TAOS - Land of Entrapment
By Maja Gartmann

For years, I have heard about Taos. Having skied a variety of resorts both within and outside the United States, I couldn't wait to get there and I was more than pleased to see for myself that Taos lived up to its reputation of being one of the world's most unique and picturesque ski resorts. Taos Ski Valley is one of the gems of North American skiing, with a stunning mountain setting in Northern New Mexico. Taos Ski Valley blends the warm ambiance of a small European-style village with the traditions and customs of the local Hispanic and Pueblo Indian cultures.

Although it has a reputation as an experts-only destination, Taos is an ideal choice for any skier, having loads of beginner and intermediate runs, and the nation's best ski school with the worlds' best ski instructors: I whished I would have known this before, just one day skiing with Doug DeCoursey brought me more than years of skiing. I couldn't believe that just after one hour of instruction I skied down the moguls like an expert! One thing it does not offer is snowboards...

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