I did 5 trips last season.
Trip #1, stayed in TSV, did not like it. Had to park my truck in a parking lot far from the condo I rented, took my daughter, really did not even drive my truck the whole time. We stayed at Powderhorn, and that was a pretty good walk to/from the lift, I love ski-in/ski-out, but this was not it. If I stay in TSV, I would not mess with a car, fly in, take shuttle to/from airport.
The other 4 trips, stayed in/around town, and drove to/from TSV. From the middle of town (The Plaza), it is 19 miles one way and 30 min drive. I like the drive, it is relaxing, great scenery, and I drink coffee on the way there. The public parking is great, they have the cattle trailers that pick you up next to your truck, drop you off close to the lift (shorter walk than Powderhorn walk). I boot up in the parking lot as most do.
I like accommodations where I can park my truck close to the my front door, like motel style, just easier walk to/from truck and hauling gear.
Where you stay in town makes a big difference in the drive. Stay on the north end, the further north the better, you are closer to TSV. I stayed in Quality inn one trip, south end of town, so a longer drive. 2 trips I stayed north end of Town, El Pueblo one trip at Kachina lodge the other trip, they are right across the street from each other, good location I think. These were solo trips. The 5th trip I did an AirBnB on 150 and took my daughter and my wife flew in, see screenshot below.. This is actually not in Taos, but is on the way driving to TSV, so the drive is a lot shorter. This area on 150 I think is great location for an AirBnB. Close to TSV, also close to Taos if you want to drive into town, and it is like minutes from the airport. From the Plaza up 64, then 150 to TSV, any AirBnB you can find would be a great location. If you look at the screen shot below, just north of where I stayed, there are some condos on the west side of 150, the parking lot has "Taos Shuttle" buses in the parking lot, so this might be a great location to stay where you fly in, I suspect they shuttle you to/from the airport and TSV.
Hope this helps, post up if you have any questions, I have studied all this a lot..
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