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JCHIL

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  1. Cool . We just got back into our condo at 4 at Snakedance. We started skiing around noon and I was looking for you but I thought you had yellow pants?. Anyway, I saw a guy with yellow pants and blue jacket so I skied up to him and said “Hey, Are you Texas Dago”? He said , “I don’t know what you are talking about.” Sorry dude, wrong guy 😊
  2. I will say you are covering alot of the highlights of TSV, ridge - corner chute, Two Bucks, Lorelei Blitz etc. so much fun in good conditions, - Longhorn is a long run!! The mid-bottom is usually my favorite part:) I'll be out there tomorrow around noon...I'll look for you! Is Hunziker open?
  3. SHhhhh! Hope you are staying tomorrow and Friday! Powder days! Woo hoo! I'll be there tomorrow!
  4. Big fan as well. legit food and new mex mex. My go to stop when driving from ABQ to Taos
  5. 61 Osteria is relatively new star in the FW Dining scene and probably the hottest right now - really good - sister restaurant to Grace.... I also recently dined at Emilia's in the newly opened Crescent Hotel - very decent - in mod setting
  6. “Dharma Bums”. Fun and light hearted read…..Big fan - Kerouac and Famous poet Gary Snyder (Japhy Ryder) has everything the OP listed ….
  7. The snowmobile tour to Old Faithful is cool and fun diversion if you are not skiing. What about skiing a day or two at the local ski hill, Snow King? Snow King also has a gravity coaster and tubing as well. Since JH is sold out, I would also recommend booking a back country ski guide and going backcountry skiing in Yellowstone (we did this during Covid and it was crazy awesome) but from what you have described, you would probably need to be more experienced skiers for that to be enjoyable. Maybe take a Sleigh ride in the National Elk Refuge while there?
  8. If you signed up for advanced lessons at Taos, chances are you will not be grouped with anything less than advanced. The terrain there tends to separate the wheat from the chaff quickly and since Taos is so challenging, the Ski instructors I experienced personally and with my kids were always on point and grouped people really well based upon their levels. They really cannot afford to make mismatches as again, well, the mountain will take care of that really quickly. I think it is a great idea if you have never skied there before. Yes, ski weeks are incredible if you have the time. My son has been skiing tele for a few years and Taos is one of the few places that has tele instruction which we will be doing when we visit first week in Jan.....
  9. Just had an impromptu tasting at my local shop of this….It’s special
  10. In general, yes, the Highline Ridge is not as crazy and tight/technical as the West Basin. When conditions are good, the Highline Ridge is the ultimate playground for an advanced skier that wants to experience big mountain off piste skiing with a short hike (15-20 minutes to Hidalgo/Juarez if you are in good shape and adjusted to altitude). Main Street, under Kachina Lift, is very enjoyable for the advanced skier and maybe the most straightforward of all Highline Ridge Runs although it is the farthest hike if Kachina lift is not open. The K chutes are steep! (avalanche that killed 2 skiers a few years ago was on K3). West Basin - Oster (short hike) and Staufenburg most doable though tight and STEEP. If you like steep tree skiing, do not miss the Wild West Glade at the end of the West Basin ridge although it is a trek to get there.....
  11. Correction: I guess technically you can access the ridge from 7a but you would have to walk or traverse uphill about 75 yds against traffic from skiers exiting lift 2 which is not ideal. The ridge hike trail is just on your right as you exit lift 2 which is your easiest route.
  12. That is Juarez on the Highline Ridge. Hike from top of lift 2. Lift 7A is an old school 2 seater that does not provide access to hike terrain, rather it gets you from the backside back to the frontside without having to ski Rubezal (long cat trail) back to frontside.
  13. La Fonda is cool and historic. Right in the Taos Town Square. Walk to shops and restaurants. The drive up the mtn is not bad. They maintain it very well. The only time it will get major traffic is if a major storm cycle blows in and dumps then the powder hounds from Denver will come to poach the goods and it will get crowded....
  14. To add to pudelpointer's very informative post: Another ski in and out is Snakedance Condos - probably the best value for the location if you are not looking for fancy - kitchens in rooms - Solid 3 star property with 5 star location. If you want Fancy, The Blake Hotel. The new Blake Residences that is attached to the Blake Hotel has added a few retail shops but basically you can shop the Village in about an hour. The town of Taos has some really nice art galleries and shops and 3-4 really good museums. As stated, there are a few average restaurants in TSV, but I always stay in TSV and drive down in the evenings to eat dinner in town to get better food as I would rather drive to the food after the ski traffic than to ski area each way in traffic if that makes sense. Favorite restaurants in town are: Lamberts (best in town imo), Medley, Orlandos, Pizanos, Trading Post.
  15. Visiting Bend OR this weekend and drove up this morning to Mt Bachelor - people hiking and skinning up got my ski juices flowing
  16. Yes. That vid is on TSV’s home website now. This pic below was taken on Dec 29, 2018 on highline ridge near where the skier in vid enters in. Point is that ridge was open at Christmas/NY week (I looked back in my photos: 2017 as was not good/ridge not open, 2018, 2019, 2020 it was open with very good powder, 2021 not sure as we skied MT, last year 2022 it was closed with low to average coverage overall but backside - lift 4 was open so still decent fun)
  17. I am so ready. Got pass a few weeks ago…come on snow !
  18. Been catching some of these beauties the last couple of days….small unnamed stream in backcountry MT
  19. Always loved this iconic sign for those that might have shakey knees looking up Al’s Run at the base of TSV for the first time ….
  20. I was fishing with a guide but using my own fly rod. A little dirt never hurt!
  21. Fished the Yellowstone and Upper Madison in MT last week. The bite was hit or miss but managed a few nice rainbows on both rivers…lots of whitefish due to spawn…scenery always epic…
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