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2022 Taos Mini-Gathering - January 22 - January 29, 2022

Dean

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I know I'm still trying to figure this whole skiing thing out, but you're supposed to stay on the white stuff, right?
 

Tony S

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The phrase "thread decay" comes to mind about now.

In @JohnL 's defense, he really did get bad advice. I heard it and watched the performance. It was like he was trying to demonstrate skiing in a game of charades. You know, on orange shag carpet in someone's rec room.
 

Jenny

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Geez, y’all are not inspiring any desire to ski with you.
I've skied with the King and he totally took care of me so I didn't die. (Important to note - we were not on his level of terrain, but mine. He took my husband other places . . .)
 

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I've skied with the King and he totally took care of me so I didn't die. (Important to note - we were not on his level of terrain, but mine. He took my husband other places . . .)
@James is coming at it from the other side. Don't worry, there will be plenty of Bad Ideas. (SM) Even more if @A Grump attends.
 
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SKI-3PO

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The phrase "thread decay" comes to mind about now.

In @JohnL 's defense, he really did get bad advice. I heard it and watched the performance. It was like he was trying to demonstrate skiing in a game of charades. You know, on orange shag carpet in someone's rec room.
Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good picture.
 

Jenny

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@James is coming at it from the other side.
True - even though I haven't met him I know that just from reading. Thought maybe I'd reassure some others, though, who might be reading this. This group can sound pretty intimidating sometimes.
 

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I've skied with the King and he totally took care of me so I didn't die. (Important to note - we were not on his level of terrain, but mine. He took my husband other places . . .)
Grump isn’t the problem out there... ogsmile
 

mdf

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I just stumbled across one of those generic "intro to ski area X" articles. It is short, but it has a good description of what the different parts like "frontside" and "backside" mean, and this excellent illustration of, for example, where the "lower frontside" is. The prominent straight line you see is Al's Run.

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The full article is here.
 

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I just stumbled across one of those generic "intro to ski area X" articles. It is short, but it has a good description of what the different parts like "frontside" and "backside" mean, and this excellent illustration of, for example, where the "lower frontside" is. The prominent straight line you see is Al's Run.

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The full article is here.

Took you a few years, eh. :nono:
For a rocket scientist, you are pretty slow. :duck:
 

Olesya C

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I just stumbled across one of those generic "intro to ski area X" articles. It is short, but it has a good description of what the different parts like "frontside" and "backside" mean, and this excellent illustration of, for example, where the "lower frontside" is. The prominent straight line you see is Al's Run.

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The full article is here.
That is a great article about Taos. I love how they talk about the founder Ernie Blake and mention Jean Mayer and Alain. Ernie's son Peter Blake is an instructor at Taos and he is great, I took 2 ski weeks with him, one of which was with @ADKmel , we both posted about it in this thread already.

I always have my skis tuned at Alain's ski shop and chat with him or his daughter who are very friendly and fun. Alain is very charming in a French manner. :)

I have skied Corner Chute, Wild Wild West Glades and Kachina main Street. I have not skied Stauffenberg, North American or Longhorn. Walkyries is a really fun glade. Lorelei has a really fun area, there is an easier section and two very steep and tight treed section. I skied an easier more open and not as steep section.

I <3 Taos and can't wait to go back.
 

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