He’s No Dummy
Above: Slim Slidell says ... "Pay attention!" Photograph by Dan Leeth / Alamy Stock Photo. Slim Slidell is a hero. Whenever Taos Ski Valley has “slider” conditions—firm, challenging snow—there he is…
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Category: Skiing & Snowboarding
This Legendary Climber is a Ski Patroller at Taos
DAVE HAHN SAYS HE'S ALWAYS been somewhat homeless. Born on a military base in Japan, he grew up in California and New York and has split his time among the tallest mountains of the world ever since…
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The Renaissance
Above: Taos Ski Valley during its annual Torchlight Parade. Photographs courtesy of Taos Ski Valley. SKIING IS DIFFERENT IN New Mexico. That was the first thing I realized, on a maiden chairlift ride…
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NM's Smartest Ski Area
There's room to spread out on the beginners' hill at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Photograph by Stephen Shankland. MY HEART BURSTS WITH JOY AS I follow a gangly 11-year-old boy down an easy run at the…
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Let It Slide
Above: A mother and teen hit the powder at Taos Ski Valley. MY LOVE OF SKIING BEGAN at Ski Santa Fe when I was six years old, back in the days of leather boots and wooden-edge skis. I didn’t need any…
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Skiing and Snowboarding
The aspirations of New Mexico’s summit-seeking skiers and the good graces of the Sangre de Cristos’ snow gods have never been more in sync. A new chairlift to the top of one of skiing’s most iconic…
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