Taos usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Taos USA.
Taos Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1902 the American ski resort Taos lies at 3602 metres altitude in the New Mexico region of the American Rockies. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Taos ski area is snow sure. Over 32 snow cannons ensure artificial Taos snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 50 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Taos (USA) is Albuquerque
at a distance of 240km or approximately 150 minutes driving time. Taos ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
A legendary ski centre created in the 1950s by Ernie Blake. Over 50% of the terrain is 'expert' standard, and there is a very highly regarded ski school. The historic town of Taos is 30km/17 miles away.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Taos USA
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 26 runs ?km |
23% |
Advanced Trails
 28 runs ?km |
25% |
Expert Trails
 56 runs 56km |
50% |
Taos Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $270 - $390 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Taos Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Taos trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 8.4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Taos ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3602m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2806m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2806m |
| centre of Taos ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 796m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1000m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Taos
Skiing Taos you'll enjoy 110 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Taos lifts number 12 with the capacity to uplift 15500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Taos is over 8.4km long.
Taos Ski Area
Taos ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 23% intermediate, 25% advanced ski slopes and 50% for expert skiers - the most difficult Taos piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Taos after dark.
Taos for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Taos
If you snowboard Taos you'll want to know that, of the 12 ski lifts in total, 2 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Taos snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Taos snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Taos for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Taos Apres Ski
The apres ski Taos scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
8 apres ski bars 10 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 4 cinema 2 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 3 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 10 saunas 11 hot tubs 0 solariums 8 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 3 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 2 ballooning 1 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 5 fishing 7 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Ballooning, Casino, Horse Riding, LLama Trekking, Indoor Tennis, Two Stepping, (Facilities in Taos Town - 30km/17 Miles Include - Museums (7), more than 80 Art Galleries, and Historic Buildings).
SNO-man says
There are plenty of activities to try out in and around Taos ski valley, as well as a program of events and festivals that runs year round. Snowshoes and telemark skis are available for rental and snowmobile tours are available. Off-snow experiences include ballooning, climbing, hiking, biking and horse or llama riding.
The Taos Spa and Tennis Club features tennis, pools, hot tubs, cardiovascular equipment and weights room. Also the resort features and tubing on Strawberry Hill in the evenings.
The Winter Wine Festival staged late January each season is the oldest ski resort wine festival. More than 40 winemakers normally participate. The culmination of the week is Le Grande Tasting in Taos Ski Valley's Resort Center in the early evening. The two Grand Tastings are a gathering of participating wineries and local restaurants. For a reasonable fee guests receive a tasting glass and free reign to sample as much food and wine as they like.
The unique old town of Taos has a wealth of attractions. The seven museums, many with an artistic theme are available on a single multi-pass. However they also include La Hacienda de Los Martinez which has massive walls illustrating the rugged lifestyle of life in the area 200 years ago. You can take a historic trolley bus tour or guided walking tour of the town and the Chile Bus Line runs every 45 minutes to the World Heritage Site of Taos Pueblo (closed in Spring, please check ahead) and to the Taos Mountain Casino.
Taos for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Taos Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Taos resort - ski Taos by any other name
The American ski resort of Taos ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Taos ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Taos ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Taos ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Taos for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall