office building, and a couple other winters at places off el salto road.. don't believe anyone who tells you abes was better back in the day. it wasn't.... except for the prices
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what's so funny about peace, love, and understanding?Comment
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It's not for everyone. Taos can be a great place to live, but it can be rough, TSV can be a great place to ski, but it can be rough. It's not really a ski town, at least by Colorado/Utah standards. There are some dark corners to the social fabric in Taos, and sometimes you can go a long time between snow at TSV. The whole place is kind of complex with a lot of history and can take a while to understand.
But when it's good, it's great. I know people/families living there that are living the dream.Comment
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oh it will be a change from park city/slc THAT'S for sure! you are here at a great time of the year --green chili's roastin, snow's comin, balloons in the burque...tsv is not a huge mountain and the chairs are all slow (a good thing at times)...when there is not much snow you'll be hiking to places where there still wont be much snow...i'd say for your first year just hike around the ridges checking it all out...watch out for rocks at the top of most stuff in the west basin...i'm good for at least one ejecto slide-a-chute per year over there...you cant go wrong with a combo plate at tims...welcome and enjoy...
oh ya, and SEARCH JONG! yetiman and someone were going back and forth about taos a year or so ago, and most of it was spot on and fucking funny...Comment
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YM's opinion can vary, depending. Catch him in a nostalgic mood:
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