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Mountain to mesa. New Mexico’s world class destination for ski/snowboard, nature adventures year-round, European alpine heritage & local legends 🏜🗻🌳🍁⛷

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Jul 15

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Meet the Makers… in the Mountains!

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The @skitaos Summer Arts Festival is back this weekend!

Join us July 18–19 from 10am–4pm for two days of regional art, handcrafted goods, live music, and plenty of mountain moments. Wander the Resort Plaza, meet local makers, find something one-of-a-kind, and soak up the cool alpine air.

🎶 Live music:
Saturday: The Neighbors
Sunday: Big Violet
12–3pm both days

⚽ Stick around after the art for the ultimate watch party!
Catch the World Cup Final at @daleetaos Sunday at 1pm, or head over to @daleetsv to cheer on your team from the mountain. Wear your soccer jersey and score $1 off drinks.

For the full weekend event lineup from mountain to mesa, see taosskivalley.com/events through 🔗 in Bio & Story!

#TaosSkiValley #TaosArtsFestival #NewMexicoTrue #fifaworldcup2026 #SummerInTaos

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Jul 14

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Run with 🫶

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Up & Over… over the years! 20, and we still haven’t peaked!

Thanks for keeping one of Taos Ski Valley’s favorite summer traditions climbing higher year after year. Whether it’s your first race or your twentieth, there’s another memory waiting on the trail.

📅 August 1–2
🎟️ Register before Monday, July 20 to beat the price increase!

This year’s challenges include:
- 20K Anniversary Race
- 10K Classic
- VerticAL’s VertK
- Double Trouble (10K + VerticAL’s)
- Kid’s 1K

We’ll see you at the starting line. 💙

#UpAndOverTrailRun #TaosSkiValley #TrailRunning #RunTheMountains #VisitTaos

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Jul 13

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Taos Bazaar

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Welcome to the high desert, where caravans gather from far and wide to park for one blazing moment under the stars. @beatsantique + @govindaadventures lit it up at the @taosmothership Saturday night as the sunset melted into fire dancers, balancing acts, and exotic delicacies only the mesa can summon — one of those nights only made in Taos.

Thanks for a great show!!

#TaosMothership #BeatsAntique #Govinda #FireDancers #TaosNightlife

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Jul 12

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🎣 Small Water. Big Heart!

When most people picture Taos Ski Valley, they imagine powder days, alpine peaks, and high mountain adventure. Summer winds a different story through the wilderness!

The Rio Hondo, born from snowfields above 13,000 feet in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness, is the lifeblood of this canyon. It drops through the Village, follows the canyon down NM-150, and eventually joins the Rio Grande, carrying cold mountain water and wild trout along the way.

River at a glance:
• Summer is prime time. Snowmelt has settled, flows are comfortable to wade, and trout are looking up for dry flies.
• The main stem parallels NM-150 for miles, making it one of the most accessible trout streams in the region.
• Canyon walls and streamside willows shelter the river, creating cool pockets of water while buffering the summer sun, wind, and highway noise.
• Riverside campgrounds along the corridor make the Hondo an easy anchor for a summer road trip. Pack a tent, hiking shoes, and a fishing rod, then build a weekend around cool mountain mornings, trail time, and riverside evenings. Work your way up!
• Headwater tributaries including Gavilan, Italianos, Manzanita, and Yerba Canyon are designated Red Chile Water: catch-and-release only with artificial flies or a single barbless hook.
• These waters protect native Rio Grande cutthroat trout (pictured underwater from our outing with @ramblinflyfishing last Wednesday!) in a 100% wild, non-stocked fishery, one of the last strongholds for New Mexico’s native trout.
• Wild browns (especially nibbly!) and rainbows share these waters, creating a unique mix of species.

Want to tackle these waters? Make a day of it or add a roadside attraction of a different speed to your summer roadtrip plans!

Head to 🔗 in Story for our latest article on The Highline Blog “The Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing Taos Ski Valley & Northern New Mexico” for the full breakdown of fishing options and how to connect with local guides Cutthroat Fly Fishing and Ramblin’ Fly Fishing.

#TaosSkiValley #NewMexicoTrue #FlyFishing #RioHondo #TaosNewMexico

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Jul 10

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Weekend GOAAAALLLLS!

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Fresh off 1,000 ducks and $6,269 raised for local scholarships @fieldinstituteoftaos Duck Races, the weekend keeps loading!

IN THE VILLAGE

Friday:
🎨 Photo Bingo — 10-11am, Lake Fork Ticket Office
🌿 Guided Nature Walk — 11:30am-12:30pm, Eis Haus Lawn
🖌️ Plein Air Painting — 1-2pm, Upper Plaza
✂️ Family Craft Hour — 2:30-3:30pm, Lower Plaza
⚽ Kids’ Pickup Soccer — 5:30-6:30pm, Eis Haus Lawn
🎬 Movies in the Mountains: Zootopia — 8-10pm, Eis Haus Lawn

Saturday:
🎸 Charlie Marvin — 12-3pm, Upper Plaza
🏓 Basics of Pickleball — 1-2pm
🎻 @taosschoolofmusic Young Artist Performance — 5-6pm, Rio Hondo Learning Center

Sunday:
🧘 Yoga — 10-11am, Eis Haus Lawn
✂️ Family Craft Hour — 11am-12pm, Lower Plaza

All TSV events are free unless noted!

IN @TAOS

Friday:
🎷 Taos Jazz Dinner Show: Red Hot and Red w/ Doug Lawrence — Dinner 6pm, show 7pm, @daleeektaos. $25 table ($20 members), $15 general.
🎸 High Desert Acoustic Duo — 6-9pm, @taosinn Adobe Bar
🎧 Beats Antique w/ Govinda — 7-11pm, @taosmothership
🕺 EDM FriDaze — 8pm-12am, @daleeektaos
🌙 Late Night w/ Sonny Goodnight — 9pm-12am, @hotel_willa

Saturday:
🎣 Fire Road (High Road Project) — 5-7pm, @vivacwinery
🎸 Stray Ravens — 6-9pm, @taosinn Adobe Bar
🎤 4 Letter Word — 7-9pm, @marys_place_taos
🏟️ 🇦🇷 v.🇨🇭 World Cup Big Screen-Screening! — 7pm @daleeektaos
🎶 The Motet — 7pm, @taosmothership
🌙 Late Night w/ DJXO — 9pm-12am, Hotel Willa

📅 Save the Dates:
🎵 @sherisesfest, July 16-18, @daleeektaos. Women-led music and songwriters in the round, with Ruthie Foster, Mary Gauthier, the Mirabal Sisters. Benefits Music Helps.
🧵 An Afternoon with Andrea Heckman @skitaos Speaker Series! July 17, 3-4pm at the Taos Tent. 40 years as a trekking guide in Peru and Bolivia, plus decades of Valley stories since 1976!
🎻 @taosschoolofmusic: Harmony in Context Lecture, July 15, 5:30-6:30pm, Stables Art Gallery.
🍻 Seasonal Worker Night, July 31, 5pm ‘til sundown @daleeektaos. Hosted by Guide Theory — drink deals, raffles, and resources for the outdoor industry hustlers!

It’s all at 🔗 in Bio & Story for taosskivalley.com/events!

#TaosSkiValley #TaosNM #Summer #Taos #MountainLife

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Jul 8

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Rocking & Rolling

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Happy wild-on Wednesday! Some adventures start on the river. Others take you higher. Either way, summer is just cooler in Northern New Mexico! Cool off with a little help from our friends who know where it’s at:

🚣 Level 🆙 with a full day river reset along the Wild West’s most iconic stretches of whitewater. A @newmexicoriveradventures day trip on the Rio Grande starts with a relaxing float through the scenic Orilla Verde section of the Taos Gorge. Take in towering canyon walls, soak up the views, and let your guides set the pace.At the end of the float, refuel riverside with a classic chicken fajita lunch prepared by your very own guides. Then it’s time to turn up the excitement as you hit the Racecourse, where your guide will teach you how to conquer Class II–III rapids.
📞 505-983-7756
🌐 newmexicoriveradventures.com

🧗 Ready to go higher? Scale the granite walls overlooking our alpine village with @mountainskillsguides doing all the heavy lifting.
Whether you’re learning your first knots, finding your footing on the rock, or pushing yourself to a new route, their expert guides help you discover the thrill of climbing with can-do spirit that lasts a lifetime. Full and half-day trips available!In TSV, higher up means bigger views, fresh alpine air, and seeing the mountains from a whole new perspective. Set your sights our very own Wheeler Peak - the highest in the state and a fun day climb to pin for next time!
📞 575-776-2222
🌐 climbingschoolusa.com

One day. Two ways to get wild. Ride the river, climb the walls, and make your summer adventure one worth talking about!

🔗 Booking links in Story.

#WildWednesday #TaosSkiValley #NewMexicoRiverAdventures #MountainSkills #ExploreNewMexico

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Jul 7

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Flying Colors

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20 years make quite a quilt, and Taos artist Miller Herritage (@millerpaints1) stitches in pigment. The artist behind our 20th Anniversary bandana strokes bold lines in complementary colors, but take a closer look and soft details rise to the surface.

We met up yesterday at @caroldeehuneke’s art joint, more of a living room than a gallery where this Taos artist shows his work and paints at an easel in the back, framed by happy plants, a plush velour couch and coffee table with watercolors and an Etch-A-Sketch. It’s an open invitation to chill, kids can get creative while parents browse the walls and Miller doodles the energy and ideas as they come in the in-between.

His path to Taos wasn’t direct. Grew up skating and snowboarding in North Carolina, then years in ski towns. Injuries nudged him toward the brush when he wasn’t able to do much else.

“I never learned the ‘right’ way to skate or the right way to paint. I just stumbled into a different way of looking at the mountains and now I can’t see them any other way,” he says.

What began with lines and peeling away tape transforms landscapes into patchworks of texture and pattern, drawing you deeper into the layers, down to the grain of the wood boards he began getting from a friend because canvas wasn’t quite working. Now that friend sells wood to other artists in Santa Fe, a small ripple effect from one connection.

Somewhere along the way, the Sangre de Cristos changed for Miller. Spend a little time in Taos, and you’ll find they change in your eyes too… a special sunrise or a hike, even a trail run triumph. You’ll never look at them the same way again!

For this limited edition run: his mountains, in color and pattern, lays just right around the neck, collar or noggen. A milestone holding special meaning for each and every race participant, now with a collectible to commemorate it.

🏔️ Once they’re gone, they’re gone!
🎪 Catch Miller at his booth race weekend August 1-2, with more of his work for sale.
🛒 Grab a bandana now in our shop on RunSignup where you can also register for all our races 🔗 in Bio!

#TaosSkiValley #TrailTuesday #TaosNM #LocalArtist #TrailRun

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Jul 6

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Pink cheeks. Happy feet. Lucky ducks!

Thanks for playing all holiday weekend long. Summer, we are ready for you @skitaos!

#TaosSkiValley #SummerInTSV #4thofJuly #LandofEnchantment #TaosNM

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Jul 5

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The art of caretaking

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Some places are built. Others are lovingly cultivated. For decades, this is what @kandaharcondos has literally stood for. And if you’re wondering where all the hummingbirds are this season, they’re enjoying the red carpet @rbrentknox has rolled out… and you can, too!

This legendary TSV lodge turns 60 years old next year and Brent has made the most recent 15 some of its most festive and beautiful. This summer he added flower planters from @petreegardencenter to his long list of quality of life improvements to the property, not in the least his ski season seed feeders for overwintering birds and visiting rare rosy finches. Years ago, he also scattered wildflower seed across the front lawn. This weekend, guests arrived to a sea of new oxeye daisies dancing beneath the chairlift, waving them in. Around back of Building 1, crimson autumn sage (Salvia greggii), brilliant Indian paintbrush, and other mountain blooms have become a summertime oasis for hummingbirds, who flit between the flowers and more than a dozen feeders on the deck, right at home tucked in with the quiver🎿. Baby hummingbirds are learning the ropes and getting by with a little help from their big Texan friend, a tiny reminder that thoughtful stewardship creates a place where everyone can feel at home together.

All you have to do is settle into a chair with your morning coffee, breathe in the cool alpine air, and let the mountains quietly invite you to slow down and be one with the nature all around you!

Your summer stay includes:
🏡 Spacious 2-bedroom, 2-bath condominiums (sleep up to 6)
🔥 Cozy wood-burning fireplace
🍳 Fully equipped kitchen
☕ Private balcony surrounded by mountain views
📶 Complimentary Wi-Fi
🥾 Walk to hiking trails, restaurants, shops, and village events
🚠 A short walk up JR Ramming Nature Trail, and you’re at Resort Base

📍 Located in the heart of Taos Ski Valley, Kandahar has been welcoming mountain travelers for generations and is the perfect home base for every summer adventure.

Book now through 🔗 in Story at Kandahar-Taos.com 🌺🐛🐦

🎥: @feedbirder (7.1.26)

#KandaharCondos #Taos #TaosSkiValley #SummerInTaos #MountainRetreat

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Jul 2

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Take a bite out of July 4th Weekend with us!

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Celebrate the Fourth where the air is cool and the calendar is full! Enjoy 3️⃣ days of 🆓 mountain fun @skitaos!

🎬 Friday: Kick things off with Top Gun under the stars at 8 PM, plus guided nature walks, plein air painting, family crafts, and live music.

🍉 Saturday | 11:30 AM–5 PM: Our annual Fourth of July Celebration takes over the Resort Plaza with live music with @lasttoknowmusic (12–3 PM) in its 25th year of Independence Day fêting, last year’s debut fan favorite 💗watermelon eating contest (12:30 PM), pickleball, the always-popular @fieldinstituteoftaos Duck Races 🦆(2:30 PM), tie-dye, ice cream🍦, popsicles 🍡, and plenty of family fun.

🎶 Sunday: Ease into the rest of the weekend with morning yoga, family crafts, live music from the Dickie Cordova Band (12–3 PM), and a friendly cornhole tournament.

Then head down the canyon to keep the celebration going with Taos favorites like the free Pancake Breakfast, @harwoodmuseum First Friday, live music throughout town, and the Taos Hometown Fourth of July Celebration featuring The Mavericks & Friends at Red Willow Park (4:30–10 PM). Please note there will be no fireworks this year due to current fire restrictions.

❤️ One more favor: Our forests are exceptionally dry, and Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are in effect. Please leave fireworks, campfires, charcoal grills, and anything that could create a spark at home. Thank you for helping keep Taos Ski Valley beautiful, safe, and open for everyone. 🌲

📲 Check our Stories for the complete events calendar happening in Taos Ski Valley and around Taos all week long!

#TaosSkiValley #VisitTaos #FourthOfJuly #MountainLife #FireWise

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Jul 1

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STAYCATION GIVEAWAY

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Midweek drop for a last-minute summer escape in the high desert!

We’re giving away 2 tickets + a 2-night stay:
✨ Fri, July 10 — @beatsantique + @govindamusic at @taosmothership
✨ Sat, July 11 — @themotet + @thejaunte at @taosmothership
✨ 2-night King Room stay at @hoteldonfernando

Enter before July 4th weekend hits, and make your own holiday the following week!

The Motet has spent two decades shaping Denver’s funk scene — a high-energy blend of afrobeat, disco, soul, and electronic grooves built for dance floors and Red Rocks stages alike.

Beats Antique turns Friday into something cinematic and strange — Middle Eastern percussion, downtempo hip-hop, electronic production, and tribal fusion performance art all woven into a live experience that feels like a moving story.

To enter:
→ Like this post
→ Follow @taosskivalley @taosmothership @hoteldonfernando
→ Comment who you’re taking

⏰ Enter by tomorrow, Thursday at 5pm
Winner notified by DM

#TaosMothership #StaycationSunday #TheMotet #BeatsAntique #TaosNM

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Jun 30

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🏔️ Go the Distance: Up & Over 20K + Trail Gains Giveaway 🏔️

A storm rolled in just as @taostrailrunners hit the trailhead. By the time we reached the summit of Williams Lake, a quarter moon was rising and the sun broke through right on cue for sunset. All terrain, all conditioning!

You never know what you’re gonna get on race day. That’s why we train for everything, and keep running through it all. Finishers get the best views!

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Up & Over 10K Trail Run, we’re taking you for a loop. Two, in fact! Up for the challenge? Register for the commemorative 20K today, our toughest trail race to date. With over 5,200 ft. of elevation gain, this event will prove to be a true accomplishment for trail runners looking to go the distance this summer.

⚡ Fueling the Climb
To help get you to the finish line feeling your best, we’ve teamed up with @trail.gains as our official nutrition and hydration partner of the 20th Annual Up & Over Trail Races. Their clean, steady energy will help drive stronger miles on cleaner fuel.

🎁 The Giveaway
Two (2) lucky runners will win a Trail Gains Endurance Stack package:
• Trail Gains Performance Hat
• 5 single packs of Endurance Stack
• 5 single packs of Salted Lime Electrolytes (new flavor, oh-so delish!)
• 5 single packs of Power Paloma Recovery Mocktail Electrolytes

To enter:
✅ Follow @taosskivalley @taostrailrunners and @trail.gains
❤️ Like this post
🏃 Tag a trail buddy you’d go the distance with

Winner picked Wednesday 11:59pm and notified via DM.

Not registered for the 20K yet? Link in bio + story to sign up.

Thanks to @taostrailrunners for letting us tag along last Wednesday on their first TSV trail training run, and to Pre (yep, Prefontaine the border collie) for keeping pace the whole way 🆙… and down!

#UpAndOver20K #TaosSkiValley #TrailGains #WilliamsLake #TaosTrailRunners

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Jun 29

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Thank you @skitaos for another warm welcome to summer and the community fun this past weekend. We loved seeing all the smiling faces and our favorite indy biz owners back at it!!

🇺🇸🛬 💻

4th of July is up next and your flight is on the Taos Regional Airport tarmac, with limited time only deals available for the clicking this week:

@flyjsx: 25% OFF FLIGHTS
Book by July 1 with code TAOS2026
Fly from Dallas (DAL) or Austin (EDC)
Travel anytime through Sept 28
Blackout: Labor Day weekend

@iflycontour: $99 FROM DENVER → TAOS
Book by July 3
One-way fares starting at $99
Travel anytime June 28 – Sept 28

Fly into Denver and connect onward to Taos from hundreds of cities—or hop the nonstop from DEN.

Your booking confirmation is waiting at skitaos.com/flytaos through 🔗 in Story!

#flytaos #taos #taosskivalley #community #summer

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Jun 27

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Retail Therapy

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Punctuate @skitaos Community Weekend with some smiles in store. That’s a give-in @andeansoftware, where passion and purpose meet on the rack! Guaranteed you’ll leave with something great in your bag, a skip in your step and a story to share!

Right next to Lift 1 sits this TSV institution since 1984, run by Andrea Heckman, who’s spent nearly three decades trekking Peru and Bolivia (when she’s not teaching anthropology at UNM-Taos or guiding for Wilderness Travel), only topped by her tenure at Taos Ski Valley harkening back to old St. Bernard Hotel waitressing days! She has seen it all, and brought it back to our alpine village for the enjoying… and shopping!

Every piece is hand-picked by Andrea herself and priced to sell… especially the intricately woven baskets 🧺 in back - do not miss or they’ll be gone in a blink! So much lovely to peruse, from buttery-soft alpaca sweaters and ruanas, museum-quality Peruvian and Bolivian textiles, and Balinese ikats and hand-carved puppets, to Nepalese bags and Irish scarves. She brings it back from Bali, Peru, India, Turkey, Nepal — wherever the good stuff is.

🚨 This weekend only: 15% off dresses & shirts! Open daily 10am-5pm, Upper Resort Plaza/Base.

We love kicking off the weekend with a little local love, especially with pre-July 4th deals stacking up around the valley:

🦙 @leskimastery Ski Sales and 30% off Smartwool
🛒 Swing by @skitaos Confluence for the latest lighter season goods from skincare to housewears, and next door @cidsmountainmarket for munchies before you hit the road
🌿 @taoscanyoncannabis’s Treeline location awaits in Amezette open daily from 10am (sometimes closing earlier than its posted 6pm)

See 🔗 in Story for more of what’s currently open, as well as this weekend’s Dining, Activities and Events posters!

#TaosSkiValley #ShopSmallSaturday #AndeanSoftware #TaosNM #CommunityWeekend

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Jun 25

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🎉 COMMUNITY WEEKEND IS HERE! 🎉

Summer officially kicks off in Taos Ski Valley June 27–29 with a free weekend celebrating the people, places, and traditions that make this mountain community special.

🎻 FRIDAY
Start the weekend with an evening performance from the Taos School of Music and Taos Opera Institute.

☀️ SATURDAY
🧘 Free yoga
🚠 Complimentary scenic lift rides
🥾 Ranger-led hikes & Williams Lake stewardship
🎨 Paint a Peak, family crafts, glitter tattoos & a photobooth
🏓 Pickleball basics, cornhole & community booths
🎶 Live music with Uz Band
🍦 Free refreshments and sweet treats

🏔️ SUNDAY
🧘 Morning yoga
🥾 Trail stewardship opportunities
🎨 Crafts, a Blake Art Tour & more family fun
🎶 Darlin’ Please takes the stage
🍦 Popsicles, ice cream, giveaways and one more chance to enjoy complimentary lift rides

✨ Bonus reasons to stay awhile:
🛍️ Summer shops and restaurants are open throughout the Village
🌼 Wildflowers are beginning to pop at higher elevations
📸 The alpine views are looking pretty good right now

Admission is free. Reserve scenic lift tickets in advance and come celebrate the start of summer in the Valley!

📅 View the full schedule at taosskivalley.com/events

#TaosSkiValley #CommunityWeekend #SummerInTaos #TaosNM #EnchantedCircle

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Jun 24

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Megafauna

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Mid-afternoon yesterday, El Prado, just below @taosskivalley country. Cholla season just opened, the pollinators did not waste time and neither did we!

Rosy fuchsia, deepening to soft peach by full bloom. Most of what shows up around Taos especially by the river runs deep magenta, sometimes drifting toward lavender. Cane cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata) is known for running that whole color range even within one population, no two shrubs quite matching.

🌺 Flowers are bowl-shaped and wide open, no hidden tube, no single keyholder. Inside sits a dense boss of stamens ringed around a central pistil, with pollen grains big enough to see individually in macro, golden and slightly clumped, catching light like tiny beads. The stamens are touch-sensitive too, curling inward when brushed, so every visitor gets gently grabbed at while being dusted with pollen.

Lithurgopsis apicalis, the orange-tipped woodborer, is a cactus specialist, big conspicuous bee working the anthers low and fast. She feeds almost exclusively on cholla and prickly pear pollen, but excavates nests inside dead or dying agave stalks and other soft wood. Two desert plants doing the work of one life cycle. Her long proboscis is fully extended between the stamens. The macro reveals tiny simple eyes, the ocelli, sitting in a triangle atop her head between the compound eyes. They don’t form images, they read light levels and help keep her bearings in flight. A small sweat bee visits the frame for scale!

Also pictured: Isodontia elegans, an elegant grass-carrying wasp. Her real business is hunting crickets to provision her brood, sealed into a grass-plugged nest, but she still needs nectar, so cholla gets a visit anyway.

And Collops bipunctatus, a two-spotted melyrid, a soft-winged flower beetle with a red body and blue-green metallic sheen.

A wide open bowl, a guest list where generalists and specialists are invited. Welcome summer to the river and foothills!

📸: @ottoseneric @sonyalpha ARIII, @sigmaphoto 105mm macro + flash via @smallrig.us
🎥: @jackieinthewild A1, 400-800G

#SummerBlooms TaosSkiValley #CactusFlower #NewMexico #Cholla #NativeBees

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Jun 23

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The Great Wide Open

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Summer @skitaos officially kicks off this week with the Resort’s 4th Annual Community Weekend, June 27–28 —
a veritable open house! 🆓 scenic lift rides, family activities, and exclusive Taos County resident perks at The Blake all weekend long! PLUS:

🧘 Free yoga both mornings
🎸 UZBand live Saturday + Taos School of Music in the evening
🥾 Trail Work Day at Williams Lake Sunday
🎶 Darlin’ Please closing it out

📬 The latest issue of The Highline is live just in time:

✔️ All systems go — markets, dining, shops, spa & activities, our listage to note of all that’s currently open
✔️ Marquee events to mark your calendar for through mid-August
✔️ Lodging recs for the rest of the summer

DYK our Visitor Chalet is open Wednesday-Sunday 9am-2pm, then daily starting July 1? Our friendly team of ambassadors is there to answer your questions, suggest lunch spots or point you to a mountain adventure!

Come play! Hiking, scenic rides on Lifts 1 & 4, the Taos Bike Park, Via Ferrata, disc golf, pickleball, the free MTB Skills Park, e-bike rentals, and guided fly fishing… and UTV Tours open June 27.

Read the full issue + sign up for your free lift ride: link in bio 🔗

#TaosSkiValley #CommunityWeekend #TaosNM #SummerVacation #SummerintheMountains

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Jun 22

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Summer’s High Note

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For more than 60 summers, chamber music has been part of life in Taos Ski Valley with @taosschoolofmusic.

Founded in 1963, this cultural institution welcomes just 19 Young Artists each year through a highly competitive audition process. They spend eight weeks living, studying, rehearsing, and performing right here in the Valley, surrounded by the alpine landscape that has inspired generations of musicians. More than 1,000 alumni have gone on to careers with major orchestras, ensembles, conservatories, and universities worldwide.

Join us for the first Young Artists concert of the season on Friday, June 27, from 5–6pm at the Rio Hondo Learning Center. Each performance features different repertoire, making every concert a unique opportunity to experience chamber music in an intimate mountain setting.

📍 Rio Hondo Learning Center
🗓 Friday, June 27
🕔 5–6pm (doors open 4:30pm)

A summer tradition for more than six decades, and one more reason to love summers in Taos Ski Valley.

#MusicMonday #TaosSchoolOfMusic #TaosSkiValley #ChamberMusic #LiveMusicTaos

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Jun 19

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SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST

☀️🏞️🎁⛳️🥏🥅

Sun-Day! Summer solstice, Father’s Day, and the longest day of the year. With a fresh wave of openings in the Village, make the most of the last hours. Sun won’t set until 8:23pm!

FRIDAY: ARRIVE & SETTLE IN
🛏️ Check into Powderhorn 101, steps from the village. Two queens, a full kitchen, gas fireplace, and views of Al’s Run.

🛒 Stock the kitchenette at @cidsmountainmarket (Daily 10 am–5 pm) for groceries, grab-and-go items, and spirits.

🎶 Tonight: Catch @taosoperainstitute @edelweisslodgeandspa Courtyard (4-6pm 🆓) or head to Red Willow Park for @Taos’s summer concert series kickoff.

SATURDAY: A WHOLE BACKSIDE DAY
☕ Morning: Start at Blonde Bear Café with a cappuccino, fresh-squeezed orange juice, and huevos rancheros, biscuits & sausage gravy, or fluffy pancakes drizzled with piñon syrup. Rent your wheels at Taos Sports and e-bike your way to Kachina Basin.

🚡 Midday: Park it at The Bavarian and hop aboard Lift 4 (10am–4:30pm) for a scenic ride above the alpine meadows, then boots in the ground with the wildflowers up Williams Lake Trail.

🍺 Afternoon: The Bavarian is the call. Brats for lunch, or an afternoon pint on the deck under Kachina Peak.

🌌 Night: Keep the party going with @dirtwire & The Floozies @TaosMothership at 7pm.

SUNDAY: SOLSTICE + FATHER’S DAY
🌞 Morning: Catch sunrise and enjoy the most daylight of the year. Coffee first at Black Diamond Espresso.

⛳ Midday: Skip the gallery and play a round with Dad on TSV’s free 18-hole disc golf course. Tee #1 begins at Rueggli Lift. Borrow discs from the Chamber Visitor Chalet or rent them at Taos Sports.

⚽ Or cheer on Belgium vs. Iran at @daleeetsv (Thu–Sun, 12–7pm). Wear your jersey for $1 off. Pizza, burgers, a full bar, and big screens await.

🥃 Evening: If Dad’s a whiskey guy, @rollingstilltaos pours Ponderosa Whiskey Co.’s handcrafted spirits made with Taos rye and glacial water from the Sangre de Cristos. Sample a pour at the lounge or take a bottle home.

@SkiTaos Community Weekend, July 4 festivities, and a packed summer calendar are right around the corner.

#TaosSkiValley #SummerSolstice #FathersDayWeekend #NewMexicoTrue

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Jun 18

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THE SHIRT IS HERE 👀 And more goodies are coming!

This year’s 20th annual race tee is a throwback that goes the distance! We put our favorite invitation front and center — the iconic Carson National Forest “Welcome to Taos Ski Valley” sign reimagined. Columbine blooms cropping up to anchor it, Kachina Peak’s prayer flags rising in the hills, and our favorite mountain mascot bighorn sheep rounds out the scene. 20 years to commemorate, and a shirt that wears like home does.

Race day kit ready ✅
🌸 Columbines
🌯 Burrito
🧢 Swag from our favorite sponsors
📞 Area code bib pride IFYKYK
🏆 Indestructible pint glass, your finisher’s medal

Show up, finish the course, earn your cred. Northern New Mexico essentials, forest friends, TSV legends. This is what’s waiting in your race bag!!

Huge thanks to @newmexicotrue, @trail.gains, and all our sponsors making this year’s swag next level — so much more from this year’s prizes coming soon from @oakley, @skitaos and more! 👀

📅 August 1-2 2026
🔗 Link in bio to register

What gear you rocking in your race day kit? Let us know below👇

#UpAndOverTrailRun #TaosSkiValley #20thAnniversary #TrailRunning #TaosNM

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