An Insider's Guide to Taos (Part b-Kachina Basin & Extreme Terrain)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- An Insider's Guide to Ski Resorts, Episode 19b
Part a: • An Insider's Guide to ...
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Disclaimer: All statements made within the video are personal opinions emanating from personal experiences. None are factually backed-up and are not intended to be interpreted as such.
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Man you've convinced me, I gotta check this place out at some point, it looks legendary! I was watching the video and following along on FATMAP, some of those West Basin lines look absolutely ridiculous! Definitely a place to check out for a March trip when the snow's really good!
PS: I really like the new intro, it's simple but still really cool! :)
West basin probably has the hardest set of runs at Taos. Narrow, and steep.
Thanks for posting this! I’m going to Taos in the Spring if it’s still open!
It’s usually open through the first week of April, then US Forest Service has them close. However, some friends have been known to hike up to grab a few more fun runs in May!
@@RedRiverRadio I did end up going. It was the best day of skiing I've ever had. Hiked west basin ridge 5 times if I can remember and skied Kachina twice!
Great video and thanks for posting, i really like that my main mountain is getting some attention. some areas that you didn't really touch on that i think are noteworthy are the chutes feeding into longhorn (Pierre's and Werner chute). Some really good, cliffy, tree skiing that generally holds snow pretty good through out the core season. Also, off of Kachina, there's a couple of (unmarked but named) super steep chutes called hunziker main and dogleg that i think are some of the most challenging terrain on the mountain and worth a try if you are truly an advanced skier. One last thing, walkeries chute is actually like 3 or 4 chutes that are pretty fun but get really beat up by the sun so its best to hit these after a storm if they are open.
Thanks for all the additions (although I would've saved one or two of those for yourself 😂)!
yeah maybe i shouldnt have exposed so many local lines haha@@SRGSkiing
Just got back from my first trip to Taos. As far as I can tell, great review, everything is spot on. This mountain is humbling
If you think Taos is hard, wait till the mountain we've got lined up for this week
Good review, but one iconic Taos run was left out: Al’s Run. This is a somewhat steep bump run with moguls the size of Volkswagens in the spring. Can be intimidating because you are showing your stuff to everyone riding on chair 1
Al's Run was discussed in part a
Toas is a holy grail resort like Jackson’s Hole, Palisades, Snowbird, Aspen Highlands, Mad River Glen and Revelstoke. All pilgrimage worthy for iconic chairs and iconic lines.
Amen, brother
My Home Hill, TSV that’s 4 me! Best kept secret in Ski Country! ⛷️❄️
The more I ski, the more I think Taos might have the best terrain. I’ve been skiing there for years, and I’m still finding new lines not on the map. Some people scoff at its annual snowfall, but the mountain holds its snow so well, and it’s so chalky everywhere. I skied Alta one week (they had over 500 inches of snow), and Taos the next (they had only 180 inches). I swear the snow at Taos was better. And the terrain is the holy grail. Snowbird has a few sections (Get Serious Chutes, Defiance Ledge, parts of Baldy) similar to what is nearly everywhere at Taos.
I liked your old intro 😜👍