Nice to have your first hand reports!The only complaints are low visibility and wind...Sunday’s snow was epic but with only 5ft of visibility, I couldn’t go very far without having to stop to check my surroundings...
Good to have info about lift tickets for this season in this public thread. How long do you think Costco will have the Taos tickets? Do they carry any lift tickets for other NM ski areas?Not sure which thread to post this (I know there are a couple about Taos) but Costco will have Taos ticket next week. 2 adults direct to lift, no blackout, $134.99. I think it went up $15-20 from last year. Just FYI.
Interesting! In the past, the only Costco discounts I was aware of required pick up at a local store. They would only carry tickets of regional interest. For example, could get Wintergreen, which is about 3 hours drive from Raleigh.
I have Ikon so I only have 5 days at Taos and I want to ski 6. I could split it with someone...
Great! I will. Let me know what you find out.Let me know if you can’t find anyone to split the tickets - I believe I can buy tickets at a discounted price with my season pass. Will check prices this week.
Good to know! I wasn't following that closely and was more focused on the storm that's supposed to start today. Being able to get Lifts 4 and 8 open certainly makes it easier to spread out the holiday crowd. Does that usually happen by Christmas week?@marzNC Christmas was a powder day. It snowed the night before and powder was everywhere! No wind holds in the last 8 days since I have been here - probably one of the best X’mas week in recent years. Lots of cars in the parking lot but I didn’t see crowds until 11ish, mostly in the front. Still quite empty if you stay on the blacks and in trees. Everyone I talked to feel the snow so far has been wetter and heavier than before. It started snowing as I left for lunch today and hopefully with the cold, the snow will be light like what we are used to!
They usually try to open at least Chair 7 and 8 for Christmas, but I think they couldn’t the last year or two because of the lack of snow. Pretty sure only lower front was opened for x’mas in 2017 because I didn’t even come up for the week. It does help to spread out the crowds. What I notice is most visitors stay in the front. We had the backside pretty much all to ourselves this whole week until 10am, and even after people slowly get to the back, it is not “crowded” until 11am. Still able to find untouched powder in trees here and there. No lines at 7,7A or 4, I did not go over to 8 but my friend said there were multiple ski week groups on Lower Stauffenberg.Good to know! I wasn't following that closely and was more focused on the storm that's supposed to start today. Being able to get Lifts 4 and 8 open certainly makes it easier to spread out the holiday crowd. Does that usually happen by Christmas week?