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

[johnnyvw]

Where's that pic from?

post #1047

 

[dbostedo]

post #1047

Thanks... found it now... that appears to be off of highline ridge. Nice pic @Pasha !

 

[Matchstix]

Photoshoot is on for this afternoon!

Thinking meet up at the top of lift 7 around 2pm, pending the mid-day hike timing.

 

[ChunderBlunder]

Photoshoot is on for this afternoon!

Thinking meet up at the top of lift 7 around 2pm, pending the mid-day hike timing.

Mid-day hike is planned for lunchtime, right after ski week lessons wrap up.
We're meeting at chair one, which is usually where y'all end up after ski week.

 

[applecart]

Ohhhh the brim! My last 2 helmets had that! Nice feature but didn’t know it was anything new or special. Interesting.

yeah, when I was looking for a new helmet, I couldn't find one with a brim. It helps to see when you're looking into the sun and keeps the snow off the goggles. There's a lime green one on EBay.

 

[FlyingAce]

yeah, when I was looking for a new helmet, I couldn't find one with a brim. It helps to see when you're looking into the sun and keeps the snow off the goggles. There's a lime green one on EBay.

I see! Totally didn’t know that’s what you were referring to. Is the one on Ebay used? If so, I wouldn’t buy it since you wouldn’t know the history of the helmet and if it had taken a blow already.

 

[applecart]

I see! Totally didn’t know that’s what you were referring to. Is the one on Ebay used? If so, I wouldn’t buy it since you wouldn’t know the history of the helmet and if it had taken a blow already.

It's new, but I just bought a helmet last year. Lime green is tempting, though. I like to dress in colors so I can be seen from outer space!

 

[FlyingAce]

It's new, but I just bought a helmet last year. Lime green is tempting, though. I like to dress in colors so I can be seen from outer space!

When are you in Taos?

 

[PisteOff]

Suddenly you realize……the afternoon photo shoot just turned into show and tell…. View attachment trim.C6ADDBE9-8006-4B20-A332-BBFD7482D658.MOV

 

[ChunderBlunder]

Plug the Pug!
Er... Wait,
Walk the Talk?
Talk the Talk?

 

[James]

^ Just curious, what does Taos need to be freed from?

 

[ChunderBlunder]

^ Just curious, what does Taos need to be freed from?

Legend goes that it was originally a campaign to open Taos to snowboarders.
However, the print shop that made the first run of "Free Taos" stickers was not an ally of the cause, and instead printed a thousand "Free Tacos" stickers.

 

[James]

How are the snowboarders at Taos? I was there when they were banned. The worry was they’d scrape all the snow off the steep chutes going sideways. Of course with fat skis, the skiers are good at that too.

 

[ChunderBlunder]

How are the snowboarders at Taos? I was there when they were banned. The worry was they’d scrape all the snow off the steep chutes going sideways. Of course with fat skis, the skiers are good at that too.

My only major snowboarder complaint is the booting up that happens right in front of chair two. Especially considering that area is huge.

 

[Phelmut]

My major complaint with snowboarders is that their boots look so comfy and they can climb stairs in the lodge way faster than I.

 

[Scruffy]

Great trip! Thanks to everyone for the Gemütlichkeit (German word used to convey the idea of a state or feeling of warmth, friendliness, good cheer.) Special thanks to @KingGrump and Mamie for leading us into some awesome skiing runs, and the cake . Nice meeting and skiing with new skitalkers, too many to mention, and especially nice to ski with old friends from the Epic/Pug days.

Didn't make it to the afternoon lineup today as I had to attend to flight and shuttle changes due to the Noreaster attacking NE tonight and tomorrow, and AA canceling my flight. Hope to ski with you all soon. Safe travels everyone.

 

[KingGrump]

How are the snowboarders at Taos? I was there when they were banned. The worry was they’d scrape all the snow off the steep chutes going sideways. Of course with fat skis, the skiers are good at that too.

March 19, 2008. The day hell froze over. Not.
I was there on that day. Nothing happened. The only change was many ski instructors bought snow boards and dragged them on the hill. We got to laugh at them for couple year. Then they got good.

Currently, most of the clientele are skiers. I would say 90+%. There are almost no boarders in the bumps. I guessed they know better. Off the ridge, the chutes are steep enough to deter side slippers, whether on skis or boards.

 

[James]

March 19, 2008. The day hell froze over. Not.
I was there on that day. Nothing happened. The only change was many ski instructors bought snow boards and dragged them on the hill. We got to laugh at them for couple year. Then they got good.

Currently, most of the clientele are skiers. I would say 90+%. There are almost no boarders in the bumps. I guessed they know better. Off the ridge, the chutes are steep enough to deter side slippers, whether on skis or boards.

Would Alta be different if allowed?

 

[dbostedo]

Would Alta be different if allowed?

Wrong thread... this is about Taos!

 

[KingGrump]

Would Alta be different if allowed?

Nobody cares if you ski Alta.