Arizona/New Mexico Taos St. Bernard Hotel Sold by Mayer Family

[Tony S]

Hotel St. Bernard's role as 'soul of Taos Ski Valley' secured

The Hotel St. Bernard will be sold to Taos Ski Valley Inc., according to a press release from the Mayer family.

www.taosnews.com

 

[dbostedo]

Hotel St. Bernard's role as 'soul of Taos Ski Valley' secured

The Hotel St. Bernard will be sold to Taos Ski Valley Inc., according to a press release from the Mayer family.

www.taosnews.com

That's good overall... but I always wonder how much of the operation of a place like that is owed to the owner/manager... I wonder if some things may change, and when? (Prices, quality of food, the way the dinners are setup, etc.)

 

[Tony S]

That's good overall... but I always wonder how much of the operation of a place like that is owed to the owner/manager... I wonder if some things may change, and when? (Prices, quality of food, the way the dinners are setup, etc.)

Exactly my thoughts.

 

[Dakine]

Not much Old Taos left in Taos.
Texans everywhere.

 

[SBrown]

Not much Old Taos left in Taos.
Texans everywhere.

Texans been everywhere in Taos for decades.

 

[KingGrump]

Nothin' wrong with the Texans. They usually hang out on the groomers. That is perfectly fine with me.
Somebody gotta pay the bills.

 

[Tony S]

Texans been everywhere in Taos for decades.

I saw one there. On the deck at the Bavarian. She had arrived incognito, as a Coloradan.

 

[Seldomski]

Well, Taos is in the Republic of Texas, so it makes sense that there would Texans there.

 

[KingGrump]

Well, Taos is in the Republic of Texas, so it makes sense that there would Texans there.

That kinda explains some of the antiqued equipment and technique I see on the groomers.

 

[SBrown]

Nothin' wrong with the Texans. They usually hang out on the groomers. That is perfectly fine with me.
Somebody gotta pay the bills.

That's why the locals like them. They told me that we interlopers from CO are the annoying ones, since we can actually ski the legendary terrain. ;-)

 

[SBrown]

I saw one there. On the deck at the Bavarian. She had arrived incognito, as a Coloradan.

That does happen ....

 

[Blue Streak]

I saw one there. On the deck at the Bavarian. She had arrived incognito, as a Coloradan.

We could use more Texans like that one.

 

[pais alto]

Not much Old Taos left in Taos.
Texans everywhere.

There have always been Texans. The new stuff is snowboarders, the lift up Kachina Peak, and Louis Bacon.

 

[KingGrump]

That's why the locals like them. They told me that we interlopers from CO are the annoying ones, since we can actually ski the legendary terrain. ;-)

Not the same way Taos skiers do. Generally with higher energy level. We have noticed the bumps are shorter since Ikon.
It's all good. Taos needs all the skiers it can get to stay alive.

 

[sky_chicken]

Not the same way Taos skiers do. Generally with higher energy level. We have noticed the bumps are shorter since Ikon.
It's all good. Taos needs all the skiers it can get to stay alive.

I swear there were more groomed runs last year than there were in 2017 when I first visited Taos. It made me sad, since the quality of my bump skiing went from instant death to I-still-suck-but-that-was-fun. Something something attract more snowboarders I heard?

 

[KingGrump]

I swear there were more groomed runs last year than there were in 2017 when I first visited Taos. It made me sad, since the quality of my bump skiing went from instant death to I-still-suck-but-that-was-fun. Something something attract more snowboarders I heard?

The number of groomed trails have been pretty consistent over the years. Haven't seen any new groomed trails in the last 10/15 years.
Can you name one off the top of your head?

 

[sky_chicken]

The number of groomed trails have been pretty consistent over the years. Haven't seen any new groomed trails in the last 10/15 years.
Can you name one off the top of your head?

No, maybe it was just that since the first time I was trying to avoid them and the second time I was trying to find them that my focus changed. I trust your assessment of the number of groomed trails.

Gotta get my wife on more bumps so she can be as excited about doing a ski-week as I am.

 

[Tony S]

Gotta get my wife on more bumps so she can be as excited about doing a ski-week as I am.

I hope that works out the way you intend. (The 34,792 husbands who have tried it so far have reported mixed results. Some now find themselves no longer married.)

With any luck she'll decide to take the ski week and the instructor will introduce bumps in a way that makes her want to include them on the menu when free skiing with you.

 

[KingGrump]

Some now find themselves no longer married

That is a good thing. No?

 

[sky_chicken]

With any luck she'll decide to take the ski week and the instructor will introduce bumps in a way that makes her want to include them on the menu when free skiing with you.

I thought there was success but on the 4th day after our separate ski week classes I made the mistake of taking her to Chicken Blitz. She survived, but I was not sure we were going to survive.