Arizona/New Mexico 2023 Taos Mini-Gathering Report and Pics

[Tex]

Going up 2, headed to 7, then 4, then Kachina lift!!

 

[Tex]

My 2nd Kachina run, it’s nice and soft!

 

[Tex]

9 runs no ski talker sightings. Taking a break at Whistlestop, letting my skis cool off.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

I seem to be struggling with the "no alcohol as you acclimate to altitude" rule.
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Rules are made to be broken! Otherwise, why have a rule at all?

 

[MissySki]

@lisamamot hmmm Ski Santa Fe could be nice on our way in..

 

[Tony S]

My 2nd Kachina run, it’s nice and soft!

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9 runs no ski talker sightings. Taking a break at Whistlestop, letting my skis cool off.

Um, pretty sure that's @Olesya C right behind you in the fuchsia jacket.

We need an RFID system!

 

[Dean]

@Olesya C , @DebbieSue, Margaret with @mdf and @Tony S lurking.

 

[Tony S]

Lunch today was a shifting cast of characters. @aveski , on a rest day, stopped by briefly to chat. Not in pic. Also not in pic - empty chair in foreground with white coat - is @DebbieSue , due to bad timing on my part. Otherwise, from left to right, we have @Dean , @mdf , @Olesya C , Margaret (friend of Debbie) , Alice (daughter of Margaret), Woman Whose Name I Forget, If I Ever Learned It (friend of Alice).

Margaret impressed the hell out of me by reciting
- compellingly - the St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V on the Kachina lift.

After lunch @cosmicplanks joined us for a couple of excellent runs.

 

[gski]

Looks like a great group having fun times!

 

[Jim Kenney]

Since he retired @mdf is looking very Hemingwayesque ;-)

 

[Tony S]

Since he retired @mdf is looking very Hemingwayesque ;-)

The Old Man and the Ski

 

[Olesya C]

Lunch today was a shifting cast of characters. @aveski , on a rest day, stopped by briefly to chat. Not in pic. Also not in pic - empty chair in foreground with white coat - is @DebbieSue , due to bad timing on my part. Otherwise, from left to right, we have @Dean , @mdf , @Olesya C , Margaret (friend of Debbie) , Alice (daughter of Margaret), Woman Whose Name I Forget, If I Ever Learned It (friend of Alice).

Margaret impressed the hell out of me by reciting
- compellingly - the St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V on the Kachina lift.

After lunch @cosmicplanks joined us for a couple of excellent runs.

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That was a super fun day! The woman in blue next to Alice is, Nora, daughter of our ski week instructor.

 

[Olesya C]

Um, pretty sure that's @Olesya C right behind you in the fuchsia jacket.

We need an RFID system!

Yes, that was me and Margaret. @Tex that is too bad we didn't meet! Maybe at the next gathering.

 

[dan ross]

I seem to be struggling with the "no alcohol as you acclimate to altitude" rule.
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Yeah, you should drink just to celebrate the fact your not on the East Coast right now. Just drink a ton of water before you go to bed …should be fine by noon. Looks tasty.

 

[John Webb]

@lisamamot hmmm Ski Santa Fe could be nice on our way in..

Like a trip I did years ago. The road from ABQ airport to Santa Fe was closed due to heavy snow. Road reopened 2 hours before my plane landed. I skied Santa Fe with 15 inches of new snow.
Next day to Taos.

 

[dusty]

I’m sorry to be missing this, but happy coverage is in. I’m slowly heading down from a Canada trip and will be in Taos the second half of Feb. Looking forward to getting back to the center of the universe.

 

[dbostedo]

Beautiful morning!

 

[skiki]

Last time I was in Taos, I picked up a plastic pass sleeve that clicks onto my helmet strap. Totally worth the change it cost. It beats passes flapping around the face or opening and closing the jacket on a cold day. Have fun everyone. We’re going with the divas this year but we’ll join you all again next year!

I actually have one of those that I got as swag at the Boston Snowbound Expo this year... but forgot to put in my boot bag before heading to TSV. You can just pick up a plastic wicket thing to attach your pass to a pocket zip. I ended up copying some kids and have my pass on a lanyard (free at the ticket office) , and then stick it under my goggle strap on the side of my helmet with the barcode sticking up for scanning. I have a Taos weekday pass and an Ikon base for weekends since I'm doing 2 ski weeks this year, and it made it easy for switching them out.

 

[Tex]

Kachina…

 

[Tex]

@Dean turning and burning on kichina.