skinnyfootskis
Angel Diva
Actually, I’m hoping to go early season…..
Ditto!I’m hoping to go next year. Your pictures are amazing and it appears you all had fun and learned. ⛷
I think starting a season with a Ski Week could be a very useful idea. One season I went over MLK weekend with intermediate Divas from all over. I also did another Ski Week based on a ski-off a little later in the season. I had two different instructors. After that I've been in Private Ski Weeks with both of those instructors.Actually, I’m hoping to go early season…..
I’m still an intermediate or lower out west. I really want lessons but could not get them here this year. I’m giving a shout out to a Diva instructor who spent time with me locally.Note that the group lessons at Taos for adults are really quite good too. So someone who can't get away for a full week but is interested in getting to NM for 4-5 days of skiing could do that during early season. There are times when there are very experienced instructors working with intermediates or advanced skiers doing a 1-off group lesson. Given that few people at that level do any lessons, can often end up with a solo lesson or a lesson for 2 friends of similar ability. I did one the first trip in 2017 when Jason's work schedule meant he and I did a Wed-Wed trip (skied TSV Fri-Tue) so a Ski Week didn't make sense.
My impression is that the ski school for kids at TSV is very good. But don't have any first-hand experience. However, it's pretty clear that kids who learn to ski at TSV during spring break trips once a year become very good skiers when they are pretty young. Meaning by the time that are tweens, they are skiing black terrain with and without an instructor.
You can come for a private ski week and request a female instructor. There are actually a few local divas in this group who is always taking lessons. I usually take 2 private weeks on my own and share 1-2 extra private weeks with my ski friends. You don’t even need to be in the same ski level to share the lesson. When you book a private week, you are essentially buying 15 hours of private instruction. They suggest 2.5hrs for 6 days but you can schedule it however you want. I have done 3 5-hr days, 4 3.5hr days, etc. or I have split with my friends and we each get 7.5hr of 1:1 lessons so we don’t need to accommodate anyone on what we learn.Too bad their women's clinic is so late in the year. I'm seriously considering a Taos Week next season.
I LOVE that it's so flexible. That makes me want to go there even more. I'm sad I missed out on the opportunity to have Deb Armstrong as an instructor, though. Well, I guess I still could, if I start saving NOW.You can come for a private ski week and request a female instructor. There are actually a few local divas in this group who is always taking lessons. I usually take 2 private weeks on my own and share 1-2 extra private weeks with my ski friends. You don’t even need to be in the same ski level to share the lesson. When you book a private week, you are essentially buying 15 hours of private instruction. They suggest 2.5hrs for 6 days but you can schedule it however you want. I have done 3 5-hr days, 4 3.5hr days, etc. or I have split with my friends and we each get 7.5hr of 1:1 lessons so we don’t need to accommodate anyone on what we learn.
There are also divas who come outside of diva week when the schedule works better for them, or they prefer a smaller group setting. There are plenty of options to do ski week at Taos!
She is only doing Ski Strong (new this year) and PSIA clinics. I heard she was in Women’s week last year too but not sure if getting her this year is guaranteed. I am waiting for her to become available for private lessons!!I LOVE that it's so flexible. That makes me want to go there even more. I'm sad I missed out on the opportunity to have Deb Armstrong as an instructor, though. Well, I guess I still could, if I start saving NOW.
The more I read about this, the more I want to do it!You can come for a private ski week and request a female instructor. There are actually a few local divas in this group who is always taking lessons. I usually take 2 private weeks on my own and share 1-2 extra private weeks with my ski friends. You don’t even need to be in the same ski level to share the lesson. When you book a private week, you are essentially buying 15 hours of private instruction. They suggest 2.5hrs for 6 days but you can schedule it however you want. I have done 3 5-hr days, 4 3.5hr days, etc. or I have split with my friends and we each get 7.5hr of 1:1 lessons so we don’t need to accommodate anyone on what we learn.
There are also divas who come outside of diva week when the schedule works better for them, or they prefer a smaller group setting. There are plenty of options to do ski week at Taos!
SAME!!The more I read about this, the more I want to do it!
Count me in for a Deb Armstrong opportunity!She is only doing Ski Strong (new this year) and PSIA clinics. I heard she was in Women’s week last year too but not sure if getting her this year is guaranteed. I am waiting for her to become available for private lessons!!
Same here!The more I see these, the more I really want to do a ski week..
The fact that regular Ski Weeks are available from mid-Dec through the end of March is a key reason that there are many people who go to Taos annually for years during the same week. No reservation required, but booking in advance online is encouraged. The price for the season and online booking doesn't usually become available on the website until late summer or early fall.I LOVE that it's so flexible. That makes me want to go there even more.
Later in the week when we got to the top of Lift 4, Derek gave us the choice of doing another adventure run off the Kachina lift or working more on technique somewhere else. Happily for me, all three of my friends chose to work more on technique. Jason and I have skied off the Kachina lift a few times during other trips, but for @DebbieSue and @Bookworm the run following Derek down was their first experience.Went to the next step today with my Ski Week group. Derek decided we were all ready for Kachina Peak. We had a very nice run down Main Street, pretty much following his line. Snow is great up there after the 37 inches last week. Bumps are big but not huge. But could use more snow. There were rocks lurking.