Abonimable Snowmansion? http://www.snowmansion.com/Taos-Lodging.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by mntlion
Haven't stayed there in forever but it was a good value back then.
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Abonimable Snowmansion? http://www.snowmansion.com/Taos-Lodging.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by mntlion
Haven't stayed there in forever but it was a good value back then.
that's a great pic!Quote:
Originally Posted by cptpowder
mntlion, I have nothing on cheap places to stay (I usually slum it on guys trips), but my last family trip we stayed at the Taos Inn which is a cool old classic place in town. Then we stayed in the higher rent district at tsv. Getting the hook on tics help to offset that.
Based on where you ski, you really have no need to hit AF. Just spend all your time at tsv. Enjoy a few La Cumbre Elevated IPA's too...damn fine beer!
I stayed at the Snowmansion last Friday. It's an awesome place. It's comfortable and has a lot of character.Quote:
Originally Posted by telebobski
nice! And Seco is great spot to be for skiing. That little town has had the most change since I lived in taos but it's not a lot of change I guess...which is nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adrider83
Enjoy a few La Cumbre Elevated IPA's too...damn fine beer!
Yes, yes it is!
thirded. just stayed there for 5 days with 4 teenagers. It was a hoot, the people were cool, clean, a blast from the past and glad they're still there. Highly recommended. One thing I didn't know is that you need to bring your own soap for the shower.
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Originally Posted by telebobski
thanks guys, I think I"m just stay at the super 8. The snowmasin does either dorms, or multi person rooms, I want inbetween that I think.
Any Taos ticket deals ?
FWIW you can probably get a multi-person room with a private bath at the Snowmansion for about the same as the super 8 and be a half hour closer. And stay in a way cooler place.
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Originally Posted by mntlion
Good call. I'll ask them when I know datesQuote:
Originally Posted by oftpiste
Not really. Keep your eyes out for drunken Indians.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
El Pueblo Lodge is cheap and clean.
^ and has fresh, hot chocolate chip cookies at the ready when you get down from the ski valley.
SGL was OK, (good for the money) Its new people owning it, so trying to overhaul the old reputation.
yes, AF is flat.
Yes, Texans are stupid. (but friendly)
Taos skiers REALLY like skiing bumps, Like old school BIG bumps. But LOTS of nice long steeps, and some hikes that seem to stay soft for a while.
town is a bit strange mix of run down/do what you want, and high end tourist art galleries.
Thanks again for all the help and adivce everyone.
Bumping this thread as mrs hoarhey and I with little daughter hoarhey are going to Taos next week
First time in 21 years for me to return.
Is tim's stray dog cantina still up at TSV?
It was when I was there in MayQuote:
Originally Posted by hoarhey
It's getting a little snow today. Hopefully more terrain will be open next week, but right now it is only about 1/3 open.
I was thinking about Taos for my trip in early January, but elected to go to Telluride instead. Which is also really sketchy, but they keep opening terrain every day, so will see.
Tim's is still around.
I haven't been since the Blake opened. We'll be down the 28-1st.
Just got a report from the homies. Upper frontside steeps opened up today. New glades + rope drops all over = the stoke. More snow en route. Unfortunately I'm in the flatlands and once I get back my pass is blacked out.
I did the finish work on the Blake all summer and can safely say that it won't be open by the time you get there.
If you need a tune stop by Le Ski Mastery and support your local maggot.
Also, #dontcometotaos
Thank you. Let this thread slowly fade into the ether...
Alain's a maggot?Quote:
Originally Posted by the_flying_v
Ask him about the Dynamic VR70s up on the wall - those are some planques.
Ha, will do!Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
18" yesterday at Taos. That should help open up some terrain!
Reports are coming in hot. Apparently that 18" came in wet and heavy. Gates dropping all over the hill. Highline open to Juarez, Reforma / Blitz, most lower frontside steeps open as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by billyk
Orale, bro.
Service personnel pass has blackout dates as they contrive dropping gates, apparently. Excited for Tuesday, has it been overrun up there?
Wasn't too bad last Tuesday and Wednesday, although many more showed up on Wednesday
We had a great 2 days there
It was good to be back, as I hadn't been in 22 yrs (1995)
Hope the snowfall shows up for you guys
We'll be back as my inlaws are in Santa Fe
I'm looking forward to exploring and getting to know Taos again in the coming years
Anybody post this yet?
Taosavalanchecenter.org
I got n the lift last year on a nice day well after the last snow with this guy who was wearing a pair of new race slalom Volkls, which you rarely see in the west on the rec side. He said the same, that Taos is tight and fast. I understood, after a few days.Quote:
Originally Posted by strawjack
Orale bro :) haha small worldQuote:
Originally Posted by the_flying_v
Thanks for the intel!Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
Yeah, what? ...best fucking skier on the mtn!Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
My wife used to take care of their daughter occasionally at kindercare. She had fire in her eyes (in a good way!) as a little kid. She must be mid to late 20's by now.
I shared an Astar with him, his wife and a wealthy client in AK. Theo would let Alain and I rip huge lines, so we could lap the other groups, while he brought down the others.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackstraw
At first, I wanted to hate him because we was so good, good looking and French.
But he's such a nice guy, you just couldn't.
In his shop @Taos, above the partition between the entry room and the inner room on the left, he has a pair of Dynamic VR70s mounted. Those skis had a cracked metal sidewall, weighed about 20 pounds each and were awesome smooth at speed. A friend of mine back in the early 70s had a pair and I've never seen another pair since. Alain was pretty excited I knew what they were.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shredhead
Cool stories
Great vibe at Taos
They finally got some more snow, 13" in the last 24
Taos was ripping this weekend. Blue bird skies and plenty of wintry chalk, despite the balmy temps. Coverage is really good despite a lack of recent snow. Katchina is on reduced loading (every other chair) snow preservation mode. West Basin is mostly in.
However, If I may be so bold, now that the Blake is done, maybe time to mix in a little AC pavement in the parking lots. I love mud pit parking as much as the next guy, but if you're trying to attract wealthy out of towners to boost the tax revenue, they might appreciate a few less potholes and a little AC here and there. Just a crazy thought.
Or, if you're going to keep the mud parking, at least offer après female mud wrestling.
Thread needs less skiing , more weird shit.
Parents used to live on the Navajo res in N.Arizona/New Mexico in the 70s/80s.
Grew up hearing tons of weird stories about the area that still captivate me to this day.
Last time I was in the area was Philmont for Scouts almost 15 years ago. That place is epic and weird, google Urraca mesa regarding the totems, dimensional portals, and immortal Anasazi shamans living up there.
Parents told me a bunch of stories about weird shit that goes on around there.... my mom and her girlfriends from NYC were joyriding around the mesas outside of Taos and ran into a group of SkinWalkers (navajo i think ) fully painted doing rituals and tried to abduct them.
Heard multiple UFO stories from my dad of seeing giant silent crafts spinning in the desert like 10ft off the ground
Mom worked at the church in Taos that has the radioactive/glow in the dark painting of Jesus from the early 1500s.
So much heady shit up there, would love to spend a few weeks driving around and checking out anasazi ruins and all the eccentricities of the lands.
One of the best TGR threads I've ever read
We've been going to Taos for years, and unfortunately I've never witnessed any UFOs, aliens, or any truly weird shit, although I've read some of the stories on this thread.
I will say that the people who work at TSV are far and away the nicest people you will ever meet at a ski area. The lifties are dancing, having a great time, people chat you up on the chairs, just a great vibe.
I think all the cattle mutilations have to do with Sandia and Los Alamos....
I think they accidentally release something: radiation, chemicals, gas cloud...you name it...and then they cut some organs out of a local cow to find out if they did any damage to the local people.
That's my hypothesis anyway, who knows.
The "Taos Hum" drives some people crazy, but I've never been able to hear it.
So much crazy shit goes down at the labs that very few people will ever know about. I heard a sorry about the last big forest fire that resulted in evacuating los alamos. Supposedly, a research scientist had to go back in to retrieve amsime radioactive material from his garage. Everyone's gotta have a hobby.
[QUOTE=SirHeady;4933204]Thread needs less skiing , more weird shit.