Taos Ski Valley - Lodging & Activities

A skier clad all in white shoots powder up on a turn.

The light of sunrise illuminate a snowy mountains and smooth, wavelike clouds.

A yellow and red hot air balloon with a Zia symbol on it floats above the horizon with a bright sun rising in the sky.

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Welcome to Taos Ski Valley

Everything You Need to Plan Your Trip

Tucked high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos Ski Valley is a place where nature still feels vast, wild, and alive. Here, breathtaking peaks, wide-open skies, and acres of pristine National Forest stretch in every direction.

For centuries, these lands have offered sustenance and inspiration to those who live and visit here. Whether you come for epic skiing and snowboarding, mountain hiking, culinary delights or simply bearing witness to the natural beauty, Taos Ski Valley welcomes you.

If you’re looking for accommodations, you can inquire directly with our lodgers with “Request Lodging“.

You can ask a real person any questions you may have with “Ask A Local“.

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Check our Currently Open page for the latest listing of restaurants, shops, and activities open when you are here.

Our Location

We are located an easy drive from the Town of Taos, which sits at the base of the mountains. It takes about 30 minutes to drive from Taos Plaza to the Ski Valley, passing through historic villages and mountain canyons. The area’s early ski pioneers, residents, and employees blended their love of skiing with the local Native American and Spanish cultures to craft a mountain retreat out of an old mining town. Over the years, Taos has become world-renowned for steep runs of powdery, dry snow in the winter and stunning forest surroundings in the spring and summer.

With unprecedented access courtesy of JSX, visitors from Texas and California can fly directly to the Taos airport, instead of flying into Santa Fe or Albuquerque. Or fly with Contour direct to Denver International.

Follow along as we head up NM-150 from the base of the mountains just north of Taos up to the Village of Taos Ski Valley.

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Nov 6

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Mixed media 🍂🎨✨ In #Taos art is all around us not just indoors! Now’s the perfect time to step outside to enjoy the mild temps and sunshine on an afternoon autumn art walk. From curated museum shows to hands-on studio shopping, there’s something for the browser and the maker alike — and so much within walking distance of our central historic plaza downtown… Pick up the crumbs, pop inside and refresh with a stroll as you chart your own trail through the threads connecting it all: 🖼️ For the Browser @harwoodmuseum: Pursuit of Happiness 🇺🇸 (Sept 27 – May 31) & The Same Place at the Same Time (Jun 21 – May 31) — post-war creativity and the networks behind Taos art. The Gallery @hotel_willa: The Drawing Project ✏️ (Nov 15 – Apr 19) — line, form, and process from seven Taos-based artists. @taoscenterforthearts: Warren Miller’s SNO‑CIETY 🎬 (Nov 16, 4 pm & 7 pm) — Snow-culture adventure on screen, for that pre-ski season excitement you’re ready to unleash with support from @taoscommunityfoundation! @millicentrogersmuseum: Quilted Survivance 🧶 (Nov 15 – Feb 1) & Who Am I? Quien Soy Yo? 🎨 (Nov 14 – May 24) — Navajo quilts and pastel portraits that celebrate heritage and identity. In El Prado, but a worthy outlier — swing by @taospizza Pizaños for a pie after as all the creative stimulation fuels your appetite! 🎨 For the Maker / Collector @woodallfineart: 🖌️ Browse oil paintings, monotypes, and sculpture, or join a private 3-hour art lesson to try your hand at creating your own piece. Open daily for studio shopping and inspiration. Taos Adobe Quilting: ✂️ Fabric, kits, patterns — open weekdays and Saturdays; bring your own Southwestern creation to life. 💡Check out our full Arts & Culture guide at TaosSkiValley.com thru 🔗 in Bio and Story! #TaosArt #TaosIsArt #TaosNM #ArtWalk #MuseumHopping #TaosCulture #SupportLocalArtists #AutumnInTaos #TaosAdventures #WarrenMiller #NavajoArt #QuiltedSurvivance #DrawingProject #HarwoodMuseum #MillicentRogersMuseum #TaosAdobeQuilting #PatWoodallFineArt #TaosPlaza

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Nov 4

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De-Toke-Ville 🚌❄️🌲 That’s right! It’s #TokeUpTuesday and the 🆙 is @taoscanyoncannabis’s Treeline outpost! The slopes are calling, @bigkahunanm Boot Worx is currently open and tuning already, and #TaosSkiValley’s first dispensary and highest in New Mexico is ready to serve its first full ski season in the village! Swing by the #drivethru on your way to pre-season errands and gear gathering. Have your 🪪 ready. 💵, 💳 and 🛜 tap! Super discrete and easy access. 10% off for ALL #NEWMEXICO residents! Open 8-8 daily on the northside of NM-150 in Amizette 🚩 NFSOT. For educational purposes only 🤓 #taos #treelinecannabisco #treelinecannabis
#DeTokeVille #Taos #SkiSeason #TreelineCannabis #StayElevated #BootWorx #SkiTaos #HighAltitude #SnowDays

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Nov 3

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Winter from Above ❄️🎈🥂 From fiery fall hues to snow-dusted peaks — #Taos skies have been showing off!! @taosmountainballoonrally’s flights o’ fancy may have drifted on (see story for a slew of new photos from this weekend!), but the next season’s adventure is just taking flight. From ski to sky, your winter adventure with @riograndeballoons awaits so bundle 🆙 for the quiet thrill of sunrise over the Rio Grande Gorge — this time framed in white and silver. A view that only gets more breathtaking as the snow settles in. Perfect for families and friends who want to see @Taos from a whole new angle — and something everyone can do together airborne after the powder hounds in your crew have gotten their floaty fix @skitaos elevation! Enjoy #AprèsSki of a different speed as owner and pilot Sol Lothe recounts the history of #hotairballooning and you raise a glass of @gruetwinery or sparkling cider to breathtaking scenery and special memories! ⛷️💨 📱Call 575.208.1888 to reserve your spot
🌐 riograndeballoons.com #TaosBallooning #RioGrandeBalloons #RioGrandeGorge #WinterInTaos #TaosSkiValley #HotAirBalloon #NewMexicoTRUE #SnowViews #AboveTheTreetops #BallooningLife #FamilyAdventure #NorthernNewMexico

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Nov 1

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The sunny side of Halloween! 🌄🍭🍬🎃🎈 Bob Ross, the Lorax, and you know we’re bringing the big main character energy when we play dress up in @Taos! Serious commitment and a whole lot of fun strolling through the streets of Seco and Downtown #Taos yesterday — capped with sky candy @taosmountainballoonrally this morning. More to come! 📷: @jackieinthewild #Taos #ArroyoSeco #VisitTaos #DiscoverTaos #NewMexicoTrue #NorthernNewMexico #TaosCommunity #TaosEvents #TaosLife #SunnySideOfHalloween #TaosHalloween #FallInNewMexico #AutumnVibes #SpookySeason #HalloweenFun #FallFestivities #OctoberMagic #BalloonRally #HotAirBalloons #TaosMountainBalloonRally #TaosSky #ColorfulSkies #UpUpAndAway #CommunityCelebration #FamilyFunDay #FallPhotography #EventPhotography #ExploreNM #NaturePhotography

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Oct 30

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INTERGALACTIC ODDITY BALL👽🛸👾🧑‍🎤🪩 Halloween beams down to @daleeektaos tomorrow night!
🎃 Friday, October 31
📍 DALEEE KTAOS | 6pm – late
🎟️ Tickets $15 | a portion of proceeds benefits Community Against Violence (@taoscav) Tomorrow night, it all gets strange! Prepare for @houseofarchetype to transport you to the weirdest, wildest night of the year with: 👻🤠 7PM → Dance Party with DJ CREW BUCK SULLIVAN (YEEHAW!) @tymerbuck @consoulbeats 🛸 8PM → Costume Contest — prizes for:
• Scariest 👺
• Best Duo 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽
• Best Executed ✨
• Lost in Space 🚀 💀 PLUS:
🧪 Creepy cocktails all night long
📸 Halloween portraits by @visionaryimageryllc
🍬 Spooky treats by @mood.bake.baby
💄 Alien beauty bar by Heidi Stardust
🌀 Scary clowns, alien abductees, cosmic cowboys, and lone space rangers — whoever you come as, come ready to orbit the dance floor. #DALEEEKTAOS #TaosHalloween #SpaceOddityBall #Halloween #Taos #CostumeBall #HalloweenParty #TaosEvents #CommunityAgainstViolence

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Oct 29

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Calling our TAOS SNO-CIETY. Winter is on the line! 🤪🎿❄️ ☎️📳 Bluebird special… aisle 13! That’s right. The iconic voice that purrs pure stoke into the hearts and minds of powder junkies across America at the start of each ski season is back, plaintively ear-worming its way into your cabinet of curiosities… 🏚️🕸️👻 It’s time for @taoswintersportsteam’s annual Ski Swap and @warrenmillerent to send us into @skitaos ski season with an epic dose of alpine endorphins! Here’s the run-down:
📍 Sagebrush Inn & Suites, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM
🗓️ Fri, Oct 31 – Sun, Nov 2
FRI | 3–6 PM – Drop off gear, grab sales tags ($2 each or 5 for $2 on smaller items). 20% of sales benefit TWST!
SAT | 10 AM–7 PM – Gear drop-off continues 10–12 PM, then hunt the slopes of deals with DJ beats, snacks, and a cash bar. Browse from local shops and garages — no entry fee, $20 suggested donation if you find “the one.”
SUN | 11 AM–4 PM – Family fun, silent auction, last-chance finds. Gear pickup 4:30–6 PM. ⛑️ Reminders: No used helmets or skis with non-indemnified bindings. All sales final. 10–20% of proceeds support TWST, a 501(c)(3) youth snowsports team.
Event Partners: @TaosCommunityFoundation @skitaos @leskimastery @bigkahunanm Boot Worx 🎥 🎞️ Once your gear is locked in, catch #WarrenMiller’s 76th film, SNO-CIETY — coming to @taoscenterforthearts in two weeks. In classic high-energy form, this celebration of snow, community and the global culture of skiing and riding crushes pow from the Scottish Highlands to the back bowls of BC, where you’ll meet Olympians and urban shredders alike and feel the rush that binds skiers and riders everywhere.
📅 Local screenings: Nov 16 at TCA — 4 PM & 7 PM
🎟️ Get your tickets now through 🔗 in Bio & Story! Film Partners: @adidasterrex @aberfeldy @atomicski @scout_motors @oakley @sorelfootwear @sunvalley @skitaos @flylowgear @gladeoptics @taoswintersportsteam #TaosSkiSwap #YouthSnowsports #TWST #SkiSeason #SnowCulture #SkiGear #WinterIsComing #WarrenMiller #SNOciety #TaosSkiValley #SkiCommunity #PowderDayFinds #GetOutside #TaosEvents #winterwednesday

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Oct 27

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Fall’s High Note 🍂🎶 Golden leaves are drifting, evergreens stand tall, and you’re surrounded by art — the perfect intimate and inspiring backdrop for a weekend of music. Join @taoschambermusicgroup at the Harwood Museum of Art’s auditorium for “Every Day Sacred” — a luminous program celebrating the divine in the everyday. ✨
From the timeless chants of Hildegard von Bingen to the shimmering modernism of Olivier Messiaen and Pauline Oliveros, this concert invites you to slow down, listen deeply, and let yourself be carried away — where music meets its muse! 🎻🌙 📅 Saturday, Nov 1 at 5:30 PM
📅 Sunday, Nov 2 at 3:30 PM
📍 Harwood Museum of Art, Taos
🎟️ Tickets available now at taoschambermusicgroup.org Photos from October’s concerts! #MusicMonday #FallsHighNote #TaosChamberMusicGroup #HarwoodMuseum #TaosCulture #LiveMusic #EveryDaySacred #TaosEvents #TaosArtScene #HolidayConcerts #DiscoverTaos #TaosSkiValley

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Oct 26

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White gold is having a moment 
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Kachina Peak’s first light yesterday on @SkiTaos’s Lift 12 and fall foliage glowing in the @Taos foothills in Vallecito mountain’s first snows. Swipe for the morning #timelapse drip (1,371 images shot from 7:30-8:50am). As if we needed confirmation the peak is steep! 🌅💧⏱️ (#SonyA1 #Sony400800mm #Sigma2470art)  
#KachinaPeak #Golden #GoldenSnow #Taos #TaosSkiValley #ArroyoSecoNM #SangreDeCristoMountains #FallSnow #FirstSnow #AutumnLight #MountainMagic #GoldenHour #WhiteGold #SnowyPeaks #FallFoliage #NewMexicoTrue #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #MountainPhotography #MorningLight #TimelapsePhotography#TaosPhotographer #TaosPhotography #FallintheMountains #WinterisComing #SonyAlpha

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Oct 24

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Sharpen those edges… @skitaos ski season’s about to drop in! ⛷️ @brett_hills
📸 @jackieinthewild
📍Juarez, December 29, 2024
Wax on this pre-season checklist as we countdown to Thanksgiving Opening Day: 🛂 SkiTaos.com
🛩️ @flyjsx
🏰 @hotel_willa @alpinevillagesuites @snakedance_condos
🎿 @bigkahunanm #SkiTaos #TaosSkiValley #BluebirdDay #FirstChairFeels #PowderChaser #WinterIsComing #SkiSeasonCountdown #SnowStoke #HighDesertSnow #YeehawFriday #NewMexicoTrue

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Oct 23

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Word to the Winterwise! 🌬️❄️🏂🎿🏠 Plan now, thank yourself later! When that first powder day hits, location is everything. But so is your budget — that’s where The Inn at Taos Valley comes in! Meet in the middle for an avalanche of savings by staying just 3 minutes from the base in Amizette — within #TaosSkiValley Village limits and where your backyard is national forest wilderness 🦅🌲🏔️ 🔥 Fireplaces (in select condos)
🍳 Full kitchens — cook, unwind, feel at home
🎮 Game + TV Rooms
💪 Fitness Room
🚗 On-site Parking
🧺 Laundry Room
✨ Winter rates from a mere $150/night‼️
📍 1314 NM-150, Taos Ski Valley, NM
📞 575.776.1176 or 575.770.9261
🔗 TaosSkiValley.com/stay A few different condo interiors are pictured! Pick your favorite now and be first in line when the lifts start spinning Thanksgiving week! #TaosSkiValley #WinterIsComing #SkiNewMexico #PowderDayReady #MountainLodging #StayInTaos #InnatTaosValley #SkiTripGoals #TaosAdventure #BaseCampDoneRight #Taos

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Oct 22

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Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) appearing in @Taos’s NW dark sky last night after sunset beside the @earthship Meditation Pyramid, making its descent to the horizon beside the Milky Way’s Galactic Center. 🔺☄️💚 DYK? Comets sometimes glow green because sunlight excites gases like diatomic carbon (C₂) and cyanogen (CN) in their coma. When those molecules calm down, they release green light — giving the comet its ghostly emerald hue. The tail usually stays pale, since those fragile gases burn off fast in sunlight! Nice air glow on her last night! As a point of comparison, Lemmon’s nucleus measures about 2.2 km across—significantly smaller compared to last October’s C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) with its 10–20 km core. Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is a long-period traveler, returning to our skies roughly once every 1,350 years. Yesterday it made its closest approach to Earth—about 90 million kilometers away—There are a few more nights of possible naked-eye viewing if the skies stay clear. Keep an eye out left of the Big Dipper near sunset as Lemmon drifts into Boötes… and maybe a stray meteor or two while you’re at it. 🌠 #Taos #DarkSkies #TaosDarkSkies #Stargazing #CometLemmon #CometSWAN #Orionids #TaosNightSky #NewMexicoNights #StarsOverTaos #CelestialShow #MilkyWayMoments #Skywatching #Astrophotography #LookUpTaos #NorthernNewMexico #TaosMagic

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Oct 21

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Boo! Ya! 👻🐦‍⬛🎃🦇🍕🍺 The only conspiracy here is the super cute spooky ravens! @TaosTapRoom is stoking our Halloween spirit and appetites. 📍201 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM 87571
🕛 Daily 12-9 p.m.
🍕 Wood-fired pizzas, fresh salads, a strong tap list full of its @taosmothership craft brews—perfect for filling up after a stroll through historic downtown @taos before a night of Halloween fun.
🥡 Carryout encouraged! #HotandFresh #TaosTapRoom #TaosMesaBrewing #HalloweenInTaos #TaosVibes #DarkSkiesTaos #PizzaAndPints #SpookySeason #RavenGang #TapRoomLife #TaosEats #TaosBeer #EatDrinkBeScary #PizzaLife #PizzaLover #TastyTuesday #TaosEats #TaosRestaurant #Taos #Halloween

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Oct 19

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Who wore it best? Vote below! Playing favorites welcome but here are some fun facts that might sway ya 🏵️ 🌳 Cottonwood (Populus deltoides & Populus fremontii)
Elevation: Typically found at lower elevations, 4,500–7,000 ft, along rivers, streams, and floodplains
Leaf shape: Broad, triangular (“deltoid”) with serrated edges
Color in fall: Bright yellow to golden bronze
Habitat: Found along rivers, arroyos, and wetlands throughout Taos and the Rio Grande corridor
Texture/sound: Thick, fluttering leaves that rustle deeply in the wind
Growth: Among the fastest-growing North American hardwoods
Water seekers: Deep roots (30+ ft) tap into groundwater, marking old streambeds
Cultural note: Indigenous peoples used buds for salves and teas; pioneers called it “the tree of life”
Wildlife magnet: Provides nesting for eagles, herons, owls, and shade for trout below
Longevity: Up to 100 years, often hollowing into wildlife shelters as they age
🌲 Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
Elevation: Found at higher elevations, usually 7,000–11,500 ft, on mountain slopes and in alpine meadows
Leaf shape: Rounded to nearly heart-shaped with fine serrations
Color in fall: Vivid golds with flashes of orange and pink
Habitat: High-elevation mountain slopes and groves, like those around Taos Ski Valley
Texture/sound: Thin, trembling leaves that shimmer — the name tremuloides means “quaking”
Clone colonies: Groves are often one organism — all stems connected through a shared root system
World record holder: Utah’s “Pando” colony weighs over 6,000 tons and may be 80,000+ years old
Fire friend: Regenerates quickly after wildfire — thrives on renewal and disturbance
Leaf physics: Flat petioles make the leaves quake, helping cool the tree and optimize light
Seasonal clue: Color change begins high on the slopes and cascades downward — nature’s fall calendar #WhoWoreItBest #FallInTaos #TaosMagic #slowmo #HighSpeed #AspenVsCottonwood #GoldenHourGlow #NewMexicoTrue #LeafItToTaos #TaosNature #TaosVibes #NatureLovers #FallColors #AutumnInTaos #NatureReel #FallFoliage #ExploreTaos #GetOutside #TaosMoments #VisitTaos #AspenGlow #CottonwoodGold #MountainMagic #PureTaos #TaosLife #NaturePerfection #FallFeels

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Oct 17

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Seasonal Sundown @skitaos’s The Blake Hotel 🌄 Last call this weekend folks! The Blake Hotel temporarily closes with restaurant 192 at The Blake in Sunday, October 19. 🍁 Get your last fall staycations in and SKI YOU SOON… when it all re-opens Thanksgiving Week! 🎿⛷️☃️🏂 #taosskivalley #taos #newmexico #taoseats #mountaindining #fallinnewmexico #newmexicofoodies #highaltitudelife #taosmountains #newmexicotravel #visittaos #taoschamber #eatlocalnm #fallvibes #autumninnewmexico #tasteoftaos #taosrestaurant #staycation #fallfeels #fallleaves #winteriscoming #skiseason

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Oct 16

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🚀 BIG NEWS, TSV! DALEEE is heading up mountain!🎿🎶 After 2+ incredible years of bringing people together in Town of @taos, @DALEEEKTAOS is expanding to Taos Ski Valley — opening with the 2025-26 ski season on Thanksgiving Weekend! Get ready for @DALEEETSV — the same big flavor, good energy, and live music you love, now slope-side… anchoring the lower Village in the former Taos Ale House space (once The Stray Dog Cantina), overlooking the Rio Hondo, just steps from the lifts! The new restaurant, bar and community gathering spot will serve up:
🍔🌮 DALEEE’s greatest hits (yes, that green chile cheeseburger!) + new northern New Mexico favorites like the ultimate #FritoPie
🍹🍷🍻 A full bar with craft cocktails + local brews on tap
🎸🥁 Live music, DJs, après vibes & spontaneous moments of pure joy
☃️☀️ Roll-up garage doors, patio dining, upstairs space for private hangs “After 15 years here in Taos, it feels like coming home — like everything’s come full circle, right back to where it all began @skitaos for me as a J1,” says musician and owner @rickycarlini, who calls DALEEE “a place that’s warm, fun, and welcoming, surrounded by friends, music, and these magical mountains.” From town to the mountain, we’re here to keep the good times rolling. See you up here Thanksgiving Weekend! 🏔️✨ Follow for updates and opening events:
👉 @daleektaos + @daleeetsv
🔗 daleeektaos.com #DALEEE #DALEEETSV #TaosSkiValley #SkiNewMexico #TaosVibe #LiveMusicTaos #AprèsSki #EatDrinkDALEEE #BestOfTaos #TaosEats #TaosSkiSeason #BackyardOfTaos #DALEEEKTAOS #Taos #SkiSeason #WinterisComing #ThirstyThursday

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Oct 14

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The magic of the in-between of things✨☁️🌄 Magical Seco morning looking west then east… keeping that moisture coming before temps plummet next week! #taosbeauty #taos #taossunrise #landscapephotography #landscapephotographer #taosphotographer #taosphotography #morningfog #overnightrain #fallstorms #fallrain #rainstorm #taosskivalley #fallfog #fallinthemountains #fallintheforest #foothills #sangredecristomountains #arroyoseconm

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Oct 13

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Good to the last lap! 🚴‍♀️🦄🪨 Sunday was a free-wheeling funday at Ride the Rift 2025! Our favorite comp kiddos @taos_composite led the way for @fitaos’s annual community ride and fundraiser — when Uni-Cornelius wasn’t popping wheelies, of course! A huge thank you to first-timers, families, and our stalwart community riders tearing up the Rift Valley Taos Overlook trails. And to every participant, volunteer, and sponsor who made the day unforgettable — you keep the wheels turning for local outdoor youth programs! 📊 By the Numbers:
• 121 riders, ages 2–81
• 42 juniors (half were girls!)
• 44 volunteers (23 also rode!)
• Over 1,600 total miles ridden
• Many scoops of @taoscow enjoyed till the last lick and lap !🍦 🏁 Fastest Lap Challenge:
• Male: Keaton Verswijver (Taos Composite Senior) – 50:50
• Female: Bernice O’Reilly (Taos Composite Sophomore) – 1:03:52 🚵‍♀️ Most Miles:
• Adult Male: Mark Johnson (age 69) – 52 miles
• Adult Female: Michelle Barowe – 36.6 miles
👧 Junior Most Miles:
• Male: 1️⃣ Ryan Edmonds – 42.8 mi (Senior)
2️⃣ Olin O’Reilly – 35.2 mi (Freshman)
3️⃣ Rowan Higdon (Senior)
• Female: 1️⃣ Lhotse Johnson – 42 mi (6th Grader)
2️⃣ Kalia Velarde – 40 mi (7th Grader)
2️⃣ Bernice O’Reilly – 40 mi (Sophomore)
🏆BONUS! The top 3 junior women were also top 3 overall women for distance!!! 🤝 Special thanks to our sponsors + community partners:
@TaosNet @TaosCommunityFoundation @SkiTaos @humblebrands @taossportsalliance @cidsfoodmarket @taosmtb @taoscow @rift.cycles @goatheadtaos @taossearchandrescue and Michael “Red” Wagener Memorial Fund 🎟️ Support our amazing student athletes as they hit the road to hit the dirt and represent #Taos on their competition circuit! Fundraising 🔗 in Story! Good luck next weekend at the Championships! 📷: @jackieinthewild #BEFITRaffle #FITaos #FieldInstituteOfTaos #RideTheRift #SupportTaosYouth #PlayOutside #CommunityRide #YouthCycling #MTBFun #TaosOverlookTrails #CyclingForACause #VolunteerTaos #FundraiserRaffle #TaosEvents #BLMTrails #FamilyFun #MountainBiking #BikeTaos #ActiveTaos

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Oct 13

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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day from the ever beautiful, sacred and protected Taos Pueblo Land 🌄🏞️🐴🌊 📷: @whitefeathertours #IndigenousPeoplesDay #TaosPueblo #HonoringTheLand #NativeHeritage #AncestralHomelands #SacredLand #IndigenousWisdom #IndigenousStrong #NativePride #ProtectSacredSites #LandBack #RespectTheLand #TaosNewMexico #PuebloPride #IndigenousVoices #NativeNations #CulturalHeritage #CommunityAndCulture #IndigenousRights #TaosLife #NewMexicoTrue #MotherEarth #PuebloLife #NativeLand #TaosMagic #SacredEarth #SouthwestSpirit #IndigenousBeauty #TaosCulture

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Oct 11

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Go for the gold 💛🥇🏆👑🌟🍁🏵️🍂🚵‍♀️ Made your annual aspen pilgrimage yet? South Boundary Trail #164 is one of our favorite seasonal rites of passage — a golden corridor through shimmering groves dropping gold all around, conifers catching their fall, and alpine ridges made for single track glory. Riders call it “a classic little bit of everything,” and it’s consistently top-ranked in New Mexico (via @mtb_project!) It’s def a banger in the best and worst of ways — but you’ve got choices! 🤠 FR-76 Drop: Ride the full ~20-mile IMBA Epic with ~4,500 ft of descent.
😵‍💫 Garcia Park Drop: Skip ~7 miles, keep the scenic flow, and still score the descent. Forest Road 437 is notoriously rough but totally passable yesterday with slow vigilance on on the few rutted areas! FWD/AWD recommended.
🚙 DIY Shuttle: Run two vehicles (El Nogal + FR-76 or Garcia Park) or mix in two-tracks for a self-served loop.
🦵Out and back from Garcia will get the legs grinding — with all the leaf littler finding your way back can get spicy with Forest road intersections so stay landmark vigilant — GPS or map apps help! 🛠️ Trail Truths & Must-Knows:
• No e-bikes — Carson NF prohibits them on non-motorized trails.
• No water on route — pack plenty.
• Snow-bound in winter; usually cleared by mid-June.
• The final El Nogal section is steep, loose, and technical — respect it.
• Average ride time from FR-76: 3–5 hrs depending on pace and stops. Bring some grit and follow the yellow brick road - we got a little afternoon shower yesterday so it’s probably riding nice and grippy this weekend. Check out some sections from our 2hr out and back from Garcia yesterday in Story! 💪👆 #TaosMTB #SouthBoundaryTrail #AspenSeason #RideCarsonNF #FallRide #BikeTaos #MTBProject #TrailBeta #RiteOfPassage #RideNM #IMBAEpic #TaosSkiValley #AspenMagic #HeroDirt #VisitTaos #FollowtheYellowBrickRoad #Taos #MTB #FallColors #FallTrails #FallRides #RidingDirty

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Currently Open Alert!! 🔔🍁🍽️ Our first frost will soon settle in, but for the time being we have the last bites and sips of fall ready to re-fuel your mind body and spirit in Taos Ski Valley! Here’s what’s still open in the Village through October 19 ⤵️ ☕ Black Diamond Espresso – Coffee, tea & breakfast favorites. Open daily 8am–2pm (closing 10/19)
🥗 192 at The Blake – All day menu of brunchy classics and dinner, with full bar… treat yourself and lean into their interesting and biodynamic wine list! Thu 5–9pm | Fri–Sat 8am–9pm | Sun 8am–12pm (closing 10/19)
🥪 CID’s Mountain Market – Grab-n-go juices and wellness sodas, sandwiches, salads, snacks, groceries and some beauty care too! Thu–Sun 10am–5pm (closing 10/18)
🍸 Rolling Still Lounge – Craft cocktails, local spirits, beer & wine. Fri–Sun 3pm–9pm (closing 10/19) Make a day of it or bookend a fall hike — breathe the alpine air, take in the colors and come smell the flowers (while they last)! 🌼 #taosskivalley #taos #newmexico #taoseats #mountaindining #fallinnewmexico #newmexicofoodies #highaltitudelife #taosmountains #newmexicotravel #visittaos #taoschamber #eatlocalnm #fallvibes #autumninnewmexico #tasteoftaos

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