Arizona/New Mexico 2023-2024 Taos Ski Resort/Conditions/Meetups

[Tex]

Mod Note: The last couple of seasons we haven't had a dedicated Taos thread, and there's been a lot of Taos content spread over the Gathering threads, the general four corners thread, and various trip reports. So for 2023-24 we're going to have a Taos thread... and a recent question about lift 4 that came up in the Gathering thread moved here to kick things off.



I noticed they completely took down lift #4, what's up with that?

 

[dbostedo]

I noticed they completely took down lift #4, what's up with that?

Replacing it with a high-speed quad.

Taos Opening Two New Chairlifts For The 2023-24 Season

The new Chief Operating Officer of Taos Ski Valley is going to be overseeing a lot of massive projects. Taos News reports that they the New Mexico ski

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[dbostedo]

For anyone who finds this thread and isn't aware, there will be a Taos Gathering in 2024... find the details here:

2024 Taos Mini-Gathering - Feb 3 - Feb 10, 2024

I liked Taos so much this year I decided to go back. Am 99% sure I'll do a ski week. Am very excited! It'll be my first Gathering, mini or otherwise. I'm an intermediate so it's unlikely I'll be hiking Kachina with you but I'm looking forward to putting faces together with names. @VickiK Maybe...

www.skitalk.com

 

[KingGrump]

The 5 Steepest Chairlifts in the United States.

IMO, the terrain served by the Kachina lift is middling when compared with other runs at Taos.

 

[dbostedo]

The 5 Steepest Chairlifts in the United States.

IMO, the terrain served by the Kachina lift is middling when compared with other runs at Taos.

That's cool... but they cheated by including Highland Bowl... why not just have Deep Temerity there?

I've ridden three of them... need to hit Highland Bowl and Lone Peak Tram at some point I guess.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

I would argue that Lone Peak Tram is not a chairlift at all.

 

[KingGrump]

I would argue that Lone Peak Tram is not a chairlift at all.

It's a slightly oversized beer can.

 

[SKI-3PO]

It's a slightly oversized beer can.

Don't need to worry about that anymore.

 

[mdf]

Don't need to worry about that anymore.

they've upgraded to a keg?

 

[Tex]

Check out this little fella, just chill'n with a great view, Highlind Ridge Cam, top of Hidalgo... He picked the perfect spot...

 

[LiquidFeet]

Check out this little fella, just chill'n with a great view, Highlind Ridge Cam, top of Hidalgo... He picked the perfect spot...

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Could you actually tell it was a he? In other words, could this have been a female?

 

[Tex]

Could you actually tell it was a he?

I figured I had a 50% chance of being right.

 

[LiquidFeet]

Everyone assumes all animals are male. They are always "he."
It seems that females are not worth thinking about.

 

[Tony S]

There is a long list of reasons for why we should just abolish pronouns. They're a pain in the butt.

 

[KingGrump]

There is a long list of reasons for why we should just abolish pronouns. They're a pain in the butt.

Then we'll all sound like lawyers.

 

[Dean]

There is a long list of reasons for why we should just abolish pronouns. They're a pain in the butt.

Is "butt" masculine or feminine? (I can never remember those rules)

 

[Tony S]

Then we'll all sound like lawyers.

Well, lawyers try to eliminate ambiguity. Which I like. Except when they do the opposite. Which I don't. Where were we again?

Is "butt" masculine or feminine? (I can never remember those rules)

"Butt" (at least as used by me) is an English word and thus by definition it doesn't have a gender. How's that for being lawerly?

Sidebar: In Googling this question I learned that "butte" - a landform common in the West - and "butt" appear to be related, etymologically speaking. (Hillock, bump, mound, etc.) According to "Stars Insider," (LOL) "The United States is home to some of the best-looking buttes in the world."

 

[Tex]

Maybe we should have another thread on pronouns, which I will not partake.

 

[Tony S]

Dean moved us well beyond pronouns.

 

[Tex]

It probably is a girl tho, they like to sun tan more than guys. I think.