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New Mexico’s world class ski/snowboard destination. Legendary mountain, majestic mesa, nature adventures, European alpine heritage & local culture ⛷️

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Oct 24

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Gear up, Taos! 🎿 Hunting for fatties, rippers, and sweet sticks? The @taoswintersportsteam Ski Swap is ON today at @daleee_ktaos!

We hit the racks this morning with coach @gravelleski for a walk-and-talk through the gear, the deals, and those diamonds in the rough worth digging for. And all the lingo for your shredding dictionary!!! Wafflestompers, whippersnappers, shredding the gnar line, the anti-line… Watch and learn in a ski tour like never before! Todd came up through the program himself, so he knows a thing or two about finding the goods. From powder planks to all-mountain setups, there’s plenty to scope out.

🗓️ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
🕚 11 AM–4 PM: Community ski swap
🕟 4–4:30 PM: Unsold gear pickup
🎿 Dryland sessions + coach and teammate orientation for team athletes
🎟️ FREE admission
📍 @daleee_ktaos, 9 NM Hwy 150, El Prado

Score the secondhand gear from Taos Locos you know is legit, freshies from local retailers like @leskimastery and new-to-the-scene @bluebirdmountainsports, hunt for bargains, and support local youth snowsports. 10–20% of sales goes to TWST, a nonprofit youth snowsports team.

🌙 KEEP THE STOKE GOING: Ski Swap Afterparty with Darlin’ Please, 7–10 PM. $10 at the door!

See you in the gear pile. Let’s get after it! ❄️

#TaosSkiValley #TaosWinterSportsTeam #TaosSkiSwap #ShredSeason #DALEEEKTAOS

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Oct 22

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Go where the wind takes you… and the direction it blows!

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The view is always changing, but it’s always a winner. Fall has blown into town, the leaves are turning now that the mountains have had their moment, and this weekend, dozens of balloons bring that unmistakable high-desert sunrise magic to the heart of @visittaos.

The 43rd annual @taosmountainballoonrally returns October 23–25. Here’s your flight forecast: early alarms, crisp fall mornings and a sky worth looking (and getting!) up for.

🎈 Saturday & Sunday: Morning mass ascensions around sunrise, approximately 7am
🎃 Saturday after dark: Trick-or-treat balloon glow
🎶 Saturday evening: Live music, food, coffee and art vendors
👋 All weekend: Meet the pilots and get up close with the balloons
📍RELOCATED! Now at Town of Taos Youth and Family Center, due to weather and mud conditions!@riogrande_friends @santaferaptorcenter and coffee/food vendors there in the mornings! Come by, welcome our visiting balloons, get a coffee and food, and learn about Raptors and our public lands.
🎟️ Free admission. Balloon activities are weather permitting.

Planning to go? Check the full schedule and weather updates before you head out:
👉 taosmountainballoonrally.org

Bundle up, bring the camera and come see Taos take flight.

#Taos #TaosSkiValley #TaosMountainBalloonRally #NewMexicoTrue #FallInTaos

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Oct 21

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Oct 19

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RIDING THAT SUNDAY HIGH

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While everyone sneaks out for a Monday recovery ride through the golden foothills, we’re still basking in the glow of an incredible day @fieldinstituteoftaos Ride the Rift!

The Rio Grande Gorge delivered the natural wow factor, with miles of sweet singletrack, big rim-top views, and a whole lot of community spirit. Riders could choose their own adventure, from beginner-friendly loops to the 12+ mile course, making it a day for all ages and abilities with 19 kids ages 2–9 making for one very magical memorable Unicorn Fun Race!

Push bikes, pedal bikes, little legs, big smiles. This is what getting kids outside and building a lifelong love of riding looks like.

Huge thanks to the real unicorn Susie Fiore, Founder and @fitaos__bikes Program Director, and the volunteers, families, and local cycling community who made it all happen. Because it’s more than a day on the trails. It helps support scholarships, bikes, coaching, and opportunities for Taos’s middle school and high school mountain bike teams!!

A special shout-out to the 2026 sponsors and supporters who helped make this 🆓 community event possible: @taoscow, @taoscommunityfoundation, @skitaos, @cidsfoodmarket, @taosmtb, @fitaos__bikes, TaosNet, Taos Sports Alliance, Syd and Macky, Humble Brands, Annex Life Coaching, Rift Cycles, Goathead Bicycle Repair, Taos Bakes, and the Michael “Red” Wagener Memorial Fund.

Thanks for showing up, riding together, and making this such a good day to be part of the Taos cycling community. Recap video coming next 📺!

Now go catch that fall color before it drops! See you on the trails! 🍂

📷: @jackieinthewild

#RideTheRift #TaosNewMexico #RioGrandeGorge #YouthMountainBiking #FallInTaos

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Oct 17

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ALL THE COLORS & CREATURES OF FALL 🍂🐾

A moon setting over the ridge. A pika in the talus. A Canada Jay framed by autumn gold. Williams Lake reflecting the mountains beneath New Mexico’s highest summit. Fall in Taos Ski Valley is a field guide, from big views to tiny details.

🏔️ WHEELER PEAK
At 13,161 feet, Wheeler Peak is New Mexico’s highest summit. Williams Lake Trail winds through spruce-fir forest into a glacial basin.

🥾 PICK YOUR ADVENTURE
• Williams Lake: about 4.2 miles round trip, with 900 feet of gain.
• Wheeler Peak summit: about 8.5 miles round trip and nearly 3,000 feet of gain via Williams Lake, with exposed terrain above treeline.
• Bull of the Woods: a longer, rugged approach via Trail #90, with high ridgelines for experienced hikers.

🍂 WHEN TO GO
Higher-elevation aspens often turn first. Late September to early October is typically prime color. By mid-October, peak color may have passed, but pockets of gold, orange leaves underfoot, and dark evergreens still make a beautiful contrast. Snow, ice, and strong winds can arrive quickly near the summit.

🐾 LOOK FOR THE LOCALS
• Canada Jay: Watch the conifers for this curious mountain bird.
• American pika: Scan the talus for a small mammal darting between rocks. Pikas shelter in crevices and gather plants for winter.

Bring binoculars, keep your distance, and let wildlife set the pace.

🪨 LOOK CLOSER
Ancient Precambrian rocks tell a much older story.
• Granite: Look for interlocking grains and contrasting crystals.
• Pink veins: They may be rich in quartz and feldspar; close inspection is needed to identify the minerals.
• Lichen: Bright green and rich orange patches are partnerships between fungi and photosynthetic organisms, slowly colonizing stone.

🌙 LOOK UP, TOO
Sometimes the best moment isn’t the summit: it’s the moon slipping behind a ridge, light over Williams Lake, or a flash of color on a rock.

BEFORE YOU GO: Acclimate, choose a suitable route, check trail conditions and forecasts, pack water and warm layers. Above treeline, turn around if weather deteriorates. Stay on trail and leave nature undisturbed.

📷: @jackieinthewild 10.16.26

#TaosSkiValley #WheelerPeak #NewMexicoTrue

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Oct 15

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🍂 THIS MUST BE THE PLACE

It’s Thursday so your weekend pre-game is here! From golden aspens and court time, to live music and mountain biking, we’ve got Friday through Sunday covered:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 | Up High & Up Close

Day: Fall hiking in Taos Ski Valley ⛰️
Head up to Taos Ski Valley for aspen groves, crisp mountain air, and colorful forest floors. The aspens are showing off, and with sunny skies, this may be your best chance for a bird’s-eye peek at the whole golden carpet from Wheeler Peak before snow returns!

Night: @shannonmcnallymusic at Mary’s Place 🎶
The party starts tomorrow night at 7pm @marys_place_taos, @taoslifestyle’s intimate listening room, with this Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter’s genre-spanning sound blending Americana, roots, rock, and soul. Advance tickets are $16, saving you $4 at the door!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 | Tennis + Tunes

Day: Quail Ridge Tennis 🎾
Take advantage of the favorable fall weather with a few more days on the courts at @taostennis. Quail Ridge has 10 tennis courts and six pickleball courts, plus mountain views. Call the pro shop at 575.776.2585 to check court availability.

6–9pm: Marcus Bowers @taosinn 🎸
Grab a marg and some snacks at the Adobe Bar and settle into the show, an evening of blues, rock, jazz, and intricate fingerstyle guitar free for the listening!

🚵 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 | More Reasons to Ride

@fieldinstituteoftaos’s annual Ride the Rift fundraiser brings riders of all ages and abilities to the trails alongside the Rio Grande Gorge National Monument. This free, noncompetitive event includes snacks, an aid station, prizes, and a unicorn race for kids 10 and under at 1pm. Find the festivities at the Upper Slide Trail Trailhead, at the end of County Road 110 (9am registration; roll in anytime from 10am–4pm.) Every ride supports @fitaos__bikes local middle- and high-school mountain biking teams!

Ready to make plans? Find more live music, outdoor adventures, and community happenings at taosskivalley.com/events.

#TaosSkiValley #TaosNewMexico #TaosEvents #RideTheRift #FallHikes

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Oct 14

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Last Call for Fall!

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Catch our spotlight on the season in the October issue of The Highline, out today 🔗 in bio!

Issue at a glance:

🥾 FALL ACTIVITIES: Explore Taos with @heritageinspirations before their e-bike season wraps October 31, and venture out to Chaco Canyon from ABQ through November!

🎶 LOCAL COLOR: Catch live music at @hotel_willa, intimate performances at @marys_place_taos and “Fall into Song” with @taosoperainstitute.

🎿 SWAPPING SEASONS: Ride the Rift this Sunday October 18 with @fieldinstituteoftaos and @fitaos__bikes, then shop for winter gear at the @taoswintersportsteam’s Taos Ski Swap, October 23–24 at @daleeektaos — all supporting local youth athletes!

🎃 MORE FALL EVENTS: Ballooning and Halloween celebrations round out the month.

🏡 FALL STAYS: Make a leaf-peeing getaway with some quiet time on mountain @kandaharcondos or hit the (down)town @hotel_willa.

🍂 PLUS: One last weekend to grab your slice of the pie at @daleeetsv before a quick seasonal break! They’re back November 11, just in time to fuel the stoke ahead of @skitaos opening day on Thanksgiving. 🍕

Down at @daleeektaos, the fall calendar is still rolling, setting the pace for the après-to-nightlife scene to come, all winter long! 🍻

#TaosSkiValley #DALEEEKTAOS #FallInTaos #TaosNM #SkiTaos

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Oct 12

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Re-Earthing Futures 🌱

Saturday at Rio Fernando Park, land-based knowledge came to life through hands-on learning and generations working side by side. 🤲

@tsosie.kevin (Diné/Navajo), Director of Sheep-to-Loom at @futuros.ancestral, made adobe bricks alongside young builders, while Founder Layne Jackson Hubbard shared weaving and natural dyeing with @vista_grande_hs students. Henrietta Gomez baked in the horno as Flowers tended the juniper fire, and Kerry of Hyer Wools artfully sheared Sky the friendliest sheep in the Churro flock, according to Owner Alice of @lapaysannefarms. 🧶🐑

We also celebrated the opening of the KINnection Children’s Garden with Associate Director Nora Corbett of @taoslandtrust introducing artist and @neaarts fellow @carolpadbergstudio.

On Indigenous Peoples Day, we honor the people who keep these traditions alive and the knowledge they carry forward. With fall bringing the harvest, Saturday gave us a glimpse of what we can nurture for the future. 🌾

Presented by @harwoodmuseum and @taoslandtrust, with generous support from @usbank @taoscenterforthearts @taoscommunityfoundation @skitaos and many more. The only thing more rico than the Frito Pie was @chrisjarellano @laila_arellano bros. quick picking heard with the finest @tonefreak66 fidelity!

Discover the fascinating things that can happen when art and science intersect @harwoodmuseum as the Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros exhibit continues through February 28, 2027 at 🔗 in Story👆

🎥: @jackieinthewild

#ReEarthingFutures #FuturosAncestral #TaosLandTrust #IndigenousPeoplesDay #LivingTraditions

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Oct 11

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It’s in the name!

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Just 350 feet from @skitaos resort base and smack dab in the center of this frontside frame, Powderhorn Condo 101 is your landing zone for the slopes and Village of Taos Ski Valley shops and restaurants. Resort plazas, ticket office and ice rink… so close you can see it all even when it’s dumping, whether bird’s eye on Snakedance or from your front door!

Inside, find a cozy one-bedroom condo with:
🔥 Gas fireplace for après atmosphere at home
🛏️ Two queen beds plus a queen pullout sofa sleeper
🍳 Fully equipped kitchen and dining for four
🌄 Patio with east- and south-facing sunshine
🏔️ Views of the ski slopes, Al’s Run and Wheeler Peak
📺 Satellite TV and free Wi-Fi
🎿 Keyless entry and keyless ski lockers
✨ Modern cork and tile flooring, plus extra vanity space

With standard occupancy for 2–5 guests, this Powderhorn unit makes it easy to settle in, gear up and get straight to the good stuff, whether you’re here for powder days or fall trails.

📍 5 Ernie Blake Road, Taos Ski Valley
📞 917-743-7154

Check it out and check in at 🔗 taosskivalley.com and abodevacation.com!

#TaosSkiValley #SkiTaos #SkiNewMexico #SkiSeason #WinterVacation

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Oct 9

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Friday Fall Status: Press Play!

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Time to hit the trails and the ▶️ button on weekend fun! Before you head up, check the latest trail conditions and weather, grab a few extra layers, and make a plan for your hike!

🥾 Need some trail inspiration? Explore our Top Trails for Fall Color in Taos Ski Valley on the Highline Blog, and find your next fall adventure!

🔗 taosskivalley.com/top-trails-for-fall-color/ in Story and don’t forget to grab the camcorder!

#TaosSkiValley #FallInTaos #FallHikes #AspenSeason #ExploreNewMexico

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Oct 7

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The grass is greener on the fall side.

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Last week’s rains have sprouted the valley floor. As the remaining gold fills in, this year’s color is hitting a little different, admired from a new scenic overlook yesterday. We think @mountainskillsguides may know the spot 😏

So here’s your up-to-the-minute status. Peak outlook though? Hard to say!

📷: @jackieinthewild (12:30-1:50pm yesterday, 10.6.26)

#TaosSkiValley #TaosNM #FallInTaos #NewMexicoTrue #VisitTaos

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Oct 6

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A river runs through it. And soon, snow will too!

🌊🌨️☃️🏰

Rio Hondo Condominiums put you right alongside the action when winter arrives set right on the Rio and with the Rio Hondo Learning Center, beginner hill and Rueggli Lift to @skitaos base directly across the way!

A convenient home base for family and group ski vacays with the mountain on your doorstep and so many amenities including:
🚗 Parking reserved just for guests
🏔️ 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom condominiums
🔥 Wood or gas fireplaces
🍳 Fully equipped kitchens
🏔️ Private deck or balcony
🧖 Large outdoor hot tub + dry sauna under the stars
🧺 Free guest laundry

The river is flowing and the leaves are turning. Before long, it’ll all be covered in fresh pow! ❄️

📞 800-461-8263 or 575-776-2646
📍 6 Firehouse Rd, Taos Ski Valley
🔗 Book through the link in Story

#TaosSkiValley #TaosSkiValleyLodging #SkiNewMexico #NewMexicoWinter #TravelTuesday

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Oct 4

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Make Yourself at Home

🍁🎈❄️🏠📍

Fall is settling into the mountains and winter is on its way! Whether you’re planning a fall getaway this October, looking ahead to ski season, bringing the whole crew or considering a longer stay, now’s the time to start planning. Here are a few on our mind (📷 in order of mention):

🏔️ In the heart of the Ski Valley
@alpinevillagesuites is just steps from the lifts, with suites, lofts and vacation homes, kitchenettes, fireplaces in many rooms, balconies, a hot tub, sauna and spa services. Did we mentjon the ski shops downstairs?🫢 Pets are welcome!

⛷️ For a mountain stay
@kandaharcondos offers two-bedroom, two-bath condos with full kitchens, living rooms, balconies and wood-burning fireplaces (yes, fully-stocked piles 🪵!) Can’t get much cozier than tucked into the mountainside.

🏨: Are we there yet?
So close! @elpueblolodge puts you within walking distance of Taos Plaza and Taos Pueblo — and in winter @ridethebluebus 🆓 up to the Resort, just 25 minutes away! An old-school motel with modern amenities, this lodge has impeccably landscaped grounds and droves of Southwestern charm. The hot tub, complimentary chocolate chip cookies and free breakfast seal the deal especially for family travel!

🍷 Southside of Town of Taos
@hoteldonfernando offers a convenient home base to tap into fall festivals, especially with @taosmountainballoonrally launching directly overhead!) With happy hour at Millicent’s Bar & Lounge all October from 4:30–6:30pm, plus holiday event perks and a ski group offer for groups booking 10 or more guest rooms, it’s a sure stay for all seasons. New this winter, groups can receive a $200 dining credit toward breakfast or dinner. To book groups, email Tara at tbagley@shanercorp.com.

🏠 Room to stay even longer
@mvacationproperties offers vacation homes and condos with mountain views, hot tubs and options for larger groups, pets-accommodated, too! They also offer property management and real estate services. (Chalet Gènèpi pictured.)

Sunday stays you’ll fall in love with are just a click away at taosskivalley.com/stay through 🔗 in Bio.

#TaosSkiValley #TaosNewMexico #FallInTaos #SkiTaos #StayTaos

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Oct 3

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MEANWHILE ON THE MESA…

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Every fall, two of @Taos’s most overlooked plants put on a show, but you have to look a little closer to notice. One is a native, one is an invader, and neither will ever land in a bouquet!

🪶 The immigrant: Russian thistle
Tumbleweed is the indisputable icon of the Old West, rarely pictured alive and bursting with color! Hitchhiking in sacks of flax from Eurasia in the 1870s, it rode the R&R west. This one stands a yard+ tall and wide, big for the species. It blooms July-Oct, and its barbs are bracts, leaves shrunk to needle-sharp tips and likely stiffened by lignin. The translucent fringe is the flower’s winged perianth, so thin that low autumn light passes through and lights up the magenta betalains, the beet-pigment family. When it dries, snaps and tumbles off, tens of thousands of seeds scatter. While birds enjoy the seeds, as an invasive species it robs native plants of resources, earning the title by colonizing disturbed ground, drinking scarce water, fueling fires, and shedding allergenic pollen.

🌿 The native: big sagebrush
While many look upon it as a scourge on the landscape, Sagebrush has co-evolved here for thousands of years, and pronghorn, mule deer, pygmy rabbits, and sage thrashers depend on it. It stays evergreen and flowers from Aug-Oct, with wind-pollinated blooms. Its camphor scent is defense chemistry, and damaged plants can warn their neighbors with airborne signals. It doesn’t resprout after fire, so burned stands take decades to return, and roughly half the West’s sagebrush country is lost or degraded. The yellow behind the thistle is chamisa, a native pioneer of disturbed ground and proof that a scrappy colonizer isn’t always an invader.

📍In El Prado, roadsides and graded lots belong to the thistle while intact mesa belongs to sagebrush, so whichever dominates tells you that ground’s history. One untouchable because it’s unwanted, the other because it’s overlooked.

📷: @jackieinthewild (10.2.26, 9:15am) field macros with wides for scale | @sonyalpha a1 @sigmaphoto 105mm f/8 ISO 200 1/125” (each macro approx 100 focus-stacked images)

#Taos #NewMexicoTrue #Sagebrush #RussianThistle #NativePlants

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Oct 2

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LAST CALL FOR THE MOTHERSHIP

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October means @taosmothership is in the final month of its 2026 outdoor season, and they’ve got a mash up lined 🆙 from global acts to hometown favorites! It all begins tomorrow night with Norwegian indie rock, followed by a wild three-band jam, emo + pop-punk, electronic dance music and Italian reggae blasting onto our magical mesa. Out with a bang! 🌙

🇳🇴 Oct 3 | @askcarolmusic
A Norwegian indie-rock duo with a surprisingly huge sound. Think driving guitars, synths, big drums and serious festival energy. With @bigvioletmusic + @ladysmantle.

🐟 Oct 4 | @pinktalkingfish
Fish out of water? More like three bands in one. Pink Floyd + Talking Heads + Phish, mashed into a genre-bending live show where songs from all three collide. @riverspellmusic opens.
🎟️ FREE TICKET CODE: GOLDEN ASPENS

⚡ Oct 17 | @microwaveatl + @freethrowemo
For the emo + pop-punk crowd: two touring bands bringing loud guitars, big feelings and plenty of energy. With @carlycosgrovepa + @flycatcherband.

🍂 Oct 23 | At The Water Tower
A night of rootsy, atmospheric music on the Mesa Stage, with Althea’s Secret opening.

🪩 Oct 24 | @jasonleechmusic + @joshteedmusic
Live electronic music that gets seriously weird in the best way: dance, ecstatic dance, bass and wubs, with @lilfishmusic, @tymerbuck + Tyler Prism. Costumes encouraged + costume contest.

🇮🇹 Oct 25 | @alborosieofficial
Close out the outdoor season with Italian-born reggae powerhouse Alborosie, bringing his Jamaican-influenced sound to the party. With @Innastate.

LAST WEEKEND: Oct 23–25
🎃 Costumes encouraged
☕ Hot beverages
🌙 High-desert skies
🎶 One last outdoor run

🎟️ Tickets + full lineup at @taosmothership

#TaosNM #TaosMusic #TaosMothership #livemusic #outdoormusic

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Oct 1

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Good Morning First Snows!

October 1. And just like that… ❄️

360° of happy! First snow on the ridge, with the fall colors glowing below. Welcome to October in Taos Ski Valley, where autumn and winter meet in a handshake of footprints to come. 🤝🐾

🎥: @brownriceinternet

#TaosSkiValley #FirstSnow #WinterisComing #NewMexicoTrue #Taos

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Sep 30

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Super Soaker

🌳🍁🏔️😶‍🌫️☘️

Just when you thought the intro-level course was enough to pass, Fall Color 101 became 102! A soggy morning in Taos Ski Valley, golden aspens catching whatever light makes it through the clouds, and a slight chance of flurry (but a chance!) today shows that conditions + timing really matter to earn your color credits. Welcome to fall at 9,000+ feet.

A few things to know right now:

💧 Moisture matters. As we reach the end of September, it’s been notably wetter than normal around Taos, with rainfall already at more than twice the NOAA September average. The Taos 1.6 SE CoCoRaHS station, which compares against NOAA normals, had 2.71” through Sept. 28, or 203% of the NOAA September normal of 1.33”. That moisture, along with temperature, sunlight, elevation and exposure, can all influence the timing and intensity of fall color.

🍁 Aspens change as nights get colder and daylight shortens, revealing those brilliant yellow and gold pigments.

🌼 Blooming sagebrush and chamisa (rabbit brush) add another layer of yellow to the landscape, mirroring the gold beginning to spread across the hills.

❄️ Snow can show up while the aspens are still glowing. At this elevation, autumn and winter don’t exactly wait their turn on the last day of September!

🗓️ Forecasted outlook? When conditions change quickly, the picture can change quickly, too. Based on this morning’s scout, the aspens are beginning to turn, with pockets of gold developing across the valley but still plenty of lime green. The current peak-color window is tracking October 6–10, though timing will vary by elevation, exposure and weather.

🍂 We update our Fall Colors page and information up to the minute, with the latest conditions, timing, trails and viewing tips. 🔗 in Bio!

📷: @jackieinthewild (9.30.26) Turned maple in the Village • NM 150 foliage views in the Canyon • granite outcrop • magpie over the Taos Pueblo foothills • blooming sagebrush with Vallecitos as backdrop • sun trying to peek through the humidity 🌫️

#TaosSkiValley #FallColors #AspenSeason #NewMexicoFall #Taos

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Sep 29

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Ready to fly? So is Winter!

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FLASH SALE ALERT 🚨 With @townoftaos’s expanded air service and Taos Regional Airport just 30 minutes from Taos Ski Valley, getting from your front door to @skitaos first chair is easier - and more affordable! - than ever.
 ✈️ $99 flights to Taos available for purchase until THIS Friday, October 2, good for travel December 1 – March 8 with @flyjsx and @iflycontour  🎿 30 minutes from airport to Taos Ski Valley
✔️ New year-round air service to Denver and seasonal flights from Dallas, Austin and Carlsbad

Get airborne now through 🔗 in Story, all on one easy United itinerary with connections from around the world.

⛷️: @jisk27

#TravelTuesday #SkiTaos #TaosSkiValley #FlyTaos #WinterIsComing

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Sep 28

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Mr. & Mrs. Oktoberfest… Plus One!

🌭🥨🍻

That’s a wrap on summer! Two days of fan-faring, stein-holding, pretzel-eating, live music, food, drinks, contests and plenty of very @skitaos fun.

Cheers to a few favorite last moments with everyone who brought their A-game… and A-Teams. No time for losers when you can hold your beer like these Oktoberfesters.

Happy fall to all from TSV!

#TaosSkiValley #Oktoberfest #TaosNM #OnlyinTaos #Fall

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Sep 25

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A Forest in Motion

What if wildfire wasn’t only destruction, but part of a living, changing ecosystem?

That’s the question behind Disturbance: The Art & Ecology of Change, an interdisciplinary project bringing artists, scientists, land practitioners and community together to explore wildfire, ecological change and living with fire in Northern New Mexico. This project of @paseoproject with @del_fuego_project and @foreststewardsguild is possible with support from @taoscommunityfoundation, @hotel_willa and many others!

It began with an open call for artists, followed by a four-day Fire Ecology Boot Camp in April visiting burn areas with fire practitioners, ecologists, foresters, land stewards and community knowledge holders. That research has grown into exhibitions, sculpture, film, sound, performance and participatory projects across Northern New Mexico!

This fall, the work comes to life. Forest in Motion: A Youth Art + Ecology Event, sponsored by @skitaos, brings together student artists from across Northern New Mexico. In collaboration with @twirleye, they’ve explored forests and fire through science, movement and artmaking, creating an immersive experience from charcoal, ash, clay and cyanotypes.

Some upcoming highlights below with full schedule, artists, scientists, partners and supporters at disturbancetaos.org 🔗 in Story.

🏺 Sept 28–Oct 6, 9am–5pm daily Burnt Earth, @unmtaos Klauer Campus Opening reception Oct 1, 5–7:30pm

🎨 Oct 2–4 | A Forest in Motion: Youth Art + Ecology, @taoscenterforthearts

🔥 Oct 2–6 | Deconstructing Smokey, @taoscenterforthearts

🏔️ Oct 3 | Bedrock to Bark: Landscape Change and Deep Time, a field trip exploring Taos geology, forests, art and ecological disturbance. RSVP required.

🌿 Oct 3 | Medicine of Disturbance at Twirl, followed by Medicine of Disturbance + Fire’s First Aid Kit at @hotel_willa

The main Disturbance exhibition continues at @hotel_willa with Disturbance Days in Questa Nov 7, Taos Dec 12 and closing weekend Jan 31.

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Photos courtesy of Disturbance, followed by works by Jonathan Warm Day Coming, Erika Osborne, Paula Lopez.

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