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Tue 31 May 2005 jehuda
Aight. So i been snowboardin a bunch an all a long time. Been around the world, kicked out of a few places. When I came here, to New Mexico in general, the only place they had a movie theatre was in Albequerqe?! I was like, how good can ther snow be. So, we went up to taos. THey don't like snowboarders. Got kicked out. Found this place angelfire. I saw this and I was like is this even a place on the map? It's the middle of nowhere! But the next mornin', i got up on that mtn. and i was stoked. The snow is, well ya, like 50% man made but its pretty good cuz i was carvin in and out in that stuff, though i did get stuck. They have like one really nice black course called nitro i believe is the nickname, that is really all powder because no 1 rides it except us pros. Well i hit that up. Long ass chair lift. Well worth it On the way up i saw some newb fallin down it i was like wow. That musta hurt am i sure i wanna do this? I got up and rode that trail like a beast but then i got off it halfway (its really long all the way down, record time i dun remember but the guy was goin REALLY fast!) and hit up the terrain parks Now New Mexico borders Texas so u see like all the texan ski familys (yes there are skiiers) goin off a ramp and fallin like one by one. The terrain park was really fun nice little halfpipe there to 350ft i believe it was. hmmm wut else. ya i mentioned skiiers. The mtn. is like the anti-skiier anti-taos place. That's where all the non-upper class taos rejects went cuz they weren't bloody "skiiers" anyway. I had a blast there with some instructor hu was one of these. We went everywhere buttermilkin over the edges of skiis it was hilarious. Definitley worth it in the end. 9/10 w00t. give it a 9+ though.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to March
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 7
Chair lifts: 5
Other lifts: 2 magic carpets
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Top lift: 3654m
Vertical drop: 633m
First lift: 2621m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 31%
Red runs: 48%
Black runs: 21%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
1/2 Day Pass - $36
Day Pass - $48
Season Pass - $399
Lift times:9.00am to 4.30pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 5.3m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 52%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: 2hr FREE group lesson with any full-price lift pass.
2hr group lesson $45
Private lesson $85/415 1hr/6hr
Snowboard Hire: Board & Boots $32 per day
Night Riding: : No