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Welcome to Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico

Everything You Need to Plan Your Trip: Lodging, Skiing, Snowboarding & Events

Tucked high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Northern New Mexico, 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 Taos mountain. 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 Taos Ski Valley 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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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!

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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

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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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Sep 29

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Sep 28

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Mr. & Mrs. Oktoberfest… Plus One!

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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.

🌱🙏

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

#DisturbanceTaos #ArtAndEcology #WildfireEcology #TaosNM #NorthernNewMexico

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Sep 24

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Sep 20

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Sunday Saves

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As one season winds down, another ramps up! Two annual traditions are on the horizon, both powered by the people who show up, participate and keep the stoke alive. Mark your calendars and get ready for biking to hit the home stretch, while winter sports start gearing up.

🚲 Ride the Rift with @fieldinstituteoftaos | October 18
@fitaos__bikes’ annual fundraiser and community ride brings Taos riders together for a day on the trails, with proceeds supporting youth mountain biking. FITaos has been getting kids outside through biking, adventure and hands-on outdoor education since 1996, building confidence, teamwork and a lifelong connection to the outdoors. Ride, cheer, volunteer or simply come be part of the community that keeps these programs rolling.

⛷️ @taoswintersportsteam Winter ’27 registration | NOW OPEN!
For athletes ages 6–18 with high-intermediate abilities, TWST is about more than competition. It’s teamwork, friendships, professional coaching, confidence and lifelong skills, with athletes training and competing at Taos Ski Valley. Returning athletes get priority, space is limited, and registration opens this Friday.

Two local organizations. Two ways to get kids outside, challenge themselves, find their people and keep the next generation of Taos athletes stoked.

Save the dates. 🤘

#Taos #TaosNewMexico #RideTheRift #TaosWinterSportsTeam #TaosSkiValley

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Sep 17

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Before fall, there’s fall migration

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Northern New Mexico is on the move. Some birds are headed south for winter. Others are just dropping down from the high country as temps shift and food moves with them.

🌙 The Real Nighttime Highway
Most migration happens after dark, when artificial light pulls birds off course on a collision path with buildings and windows. Last night alone, an estimated 15.8 million birds were forecast to move over New Mexico (@audubonsw)

🚨 Why This Matters for TSV and You!
Millions of birds pass directly over our valley every fall. Their survival depends on what happens down here — dark skies, open corridors, undisturbed refueling spots.

🐦 Fall Migration Snapshot
Ruby-crowned Kinglet — leaving mountain forest for lower elevations
Wilson’s Warbler — just passing through, Latin America-bound
Canada Jay — staying put! one of our favorite cheeky year-round locals

🌲 Follow the Corridors
Even as the forest darkens earlier, birds still need willows, rivers, and forest edges to refuel along the way. Look after those resource-rich spots where the action is.

The bright idea is @cornellbirds’s Lights Out initiative Aug 15–Nov 30. From 11pm–6am:
→ Turn off non-essential lights, especially upward-facing
→ Close blinds and curtains
→ Point outdoor lighting downward

Dark skies are good for stars and birds! 🪽Whether you’re a ski resort or business in town, here in a vacation rental for fall colors or a resident for good — small changes add up. Every dark window means safer passage for feathered friends!

📷: @feedbirder (1-4, Kachina Basin 9.11.26)

1. Canada Jay — perches in Engelmann spruce, old man’s beard lichen drapes from the branch
2. Wilson’s Warbler — foraging in a spruce bough, full sun
3. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (male, red crown patch visible), perches inside lichen-covered conifer
4. Lake Fork River corridor — mountain stream headwaters cutting through subalpine forest, near Williams Lake Trail
5. Milky Way over @skitaos Strawberry Hill and Rueggli top terminal, fall night sky
6. Ski mountain frontside through timber snags, Al’s Run under Lift 1 beyond

#NewMexicoTrue #TaosSkiValley #FallMigration #LightsOutforBirds #TaosNM

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Sep 10

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Green Chile Lemon Drop-ing like it’s hot

🍸: @hardcorwin
🌶️: @rollingstilltaos

Fresh mountain water makes the vodka, hatch green chile brings the fire, lemon puckers the chef’s kiss and not-too-sweet sugar sparkles the rim.

Tis’ the season to celebrate @daleeetsv!

#taosskivalley #greenchileseason #greenchilevodka #rollingstilltaos #rollingstilldistillery

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Join Taos Mountain Outfitters and ECTA for a trail maintenance day on the Wheeler Peak Summit Trail. This work day is open to the public and anyone and everyone are warmly invited to join!

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When: October 14th, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
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March 19, 2026 – March 1, 2027

The Millicent Rogers Museum is honored to present a special exhibition celebrating the life and work of Diné and Taos Pueblo artist DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo. Known for powerful paintings that honor Indigenous identity, strength, and community, DeAnna’s work reflects a deep connection…

3 Days in Taos: Hiking & Dining

Planning a trip to Taos?

Check out these ideas for maximizing your stay and experiencing the most iconic hikes and dining Taos has to offer.

Click here for a full line up of available accommodations! Day 1: Scenic Arrival & Cultural Experiences Morning

Start your 3 days hiking and…