Baker in the race course Taos

Juarez Hike Gang (Rich, Mark, Lisa, Mark, Steve) Taos

Juarez Hike Looking Down The Run Taos

Juarez Hike Taos

Juarez Hike View Taos

Mabry & Baker at the Taos

Red River

Rio Grand River Gorge Taos

Taos

Taos

Taos

Taos

Taos

Taos

Taos Pueblo

Taos Pueblo

Taos Pueblo

Taos Pueblo Church

Taos Pueblo Church

Taos Ski Valley

Taos Sunset

Taos Sunset

Taos Town & Shopping

Taos Town & Shopping

Taos View

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Baker in the race course Taos

Taos Ski Valley had a little bit for everyone that went on the trip.  If you like steep skiing Taos has it with over 50% of the runs being advanced and lots of double black diamond steep runs.  If you like good blue cruisers then Angel Fire or Red River resorts had plenty of that type of skiing with only a short drive from Taos.  Not into skiing?  How about shopping or site seeing.  Plenty of shopping in Taos or Santa Fe or the nearby Indian shops (just ask Lisa and Sam – they hit every shop at least once during the week).  The Taos Pueblo was an interesting site to visit where they still practice their culture as they did over 1,000 years ago.  The Taos Pueblo has the oldest continuing inhabited buildings in the US at well over 1,000 years.  The sun sets were magnificent and the local western adobe culture was very interesting.

The snow was a little thin which was surprising with all of the dumps the west had earlier in the season but apparently most of it was north of Taos.  Even with the thin snow there was plenty of skiing terrain and snow available.  This was my first trip to Taos and I would make the trek again at some point in the future.

Mark Mabry