It was nuts! Great ski morning! Ski off great!They shut the lifts down because of thunder snow and lightning, followed by a extremely heavy snow and high winds.
Where were you skiing today? It was sunny, warm and calm when I started at 9am, but the clouds and wind moved in early at around 10:30. The lighting got so flat we decided to call it a day. By the time I got to my car, it was already snowing or more like frozen rain and the wind was blowing crazy.Very different weather conditions between this morning and the afternoon on Sunday, Feb. 26. By noon the cold front was moving in and the winds were picking up. Snow started after 2pm. Not sure exactly when the lifts closed, but everything was all put away by 3:30. I wasn't watching the webcams for a couple hours as the temperatures continued to drop and the winds picked up. Gusts up top went over 60mph for a short period.
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Different groups were in different places. I have no idea where we were; I just followed Irene.Where were you skiing today? It was sunny, warm and calm when I started at 9am, but the clouds and wind moved in early at around 10:30. The lighting got so flat we decided to call it a day. By the time I got to my car, it was already snowing or more like frozen rain and the wind was blowing crazy.
I'm not in Taos at all. That's why I have time to play with the TSV webcams. That's more fun on weekends when there are more people around. Especially for the Highland webcam. My next ski trip starts next week when I meet up with Bill in SLC.Where were you skiing today? It was sunny, warm and calm when I started at 9am, but the clouds and wind moved in early at around 10:30. The lighting got so flat we decided to call it a day. By the time I got to my car, it was already snowing or more like frozen rain and the wind was blowing crazy.
@marzNC Oh I thought you are here for Diva west and that’s why all the weather/trip updates!I'm not in Taos at all. That's why I have time to play with the TSV webcams. That's more fun on weekends when there are more people around. Especially for the Highland webcam. My next ski trip starts next week when I meet up with Bill in SLC.
Since I was home on a weekend when friends were going to be skiing and starting up a Ski Week, it was fun to see what could be learned from the website and webcams. Especially with such changing weather. It was more than I thought for the webcams, which I didn't realize covered so much terrain with the user controls. TSV has better webcam coverage than most destination resorts. Updating lift status on the website and app is another story. Never bothered to look at the app when I'm actually at TSV.@marzNC Oh I thought you are here for Diva west and that’s why all the weather/trip updates!
Have fun in SLC!
When will you stop skiing TSV this season?
Certainly will be plenty of snow in March!I started the season late this year so I plan to ski until closing!
I received an automated text from Taos early this morning about this issue.Unfortunately, the idea of staying open until April 9 hasn't worked out for Taos. A major water line leak in the Village of Taos has resulted in the resort having to be closed unexpectedly April 2, 3, and 4.
Here's what is posted on the Village website:
"April 2, 2023 8:30 am
An unfortunate private residence water service line leak, and then a second leak, have depleted the Village’s water system storage tanks. Water is available from the Phoenix Spring but is not able to pressurize the lines to the residences and now to the Village Core.
Public Works Crews continue to work non-stop to identify and isolate certain areas where excess water is being drained.
There is no identified timeline for correction of these problems at the moment."
There is a special webpage about the unexpected closure of the entire resort due to lack of potable water.
Part of the FAQ:
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