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Finders Seekers! NM’s world-class alpine ski/snowboard destination, European village heritage, local legends & nature adventures year-round 🏜🗻⛷

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Mar 27

All staffed up and somewhere to GO

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Over 250 participants and more than $6,000 raised… @fitaos96 is beefing (all beef 🌭😛) up #summer programming to get more kids outdoors thanks to our #TSV community showing 🆙 this weekend in full regalia at annual #spring #FUNdraiser Rally in the Valley!

Based in #Taos and designed for children first grade and up, #FITaos camps provide hands-on learning experiences. Day camp sessions can be booked for Taos Ski Valley that include a focus on #archaeology, river #ecology, #wildlife biology and orienteering as we explore our surroundings through hikes, field notes and drawings, fun activities, #art projects and games. Older kids camp overnight and go #backpacking!

#FieldInstituteofTaos is #nonprofit 501c3 organization providing active, hands-on outdoor learning and promoting healthy lifestyles… since 1996!

With a solid team of coaches and CITs lined up, it’s time to get your kiddos signed up. There are some sessions with space available (but not all!) and thanks to strong participation in events like the Rally and generous ongoing donations, more free sessions to reach those who need assistance and access will be announced soon.

Visit link in bio for more info and to secure a spot for your fam!

📷🙏: @soozle_fiore @shaggny @redwillow_hospice_nm

#summercamp #nature #thegreatoutdoors #taosskivalley #outsidethebestside #summertime #camp #outdoors #outdooreducation #daycamp #rallyinthevalley #fundraiser #notforprofit #forkids #kidsactivities #costumeparty #springskiing

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Mar 25

It begins with a trickle and then a roar 🌊🗺️🌎 The little streams you can’t find on maps are springing up in the #Taos valley basin, snows watering the #spring flowers to come!

Without digging too deep the into the #science here, it’s important to note these signs at the surface and recognize that we are located in one of the most dynamic and exciting #geologic settings on the planet! Buried beneath the plateau is an enormous rent in Earth's rigid upper surface that is 20 miles across, and several miles deep. This #RioGrandeRift continues to be active, indicated by the occurrence of earthquakes and the presence of chambers of molten rock at depth. Evidence of past catastrophic seismic and igneous (volcanic rock) events is visible from most anywhere in the Taos area, including young fault scarps where the mountains join the plains, and the abundance of volcanoes and basalt flows on the plateau. Fortunately for us, the faults release their built-up stress as frequent small, imperceptible tremors vs. massive earthquakes, and the volcanoes have lain dormant for several million years.

The Rio Grande Rift has cleaved Northern Mexico, Texas, New Mexico, and half of Colorado over a distance of over 800 miles, like a plowed furrow with raised shoulders and partly filled with alluvium (sediment and clay deposits from running water). The Sangre de Cristo Mountains, home to #taosskivalley, rise to the east and the Brazos Uplift (Tusas Mountains) on the west. Just west of Taos, the floor of the rift is estimated to be down-faulted 36,000 feet. If we could vacuum out the alluvium, the basin would be 6 times deeper than the Grand Canyon!!!

Although the Rio Grande is the major river in the Taos valley, nearly all domestic water use relies on groundwater aquifers. Both mountain stream-channel recharge and subsurface inflow across the Embudo fault are highly active mechanisms in this area contributing volumetrically significant amounts of ground water. The Rio Fernando, like the Rio Grande del Rancho, is also a significant source of mountain stream-channel recharge, and may potentially contribute subsurface flow.

#themoreyouknow #hydrogeology #taosskivalley #riogrande

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Mar 24

TGIF 💙 #taosskivalley #bluebirdday #highlineridge #taos #iconic #icon #icons #friyay #shred #stoke #snow #powder #freshies #springskiing #hanoblake #salomonski

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Mar 24

It’s always National Tamale Day on Doc Martin’s menu, now with even more to celebrate! Bye bye white tablecloth, hello #turquoise inlay and magic light on Hannah’s #pomegranatemargarita. And queue up a skillet cornbread on the side. Can’t go wrong, ever! 🌽🍹🫔 #newmexicochristmas #christmaschill #nmtrue #newmexicotrue #magichour #taosinn #docmartins #greenchile #redchile #taos #taosinnnewmexico #margarita #thirstythursday #localbar #barroom #nationaltamaleday #hottamale #hottamales #tamales #tamale

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Mar 23

Buttered up and so ok with it 😂

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Live music nightly! Nachos! Surf n’ turf! Cocktails! Beer! Puppies!

Never gets old when you’re kicking it old school and @taos sure knows how to tune that instrument so so well. Revisit the old haunts to see what they’re up to. Fresh as fresh can be.

@sagebrush_inn keeping it real with made to order yummies in the cantina and at the bar. Take a stroll and enjoy some art history, feel the ghosts and def keep it sexy.

#sagebrushinn #taos #mainstay #iconic #oldschool #haunts #margarita #livemusic #historicinn #art #taos #taosart #artifact #keepitrolling #bar #localband #localbar

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Mar 20

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙂❔

It’s going to be another glorious #snow week here in @Taos as our thoughts turn to seasons to come — and we have birds that make their homes in all of them!

Arriving by air, you may be surprised to learn that New Mexico isn’t brown barren desert. Take a closer look especially here in the north, and you’ll find we are a confluence of #wildlife activity thanks to the rich diversity of natural habitats that exist in close proximity. Access to life-giving water – not in the least the fertile #RioGrande valley - threading through it all makes our state special.

From #wetland and sagebrush #mesa, to piñon-juniper foothills and the aspen-meadowed streams of our canyons and #alpine extremes, many #bird species can remain here year-round thanks to a bounty of protected resources, especially food! And migratory species enjoy an abundant stop along the way to their breeding grounds to the north – if they’re not already planning to do so right here in our backyards 😛. We are never out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination where climate change is concerned, but we are very grateful for what we have and are trying to maintain against the grain. Awareness and appreciation are small first steps.

Here’s a glimpse as a primer to your exploration of our unique #ecosystem with a new lens — or a pair of binoculars! Article completes in the comments because we prefer the long lens on these topics 🦅🔭😉

#WINTER
Sliding down the #mountain with slick boards under our feet can feel like flying, especially when the floaty #powder comes down! Take a moment to pause, listen and look around, and other flying friends will reveal themselves on and off slope.

With a very limited range, the #blackrosyfinch and Brown- and Grey-capped rosy finches grace the pine trees of the #taosskivalley village in winter. Due to their habit of nesting amongst alpine rocks and cliffs, the #rosyfinch is one of the least studied birds in North America and a favorite of birdwatchers and photographers. In the summer months, they move above tree line. But in the snowy and cold times of the year (cont.👇)

#birdwatching #newmexicotrue #naturalworld

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Mar 18

The snow brings out the changing light and the creatures and critters to much delight ☃️ What did you spot in the roadside wilds of @taos yesterday?

American Kestrel, smallest #falcon in North America and Red-tailed Hawk, Hondo/Seco
Mountain View Bar & Lounge, Valdez
Last lights off NM 150, Blueberry Hill and Camino del Medio
Dark-eyed Junco in the backyard pines, south side of town

#raptors #birds #snow #scenicroute #sunset #taos #lastlight #snowfall #sky #bar #barsign #cabin #shack #roadside #scenicdrive #wildlife #newmexicowildlife #northernewmexico #nature #birds #springsnow

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Mar 17

So easy to be green right here 📍☕️🍫🍦🍀🌎💚♻️

Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

Drinking is a responsibility so do it responsibly 😉

#hotchocolate #irishcream #irishcoffee #luckoftheirish #lucky #taos #taosskivalley #snowstorm #snowfall #snow #letitsnow #springsnow #springskiing #springbreak #catchabreak #stpatricksday #happystpatricksday #stpattysday #saintpatricksday #yummytown #yummy #easybeinggreen #gogreen #deeppowder #powderday #pow

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Mar 15

Totalmente con-fundido.

Both 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘰 (always 🤣) and confounded as to where to cast votes on this year’s @taosnews #bestoftaos docket!!

There’s just so many 2023 contenders and maybe not enough categories to contain them all… but try your hand at the link in story, especially for the write-ins that count at the end. There’s a chance at a $500 gift card from @cidsfoodmarket @cidsmountainmarket waiting for those who make it through!

But the real question begged is… to mushroom or not to mushroom @taosinn? No question on the #margarita, ever.

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#bestof #taos #taosskivalley #taosnewmexico #taosinn #newmexico #newmexicotrue #northernnewmexico #queso #quesofundido #supportsmallbusiness #locallove #localsonly #cheese

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Mar 13

Daylight playings

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One more hour of daylight? Stretch it! Get active outside, and use the extra time to try something new at your pace.

From high mountain lakes and streams to wild river canyons and sprawling private ranches, fly fish without the crowds year round @solitaryangler1.

The most popular fishery is Culebra Creek, a private stream with over 10 miles of blue ribbon fly fishing that is exclusively reserved for our customers only. Half or whole day trips to local streams including the Rio Hondo near Taos Ski Valley and Rio Costilla in the magnificent Valle Vidal!

🤠Professional Guides
🎣Equipment Rentals
🧜🏻‍♀️Fly Shop
🏞️Exclusive Private Waters
📱575-758-5653

#flyfishing #solitaryangler #taos #taosfishing #flyfishinglife #daylightsavings #thegreatoutdoors #outsidethebestside #getoutdoors #optoutside #rivers #angler #angling #nature #fishing #spring #springbreak #taosskivalley #riohondo #culebracreek #vallevidal #riocostilla

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Mar 12

ART, MUSIC, EXCURSIONS, OH MY!

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Events always hit a high note in spring. Here's a glimpse of what’s hitting our calendar now.

Taos Pueblo Artists Winter Showcase | Friday, March 10 to Sunday, March 12 - It ain't over till it's over. Presented by the Taos Pueblo Tourism, this weekend-long market at the Millicent Rogers Museum features more than 20 artists represented in jewelry, pottery, drums, paintings, sculpture, photography, fashion, storytellers, baked horno bread and more!

Après Ski Dance Parties at the Martini Tree | All weekend long until the season closes, Weird Bird Music and TAOS amp up your spring break at TSV's storied bar from 3pm-7pm at the schedule below!
March 17 ~ ConSoul & Magic Woman
March 24 ~ The Fungi Phunk & Crisp Khalifa
March 25 ~ Dirty Steve 4:30pm7pm
March 31 ~ Magic Woman & Crisp Khalifa
April 7 ~ ConSoul & Kaleido

St. Patty’s Yay🍻🍀🌈💰With luck you’ll find yourself @taosbowling at 7PM on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18 for some #stpatricksday shenanigans while you enjoy live acts by @liverdowntheriver @foggymemoryboys @conceptotamborband @lasttoknowmusic all presented by @daleeeproductions @truetaosradio @ticotimeriverresort.

Check story for more details and the daily line up. $10 cover, and we’ll be the first to say it… great time guaranteed!

For our full listing including the Resort's Adult Freeride Competition, see our Events page at taosskivalley.com. And see link in bio for the entire Spring Break edition of #thehighlineblog 🗞️

#stpatricksday #saintpatricksday #stpattysday #events #taos #taosskivalley #taosevents

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Mar 9

LOCATION, LOCATION, VACATION

With Spring Break on our doorstep, it’s time to check out some actually available ones for your upcoming visit thanks to @naturalretreats!

To truly understand the picture-perfect beauty of Taos Ski Valley, you must spend some time in the high desert. And it's right here in our backyard, with easy access to our alpine village and the Town of Taos! Try booking a vacation rental in the thick of it to get the full experience. “Casita de Vistas", is just that — a little house with so many views.

This newly available cozy one bedroom/bath has it all at the base of mountains with fireplace, free WiFi, washer/dryer, fully-equipped kitchen including dishwasher, furnished patio and more!

Prefer to embed in the woods? Its Bavarian Chalet is designed for complete high-alpine comfort, with plenty of gear storage for your ski vacation. Supremely functional, each unit includes three bedrooms, featuring two king beds and two twins which can also be bridged together to form another king bed, three bathrooms, and a powder room. Each unit incorporates locally sourced materials, such as dead-standing timbers; the feature wall in the living room, timber framing, and stainless steel firebox cladding all recall the valley's mining tradition. Beginning in the mudroom, galvanized steel panels and baseboards are a feature throughout!

This chalet is perfect for a group or a large family to enjoy all of what Taos and the Taos Valley Ski area have to offer. With the convenience of a gas fireplace, wireless internet, walking distance to ski lift #4 and the @skitaos favorite — The Bavarian Restaurant— you won’t skip a beat!

Book now through link in bio and catch the latest edition of #thehighlineblog going live any moment now up in story 👆to make the most of this seasonal moment!

Is it hot out here or is it SKI?

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#springskiing #itsgettinghotinhere #spring #springbreak #springiscoming #mountainlodge #bavarian #chalet #alpine #mesa #highdesert #taos #taosskivalley #arroyoseco #accomodation #vacationrental #naturalretreats #skivacation #funinthesun #newmexico #newmexicotravel #newmexicotrue #nmtrue #skitaos

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Mar 8

ᴘɪᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴡ

😎🏝️🏎️🎿💪

Here’s the deal. We are sweating the #springskiing vibes and taking cues from our friendly neighborhood outfitter @cottamsskishops. If pinups @ingridannroy @skiian_ are any indication, spring’s going to be a H*O*T in all the right ways. So grab your shades and get a jump start with this end of season sale and offer on rentals you won’t be able to resist!

LET’S MAKE A STEAL - Beginning tomorrow, Thursday 3.9, nab up to 40% off on 2022/23 gear, as well as all stock left from last season.

WAIT NOT, WANT NOT - Beginning today, Wednesday 3.8, save up to 30% when pre-booking rentals online. Hit up either location in Town of Taos or Taos Ski Valley while supplies last. Early bird gets the berm!

OPEN DAILY
Taos Ski Valley (575-776-8719)
101 Sutton Place: 7:30am-5pm
101 Thunderbird Road: 8am-5pm
Town of Taos (575-758-2822)
207 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur: 8am-6pm

#localbusiness #shoplocal #endofseasonsale #pitviper #pitviperbabes #springbreak #springbreakvibes #cottamsskishop #sale #gear #skigear #snowboards #skis #outerwear #kit #spring #taos #taosskivalley

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Mar 6

𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚!

🗓️ 🏨 🛄⛷️🏂🏔️🛋️🛏️

Calling all solo travelers and parties of more… Availability alert ‼️🚨 Powderhorn Condos in the heart of Taos ski Valley just steps from the village and @skitaos base has some last minute openings perfect for a spontaneous staycation or pre-spring break vacay before things get super busy! Jump on it now.

Studio 202 is available now until March 13 | Wheeler-facing windows and king bed with bathroom, kitchenette, little dining table…

One bedroom 101 is available now until March 9 | Two queen beds and a queen sleeper in the living room. Full kitchen with fireplace, bathroom, 2 vanities!

Studio 305 available from now until March 11 | Bright and comfy studio suite with balcony overlooking the TSV village center and lower ski slopes! Accommodates 2 people (king bed) plus 1 extra person or kiddo on the full-size sleeper sofa, kitchenette with fridge, convection microwave, a single burner induction cook top including induction pots and skillet, dishwasher, sink, coffee maker and toaster as well as a small dining area (table and 2 chairs.)

Satellite television and wireless internet are standard in the condo as well as throughout the building! Key-less Entry and ski lockers, and contact-less self check-in/check-out ✔️

#staycation #vacation #springbreak #skivacation #skiseason #springskiing #vacationmode #vacationrental #taos #taosskivalley #alpinevillage #powderhorncondos

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Mar 4

Time, release.

⛷️: Hano Blake
🏂: @isoslopes

TSV is all in la familia. Visit story👆for what is a tiny peek into the enigma that is this place and its people. Let it pique your interest your interest, stir the curiosity to dig further, reach higher to understand its never ending story. The hidden treasures unfold to those who open themselves and take the time to let it in.

Never not peeling back the layers 🧅 and the layers are what make us strong 💪. Can’t stop, won’t stop telling the stories.

Happy bluebird weekend, ski fam! With the mountain in its prime, it’s prime time we celebrate you.

#community #family #legacy #heritage #skifam #taos #taosskivalley #tsv #allinthefamily #weekendvibes #bluebirdday #nmtrue #newmexicotrue

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Mar 2

🤿, anyone? When those 🦄 days you’ll never forget are like ponies in the 🎠 on 🔁. Because @skitaos🥇

Guess the run and the year? 31” came down and so did ⛷️: @brett_hills.

📷: @mikehawkins

#throwbackthursday #unicorn #powderday #pow #freshies #powhub #sofreshandsoclean #ropelinebestline #taos #skitaos #taosskivalley #skier #freshtracks #snorkelweather #makingwaves #snowstorm #letitsnow #whiteout #sportsphotography

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Mar 2

It’s a-snowing, says 📷: @lazyriver_road. @_hurricaneheather @whenindoubt67 concur.

💥❄️💥❄️☕️❄️💥❄️💥

#letitsnow #taosskivalley #taos #manonthestreet #basevibes #skiresort #alpinevillage #mountainvibes #winter #skichairs #snow #snowstorm #snowfall #firepit #skiers #skiinpairs #theblakehotel

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Mar 1

Part II: Arrival

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{Welcome March, #womenshistorymonth, and the #springequinox to come. See comments for full article!}

It’s not all business, it’s personal for @heritageinspirations.

“Our commitment to guests and New Mexico — the place and its people — is what drives everything we do,” @taoschic shares. “It’s foundational to the niche we’ve carved out in travel. One of my goals is to really shift the model of what tourism can be for the local economy and what it means in the state. I believe it has the potential to be transformational, about protecting against development from the outside — which everyone can get behind, and stimulating and supporting local by sharing the rich history and unique-to-here culture with visitors.”

The company operates out of three different travel hubs — the @innandspaatloretto in Santa Fe (opening day is today, kicking off the 🚲 season!), @elmontesagrado.taos in Taos and most recently a new outfit @lospoblanos, which particularly embodies this ethos. It’s where she and @fj40driver personally do their annual spring R&R, when ski season wraps. And furthermore, the partner of H.I.’s head ambassador guide in ABQ runs all the food and beverage for the property.

“It’s such a good fit on so many levels,” Murray shares. “The rich history of the land, a beautiful lavender farm and an operation that cares about protecting and sharing the legacy of the area in the right ways. That’s what it’s all about for us, too.”

The property had bikes there, and with #heritageinspirations’s already established ABQ Rio Grande & Farm e-bike tour, it just made good sense to come together — to add value to the experience by running it out of this incredible place.

“We take people out and teach them about the Bosque region,” she reflects. “My approach to travel is all about immersion, education and forging a deep connection with NM. We are such an anomaly in the U.S. For guests to drop in and get a glimpse of understanding into the heritage of our ancestral Puebloan lands and how that impacts everything… That you can see the stars at night, because of the preservation aspects of the Pueblo!”

(cont.👇)

#newmexicotrue #taos #glamping #ebike

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Feb 28

Part I: Departure

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{see comments to finish the complete article, and Part II comes tomorrow as we celebrate #womenshistorymonth!}

“All we cared about as kids were grandma’s tortillas and red chile,” Angelisa Murray shares of formative summers with family in Colorado, making the drive from Arizona through Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Española. All the way up 285 past San Antonio mountain, 32 first cousins would commune and she would make fragrant memories inextricably linked to these dynamic landscapes, through the mesa, the mountains and all the arroyos in between.

Travel in one form or another has always grounded the owner/operator of Heritage Inspirations (est. 2014) no matter how far and wide she buzzed around the globe before intentionally and passionately rooting herself here.

“Taos is the confluence of life for my husband and I, after all these years on our interwoven journeys — mine mostly living out of my Patagonia suitcase — we found ourselves together again, camping by the rio in Pilar, realizing this was where we wanted to be, where we belonged,” she reflects on the whirlwind journey leading up to that moment. “There was no analysis, no thinking. It just felt right and from that point on, all the arrows unfurled before us.”

Despite being in the travel business for 20+ years, Murray never once in her life thought she would have wanted to open and run her own travel company.

“When it comes to what we do, it’s pretty massive; operating three different travel hubs, out of @lospoblanos in Albuquerque, @innandspaatloretto in Santa Fe and @elmontesagrado.taos in Taos,” she explains. “Building a business with 20+ employees — notably not contractors — and one that involves logistics and permitting… It’s overwhelming especially in an industry historically dominated by male owner/ operators. There are hardly any solely women-owned outfits.”

But Murray is no stranger to challenges and seeing in them, opportunities. She began her first travel job at 21 and just kept pursuing different experiences... (cont.👇)

#travel #learning #experience #lifexperience #taos #heritageinspirations #taoschic #taosskivalley #experientialtravel

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Feb 27

Flying into the week with some sunshine ☀️🤑🤙

⛷️: @max_mount
📷: @therealbillstengel

#newmexicotrue #nmtrue #taos #taosskivalley #mondaymood #happyskiseason

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