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We are self taught skiers and have been skiing for the last few years. Taos is the place we have frequented the most. We live in TX, so logistically Taos works out the best. Although, we could cover most trails in places like Massanutten, in Taos we can only do its green runs comfortably. Their blues are challenging for me (wife can do some of the blues though). We tried taking lessons last years and the matter became worst and I started to fall down. So, I decided to ski the way I used to as it feels comfortable and I am not nuisance to other skiers.
This year we decided to expand our horizon, and bought Mountain Collective passes. The first upcoming trip is to SLC with two days each at Alta, Snow Bird, and Snow Basin. While looking at the maps of Alta, I observed that both Alta and Snow Bird do not have many green runs. When I looked at the youtube videos of their blue runs they did not seem as steep as the ones in Taos. I feel like I should be able to do them without much trouble. However, I do not want to be in a situation where I go up and not able to come down (this is the situation I found myself in many ago. I gave my skis to a nice passerby to take them down and came rolling down amidst whistling and hooting of other skiers.
I tried to find information comparing various trails but could not find any. So, posting on this forum. Would highly appreciate If any one who has been to both Taos and Alta and is familier with terrain throw some light on Alta/Snow Bird vis-a-vis Taos trails.
This year we decided to expand our horizon, and bought Mountain Collective passes. The first upcoming trip is to SLC with two days each at Alta, Snow Bird, and Snow Basin. While looking at the maps of Alta, I observed that both Alta and Snow Bird do not have many green runs. When I looked at the youtube videos of their blue runs they did not seem as steep as the ones in Taos. I feel like I should be able to do them without much trouble. However, I do not want to be in a situation where I go up and not able to come down (this is the situation I found myself in many ago. I gave my skis to a nice passerby to take them down and came rolling down amidst whistling and hooting of other skiers.
I tried to find information comparing various trails but could not find any. So, posting on this forum. Would highly appreciate If any one who has been to both Taos and Alta and is familier with terrain throw some light on Alta/Snow Bird vis-a-vis Taos trails.