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Special Collections at the Harwood Museum of Art

Special Collections at the Harwood Museum of Art

The Harwood Museum of Art Special Collections: Taos Municipal School Historic Collection The Taos Municipal School Historic Collection is on long-term loan to the Harwood Museum of Art that includes works by numerous Taos artists including, Joseph Henry Sharp, John Ward Lockwood, Joseph Fleck, Ila McAfee, Gene Kloss, Emil…

2023 Winter Gear Preview

2023 Winter Gear Preview

BOOT UP! Have you made the rounds at local outfitters to see what’s new and where the early season deals are? We did! Here’s our winter gear preview for 2023-24’s hardware and softwear highlights.   Cottam’s Ski Shop All season rentals. These are the key words at…

How Aspens are Being Affected by Climate Change and What You Can Do to Help

How Aspens are Being Affected by Climate Change and What You Can Do to Help

A Walk in the Woods When you’re strolling our trails this fall enjoy the golden leaves, their telltale shhhhhh-shimmer and take note of what’s below. A Favorite of Lovers & Teens Walking through an aspen stand you’re likely to find initials carved on aspen trunks with date of…

Embrace Nature’s Flavors Al Fresco

Embrace Nature’s Flavors Al Fresco

Imagine… Picture this. You’re sitting outside under the shade of a cottonwood tree. The air is warm, an agreeable 83 degrees. Above you the sky is a deep cobalt blue and an armada of puffy white clouds sail overhead. A double peaked mountain looks down on you from the horizon.

Cutthroat but Not Ruthless

Cutthroat but Not Ruthless

Go Fish We learned on a recent outing that when it comes to fly fishing, the skill lies in taking your time and letting the fish come to you. It was a gorgeous blue sky late spring morning as Steve Morris of Cutthroat Fly Fishing and his two pals…

What’s New Is Old for Taos Architecture

What’s New Is Old for Taos Architecture

Henry Architects Find A Sense of Place When it comes to what makes a place, history is important.  One must always look deeper to the layers underneath that form the foundation to see clearly. Here in Northern New Mexico, the ground literally unearths itself. Tectonics, geology and time work passively…

A Bird for All Seasons

A Bird for All Seasons

Arriving by air, you may be surprised to know that New Mexico isn’t a dry barren desert!  All across our state and especially here in the north in Taos and Taos Ski Valley, we are a confluence of activity for wildlife. Birds especially love it here thanks to the…

Heritage Inspirations Tours

Heritage Inspirations Tours

“All we cared about as kids were grandma’s tortillas and red chile,” shares Angelisa Murray, owner/operator of Heritage Inspirations (est. 2014), of her formative summers with family in Colorado, making the drive from Arizona through Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Española, all the way up 285 past San…

Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide

Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide

Sometimes the holidays seem to rush in so quickly that we feel behind before we even get started. Well, don’t they always? At Taos Ski Valley we always expect the unexpected and the same goes for finding great gifts in a pinch! Procrastinators need look no further…

Le Ski Mastery’s Alain Veth

Le Ski Mastery’s Alain Veth

Not Your Ordinary Ski Shop Owner Alain Veth brings a world of experience and knowledge to his family-owned and run shop Le Ski Mastery in Taos Ski Valley. Veth is a veteran of the World Cup race circuit, a winner of hundreds of ski races…