Taos Ski Resort
New Mexico, USA
| Resort Statistics | | vertical drop: | 2,612 feet | | summit: | 11,819 feet | | base: | 9,207 feet | | lifts: | 12 | | trails: | 110 | | longest run: | 27,456 feet |
Snowboarding | | permitted: | No | | terrain park: | Yes | | half-pipe: | No | | | Snow and Terrain | | annual snowfall: | 305 inches | | snowmaking: | 40% | | skiable area: | 1,200 acres | | easiest: | 24% | | more difficult: | 25% | | most difficult: | 51% |
Other Activities | | x-country: | No | | snow tubing: | Yes |
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Norway gets first snowstorm
October 04, 2008 - Norway has gotten its first dusting of snow in the mountains of the southern portion of the country.Aftenposten reported that nearly four inches of snow fell in Ustaoset, near the Hardanger, this week.While still in autumn, snowplows were used to clear snow from state Highway 40 over Dagalifjellet, the newspaper reported. We have had a few nights with frost and ice-scraping in the morning, said ...
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Taos Ski Valley drops longtime ban on snowboarders
March 26, 2008 - TAOS, N.M. -- "Don't Panic," a famous sign at the foot of Taos Ski Valley reads.
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Change in Taos times
March 25, 2008 - As he poles away for a final sweep of the mountain on the last day of skiing-only at Taos, veteran ski patroller Keir Green leans his head back and forlornly conjures Jim Morrison.
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Taos rolls dice on 'board game
March 23, 2008 - The venerable Taos ski area last week exited the country's dwindling camp of ski-only resorts, welcoming snowboarders for the first time in its 53-year history.
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How about a snowboard-only resort?
March 18, 2008 - JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. Taos will drop its ban on snowboards effective on March 19, but Michael Pearlman, sports editor of the Jackson Hole News&Guide, doesnt see it as a forward march of civilization.
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No-go zones for snowboarding down to a final three
March 18, 2008 - Taos Ski Valley lifts its ban Wednesday, leaving only a trio of U.S. sites reserved for 'two-plankers.' Snowboard Nation's Jake Burton and others call the controversial exclusion 'fascist.' He strolled across the snow at 3 o'clock on a brilliant February afternoon, his goggles warding off the high-altitude glare that makes Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon glow.
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Quiet town serves as skiers' sanctuary
January 20, 2008 - GRAND TARGHEE, Wyo. -- Bill Royall's quest for a quiet skiing sanctuary lasted for years, taking him to places such as Steamboat Springs, Taos, Sun Valley. And it always ended the same: moving out when the crowds moved in.
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Boarders soon to be allowed access at Taos
December 28, 2007 - TAOS, N.M. In 1985, only 39 of about 600 resorts nationwide allowed snowboarding.
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Skiers only: Two Utah resorts among three in the nation without snowboards
December 27, 2007 - And then there were three. Taos Ski Valley, one of the last bastions of snowboard-free skiing, caved to commercial pressure last week and said it will allow snowboarders on the slopes starting at the end of the season.
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Snowboarders soon will be allowed access to Taos
December 27, 2007 - TAOS, N.M. - In 1985, only 39 of about 600 resorts nationwide allowed snowboarding.
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