Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
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Taos Ski Valley is a village and alpine ski resort in the southwestern United States, located in Taos County, New Mexico. The population was 69 at the 2010 census. Until March 19, 2008, it was one of four ski resorts in America to prohibit snowboarding.[3][4] The Kachina lift, constructed in 2014, serves one of the highest elevations of any triple chair in North America, to a peak of 12,481 feet (3,804 m) above sea level.[citation needed]
It has been suggested that this article should be split into articles titled Taos Ski Valley (Ski Area) and Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico. (discuss) (September 2021) |
Taos Ski Valley | |||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 36°35′52″N 105°26′42″W | |||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||
State | New Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
County | Taos | ||||||||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||||||||
• Type | Elected city council | ||||||||||||||||
• Mayor Pro-tem | Tom Wittman | ||||||||||||||||
• Village Administrator | John Avila | ||||||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||||||
• Total | 2.85 sq mi (7.39 km2) | ||||||||||||||||
• Land | 2.85 sq mi (7.39 km2) | ||||||||||||||||
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) | ||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 9,321 ft (2,841 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||||
• Total | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
• Density | 27.00/sq mi (10.42/km2) | ||||||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) | ||||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) | ||||||||||||||||
ZIP code | 87525 | ||||||||||||||||
Area code | 575 | ||||||||||||||||
FIPS code | 35-76480 | ||||||||||||||||
GNIS feature ID | 0899303 | ||||||||||||||||
Website | https://taosskivalley.com/ and https://www.skitaos.com/ | ||||||||||||||||
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The village was originally settled by a group of miners in the 1800s, but in 1955, Ernie and Rhoda Blake founded the area as a ski mountain.[5][6] The village was incorporated in 1996.
In 2013, Taos Ski Valley, Inc., was sold by the founding family to billionaire conservationist Louis Bacon.[7] It has 110 trails with 24% beginner, 25% intermediate, and 51% advanced/expert. The Ernie Blake Snowsports School is one of the highest rated ski schools in North America.[8]