Taos Mini-Gathering 2020 - Jan. 25th - Feb. 1st

JimL · Oct 4, 2019

OK, booked into Alpine Suites about a mile down the road from the mountain for 1/26 to1/31.

dbostedo · Oct 4, 2019

Updated roll!

John Webb · Oct 13, 2019

ForeverSki said:
Finally found some time to chime in. New member here who planned a solo trip to Taos then was informed pugskiers are going the same week. Hope you don’t mind my crashing your party.

I will be staying at Snakedance condo from 1/25 Saturday to 1/31 Friday. I will be doing a Ski Week. I have the IKON base pass so will miss one of the week days, unless I decide to forgo a car and do the TSV shuttle from and to ABQ. In that case I will ski Sun-Thur and leave on the shuttle Friday morning.

Party crashers are encouraged here- That's if they don't drink all the beer !

Before I became active on Pugski I happened to be at Blue Knob the same weekend as Epic/Pugski gatherings 3 years in a row.
4th year I happened to be at Snowbird the same week as their gathering ! Amazing coincidences ! ( @Philpug was at one of the Blue Knob
ones but I didn't know him then)

John (mdskier -yes CA transplant from MD)

PisteOff · Oct 13, 2019

dbostedo said:
Updated roll!

@dbostedo

@MattSmith

@KingGrump + Mamie

@Pat AKA mustski +Bob

@Bruuuce + Kathy

@mdf

@Matchstix

@Sandy_NYC

@Pumba + Peter?

@Dean

@Blue Streak

@ForeverSki

@clong83

@Tony S

@Jimski

@missyc

@A Grump

@Jerez one or two day

@Unpiste

@Flying Dutchess + Leszek + Weegie

@JimL

took us off the list huh?? :huh:

dbostedo · Oct 13, 2019

PisteOff said:
took us off the list huh??

Looks like someone grabbed an older list when they added themselves and lost a few. Fixed (I hope)!

Dean · Oct 13, 2019

Minor update - finally booked flights...

PisteOff · Oct 13, 2019

This is getting some legs.... I dropped in on the Taos gathering for a couple days last year. I didn’t do the ski week so I didn’t see the rest of the group a lot. I did get around the mountain a lot though and know my way around a bit better. ⛷

VickieH · Oct 13, 2019

48 skiers on the Gathering list, 33 on the mini-Gathering list. @dbostedo -- methinks you underestimated your power of Attraction.

ForeverSki · Oct 13, 2019

John Webb said:
Party crashers are encouraged here- That's if they don't drink all the beer !

No fear there. I found out in college I get awful palpitations from mere drops of alcohol. Other than sips of wine, I don’t drink. Fair to say I’m very boring for après ski.

Blue Streak · Oct 15, 2019

Doing a little recon - bunking tonight at the Taos Inn.

It’s certainly nothing fancy, but it is quintessentially Taos

Bruuuce · Oct 16, 2019

^^^^
Love that bar. We go there every time we are in Taos.

MattSmith · Oct 17, 2019

ForeverSki said:
Fair to say I’m very boring for après ski

No need to drink alcohol to be an exciting après partner. Come in and regale us with heroics from the day. It's even more entertaining if you are NOT inebriated.
...and you can always step outside for a little THC with me. :hug:

Blue Streak · Oct 20, 2019

@dbostedo Do we have a count (or ratio) of how many are staying at TSV versus in town?

dbostedo · Oct 20, 2019

Blue Streak said:
@dbostedo Do we have a count (or ratio) of how many are staying at TSV versus in town?

Nope... I have no idea. Based on last year, I'd guess maybe 1/4 at TSV, a few at the nearby hotels, and 2/3 in Arroyo Seco or Taos. Totally guessing though. I'm staying in Arroyo Seco.

Blue Streak · Oct 20, 2019

For those not staying at TSV, what is the parking and boot-up situation like?

KingGrump · Oct 20, 2019

Park wherever the parking guys direct you. The lots are seldom full. Plenty of overflow capacity.
Take a pic of the parking lot sign where you parked your car. Hop on the cattle car and they will drop you off close to the base.
Follow the masses to the base area. The locker room is on the lower level of the cafeteria next to the bathrooms. Follow the smell.
There are pay lockers there. We usually toss our bags under the benches.
Lift #1 is outside up a short flight of stairs.

Have fun.

PisteOff · Oct 20, 2019

Staying at TSV.

dbostedo · Oct 20, 2019

Blue Streak said:
For those not staying at TSV, what is the parking and boot-up situation like?

Pretty easy... especially if you get there early. There's parking not too far away, and a locker room where a lot of folks will choose to boot-up. They run a little shuttle around the parking lots if you have to park further away. Here's a village diagram :

The meet-up spot is near the ski racks outside the cafeteria, and near the entrance to the corral for lift 1.

There's a reasonably sized locker room in the cafeteria building basement. You could usually stash your bag under a bench if you got there by 8:30 (for 9:00 lift start) :

And here's a closeup of the lift 1 area showing things a little more clearly:

mdf · Oct 20, 2019

I stayed walking-distance last year. I liked it, but a bit pricey. Leaning towards Arroyo Seco this time. I have stayed in various motels in town other years. I liked the Sagebrush motel -- a bit older and some of the rooms show it, but the rooms are huge and and have interesting decor. I've also done the Hampton Inn -- predictable and boring. (One of the advantages of staying in town is that you can stop at World Cup Coffee on the way.)

Tony S · Oct 20, 2019

Airbnb placements are plentiful and affordable in Taos and surrounds.

Taos Mini-Gathering 2020 - Jan. 25th - Feb. 1st

Putting on skis

Asst. Gathermeister

mdskier

Jeff

Asst. Gathermeister

Lawn chair sledder extraordinaire

Jeff

Contrarian

Getting on the lift

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Out on the slopes

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Asst. Gathermeister

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Asst. Gathermeister

entering the Big Couloir

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