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

[James]

NM Green chiles are good.
First exposure-
First time in Santa Fe, went to a Carl Jr’s drive in. Got the Green Chile Burger. Very good. (I know, appalling)
Still, at some point picked up some real chiles, roasted them on the grill, peeled, then spread the chile on toast. Delicious.

 

[Tex]

How old you think this guy in red is? I go 19.

 

[dusty]

Chilling at Whistlestop letting my skis cool off. @Neurodrive

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They make these chairs so when you sit in them you can’t get out. You have to like roll out.

Those chairs are brutal to get up from. I’m down until Friday at least so I’ll try to swing by the whistle stop one day at 1 this week.

 

[Dean]

Green Chile Stew: ...

There needs to be a yum emoji.

 

[Tony S]

How old you think this guy in red is? I go 19.

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[Dean]

How old you think this guy in red is? I go 19.

Not old enough to have learned how to buckle his boots.

 

[Jerez]

Dunno about in MA, but you can get frozen green chiles that are really quite good as far east as IL. Bueno brand, comes in mild and hot. Best if you can roast, peel and freeze your own, but these are a good back up. Failing that, canned hatch green chiles will do if you're making something that gets cooked a lot like stew.

 

[Tex]

Skitalker alert: Word has it @Snowfan will be at Whistlestop at 1:00!

 

[KingGrump]

Skitalker alert: Word has it @Snowfan will be at Whistlestop at 1:00!

Should I file that under alert or warning?

 

[mdf]

Those chairs are brutal to get up from. I’m down until Friday

Wow, those chairs really are sticky!

 

[KingGrump]

Wow, those chairs really are sticky!

Fly paper on the seat?

 

[Tex]

Should I file that under alert or warning?

An alert. If it was a warning you have been instructed on where to go and what to do!

Bonus pix. Lift 7a is my favoritis lift, it’s the only old fashion lift.



I trimmed by beard for you guys today.



Anyone ski this run? Ministry Of Bad Ideas (MOBID) I bet has.

 

[clong83]

I can often, but not always, find green Poblano chiles where I shop (Stop & Shop and Whole Foods Brookline and Brighton - my markets are pretty urban serving numerous ethnic populations so the produce selection is pretty broad.) Pretty sure it's the right kind for Chiles Rellenos and I think that is the "right" kind for roasting and peeling for the other dishes, but what do I know. Not always expensive, but supply is unpredictable. I buy 'em when I see 'em.

Poblanos work in a pinch, it is one of the "mother" chiles that New Mexican varietals were selectively bred from. Also, if you ever see "Anaheim" peppers, those are actually a New Mexican chile variety that was taken out of NM in the 1800s by a farmer that moved from NM to California. Not quite as good, but much more widely grown and distributed, and probably as good as you will get far from the region.

 

[clong83]

An alert. If it was a warning you have been instructed on where to go and what to do!

Bonus pix. Lift 7a is my favoritis lift, it’s the only old fashion lift.

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I trimmed by beard for you guys today.

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Anyone ski this run? Ministry Of Bad Ideas (MOBID) I bet has.

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The what chutes!

According to my spreadsheet, I have done What 3, 4, and 5, and What Trees (all marked runs), but I've never actually done What 1 or 2.

None of them are "easy", but I think 2 looks the most intimidating. They are all pretty much one man chutes.

Edit: Also, before the new owner put in the Kachina lift and the Al's Express lift, I think that lift 7a is actually the newest lift at Taos. It went in sometime in the early 90s IIRC.

 

[Lvovsky /Pasha/Pavel]

You all enjoy the goods!

Last month I got to try FIS SL skis and it snowed that day. Last week I bought the FIS SL and it has been dumping feet of snow.

 

[Neurodrive]

You all enjoy the goods!

Last month I got to try FIS SL skis and it snowed that day. Last week I bought the FIS SL and it has been dumping feet of snow.

Thank you for buying those skis.

 

[mdf]

Anyone ski this run? Ministry Of Bad Ideas (MOBID) I bet has.

I've done one of the What Chutes, but I don't remember which number.

 

[Tex]

We are hanging out in Whistlestop, bout to start turn’en n burn’en!

 

[Tex]

We added @Snowfan!!

 

[Lvovsky /Pasha/Pavel]

Everyone standing upright and smiling. Must be Whitefeather skiing day.