Sigh. I'm always a little late to the party, but I can say that I regularly see the Blue bus that runs from the Town of Taos to the Ski Valley running.

I don't know this years schedule or the...

Interestingly enough, it was not a shit show today. :)

cheers,
john

The Ski Valley made the decision to open the Kachina Chair on their (early) last day. That was something of a pleasant surprise, and helped to soften the blow of the early close. (Oh, and it was...

[QUOTE=Kinnikinnick;5924208]Rallied down for the day. 8” was a good little powder day.[QUOTE]

Yes, it was very good out yesterday, so long as you stayed above approximately where Chair 2 loads....

I *think* you're talking about Chair 6, which actually came after, and ran parallel to, Chair 2. When they re-worked Chair 2 and converted into a quad, they began to use Chair 6 less and less until...

So I take you to mean that you and your crew were not among the unlucky souls who got stuck on Chair 1 for an hour on Sunday?

I don't know the formal policy, but I've never seen them open the chair without opening it to hiking first.

Oh, and I also agree with you on the St B. Another thing: They have the best draft beer...

You're absolutely right, this is the deal. But, if the chair is running, the ridge line---even the Hillary Step---gets bumped out with skiers on the way downhill to K1 and K2. You do not want to hike...

April 12th.

No, downhill traffic.

A few points (hopefully) worth considering:

(1) If it snows a bit, Monday and Tuesday will be the best days to ski the West Basin past the gate (i.e. past St Bernard). There's a Junior Freeride...

These are all good suggestions, but note that you will not want to hike Kachina if the Kachina Chair is running. :)

cheers,
john

What did you expect?! The Blake is the signature property of the new ownership. Of course it's going to be expensive. Practically any other place up there will be cheaper than the Blake.

There's a...

Yes to both. Fwiw, Le Ski Mastery might be the only independent ski shop left in the Ski Valley since both the Boot Doctors and Cottam's were bought out by Christy Sports. :(

cheers,
john

Since you're staying at the Snowmansion, I'm guessing that you're staying relatively low-key. I guess I'll make a couple of suggestions: (1) Early dinner/late lunch after the lifts close at the Hondo...