http://www.firsttracksonline.com/2012/0 ... sion-plan/
I thought this item in admin's news was quite noteworthy. Taos is planning to put lifts up the West Ridge and Kachina Peak. They say Highline Ridge will still require hiking, but it won't take that much effort IMHO from those 2 new lifts.
I'm sure some purists will bemoan this, but as alluded in admin's piece Taos needs that high alpine terrain to be keep up with its expert oriented competitors in the Rockies. You won't get the same quality of powder out of small storms like I had in 2007. And I'd advise even more to adhere to the "75-inch rule" for skiing Taos as that upper terrain will be getting much more traffic. But in February/March of normal or better years there will be greater variety of skiing than before once the new lifts go in.
I thought this item in admin's news was quite noteworthy. Taos is planning to put lifts up the West Ridge and Kachina Peak. They say Highline Ridge will still require hiking, but it won't take that much effort IMHO from those 2 new lifts.
I'm sure some purists will bemoan this, but as alluded in admin's piece Taos needs that high alpine terrain to be keep up with its expert oriented competitors in the Rockies. You won't get the same quality of powder out of small storms like I had in 2007. And I'd advise even more to adhere to the "75-inch rule" for skiing Taos as that upper terrain will be getting much more traffic. But in February/March of normal or better years there will be greater variety of skiing than before once the new lifts go in.