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The Taos Winter Sports Team will be hosting its annual Ski Swap on Saturday-Sunday (Nov. 16-17) at the Sagebrush Inn, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. The swap starts at 10 a.m. on both days. If you're interested in selling snow sports equipment, you can drop it off on Friday (Nov. 15) between noon and 6 p.m. more
Courtesy of Kristi VineVine grew up in Bellingham, Washington, and has been an instructor at Taos Ski Valley for 23 years.
Meet Kristi Vine
Kristi Vine can never pass up on a good cup of coffee. But on this brisk Monday afternoon (Nov. 4), Vine, the new Taos Winter Sports Team executive director, is drinking a masala chai on ice instead at the Manzanita Market, a small café tucked just behind the World Cup Café in the Taos Plaza. more
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The Taos Winter Sports Team will be hosting its annual Ski Swap on Nov. 16-17 at the Sagebrush Inn, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. If you're interested in selling snow sports equipment, you can drop it off on Friday (Nov. 15) between noon and 6 p.m. The swap itself will be on Nov. 16-17 starting at 10 a.m. on both days. more
Sipapu Ski Resort opens
Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort officials announced  the resort opened today  (Oct. 31) for its earliest season opening ever.  more
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Area ski resorts announce opening days and passes
Some area ski resorts are getting ready. more
Courtesy photoSlopestyle skiier Marion Balsamo at the Red River Rail Jam.
Peñasco resident is national slopestyle skiing champion
Marion Balsamo, 16-year-old Peñasco resident and student at Taos Academy, took home open class gold at the USASA National Championship Open Class Rail Jam on … more
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Sunday (March 24) fun during Red River's Closing Day Pond Skim.
Red River celebrates end-of-season with exciting pond-skimming event
Skiers and snowboarders braved the icy waters of a man-made pond Sunday (March 24) to celebrate the end of a season. In "Throwback-Retro" style, hundreds of spectators and participants turned out for … more
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Sports Sidelines – March 7
CARDBOARD DERBY AT SIPAPU SKI AND SUMMER RESORT – March 16 – one of Sipapu's most talked-about family-friendly fun events where guests build their own vessels using only cardboard, duct tape, string or twine and paint. more
Looking quite menacing, this pack of Coyotes makes its way towards the action at the "Year End Festival" hockey event for squirts (ages 9-10) at the Taos Youth and Family Center ice rink - a.k.a. the "yellow snow cave" Feb. 26. During the jamboree-type format the Taos Coyotes participated in four matches against opponents from the northern half of the state over the course of two days.
Taos Hockey parents dash for contest, cash
A last minute effort to try and grab money for the Taos Youth and Family Center’s hockey rink is underway and time is running out. A small group of Taos hockey parents stumbled on a NBC … more
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Promotional flyer.
Taos Ski Valley hosts shredding events to help breast cancer survivors
Boarders can shred for a good cause Saturday, (Feb. 23) during the seventh annual Boarding for Breast Cancer’s Shred the Love event at Taos Ski Valley. more
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Morgan Timms/The Taos NewsA competitor is silhouetted as he competes in the 6K Classic Cross-Country Ski race Saturday (Jan. 21) during the Chama Chile Ski Classic and Winter Fiesta weekend. Staying active all winter is key to maintaining fitness levels into spring and summer sports.
Winter-into-spring sports for health
As we transition from winter into spring, we can do ourselves a favor by not pushing too hard when we start to hike, bike, climb or get active playing tennis or any other sport. more
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Courtesy photoArapahoe Basin Regional winners Charlotte Ulrich of Taos (first place, center), Ellie Huff of Winter Park Big Mountain Team (second place) and Kayleigh Winters of Taos (third place, on left of photograph).
Taos High School snow sports season off to a strong start
TWST Freeride will continue training through a break in competitions until the national tour stop in Crested Butte, Colorado, at the beginning of March. more
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Sports sidelines – February 21
The Taos Special Olympics will host their annual fundraiser, the March Madness basketball tournament, from March 15 to 17. Entry is $200 per team and the top team takes away $500 cash. Registration is limited to 12 teams. For more information or to sign up, contact Gilbert Atencio at (575) 770-7600. more
This is a screen capture of the base view webcam taken about 12:53 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 16) at Taos Ski Valley
TSV reopens lifts closed Saturday due to high winds
UPDATE: Although wind gusts of 60-70 mph buffeted Taos Ski Valley's uppermost chairlifts Saturday afternoon (Feb. 16), forcing their temporarily closure, Sunday (Feb. 17) is a different story. more
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Courtesy Sipapu Ski ResortThe snow castle is featured as part of the annual February Fun Fest at Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort, Feb. 16-18.
Sipapu hosts snow castle, love lifts and treasure hunt
The Sipapu mountain team spent the week designing and building the snow castle, a structure two to three stories tall with stairs, slides, flags and more for people to play on. The castle design is different every year. more
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Hundreds cheer on shovel racers in 40th annual Angel Fire event
It takes a special kind of thrill seeker to hop on an aluminum snow shovel and fly down a snowy hillside. But that's what 185 competitors of all ages did in the 40th annual Angel Fire Resort World … more
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Sports sidelines – February 14
GOURMET VALENTINE'S DAY DINNER AT MIDWAY YURT – For this inaugural event in the Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski Area in Red River, guides will lead you to the Midway Yurt on our groomed trails. Once in the warmth of the yurt, you will enjoy a delicious meal prepared by BLM Catering. Award-winning performer Michael Martin Murphey will also make a special appearance. more
Taos Ski Valley's Kachina Peak Lift has reopened roughly three weeks after two skiers died in a rare inbounds avalanche last month.
Kachina Peak reopens at Taos Ski Valley
Over the weekend, skiers and snowboarders who had waited out the closure posted photos to social media to mark the reopening of the mountain's 12,481-foot peak.   more
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Taos Ice Tigers huddle after their 6-1 win against Durango on Friday (Feb. 1).
Photo gallery: Taos High School hockey team hot on the ice
The varsity team came away with three wins and one loss; the final scores were 6-1 and 6-0 against the Durango Devils and 6-3 and 4-6 against the Telluride Miners. more
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John T. Denne for the Taos NewsAlpine skier Nick Veth of Taos and the New Mexico Lobos finished third overall out of nine teams in the UNM Invitational, hosted at Red River Ski & Summer Area and Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski Area on Feb. 1 and 2.
The end of UNM ski racing at Red River?
The fate of the UNM Ski Team is uncertain. House Bill 320, introduced in the New Mexico legislature, would, if passed, allocate $2 million to restore the sports that were cut by the university regents. more
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Morgan Timms/The Taos NewsDurango's Gus Kidd trips while attempting to take control of the puck from Taos's Nicholas Elliott on Friday (Feb. 1) during the Ice Tigers' 6-1 win against Durango at the Taos Youth and Family Center.
Taos Ice Tigers finish their home games, win three
The Taos Ice Tigers won three out of four games this weekend (Feb. 1-3), including the Saturday evening (Feb. 2) game-turned-brawler at which they honored their seniors. more
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Costumes were encouraged in the Chama Chile Ski Classic and Winter Fiesta Weekend.
Photo Gallery: Bucket of fun at Chama Chile Ski Classic
In a three-day event, participants traveled from throughout New Mexico and Colorado to compete in a range of events. more
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A competitor in the Don Diego Slopestyle competition Saturday (Jan. 12) at Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort.
Kings and queens of the hill
The King and Queen of the Hill Terrain Park Competition, the 8th annual slopestyle competition at the Don Diego Terrain Park of Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort in conjunction with NMX Sports... more
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Chama Chile Ski Classic participants in 2017. Photo provided by Mary Ann DeBoer.
Action-packed events at 45th Annual Chama Chile Ski Classic
The three-day event runs January 19-21 and its schedule is packed with classic cross-country ski races, freestyle skate races, snowbike and snowshoe races –– and costumes. Lots of costumes. more
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A child throws snow through the fence at the Youth Ski and Snowboard Center on Saturday (Jan. 12) at Red River Ski & Summer Area.
Photo Gallery: Good snow and a special anniversary at Red River
Snowflakes floated down over skiers and snowboarders as they flew down the mountain at Red River Ski & Summer Area over the weekend. Like many of the local ski areas, Red River has been thriving … more
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