Dorman Days: Taos, NM

Thursday morning Luke and I woke up to hit the road for Taos, NM. Also joining us for our first ski trip of the season was Jenna and Prem. This is their second trip to New Mexico to visit us, and we LOVED having their company. On the last trip we covered the majority of southern NM, so after picking them up at the Albuquerque Airport we ventured off for a little northern NM site seeing (my favorite part of NM for sure). We grabbed lunch at the famous Route 66 Diner where we enjoyed our share of heart stopping grub like chilli cheese fries, and milkshakes.

After lunch we jumped in the car for an hour drive North to for Santa Fe. In Santa Fe we simply wondered the shops on the square looking at all of the wonderful Native American jewelry and other nick knacks.

Wondering around Santa Fe Square

I LOVE Santa Fe!!

After another hour driving north we made our way into Taos. Luke and I decided we must stop for dinner at The Old Blinking Light between town and the ski valley, and a favorite of ours from the anniversary trip. The ski valley is a good 40 min. drive from the town, so after dinner we wound our way up the steep mountain to our final destination.

We did spoil ourselves by staying in the ski resort at Alpine Village Suites. Our balcony and view were awesome, with an easy walk to the lifts, and everything the ski town had to offer. I must say we were very worried about the snow and the lack there of before arrival! Lucky enough….as we slept it snowed a good 4 to 5 inches and made for a great day of skiing. The entire mountain wasn’t open at this point due to the lack of major snow, but I think I’m ok with that since majority of this mountain is for expert only. Taos is known for its steepness, and I’ll say it definitely lives up to its name. At one point Luke and Prem truly ventured off a cliff labeled black here, but a definite double black anywhere else. Luke has become an amazing boarder! He flies down the mountain hitting jumps along the way and making me more jealous of his fearlessness.

I think my favorite part of this trip was watching Jenna and Prem try snowboarding for the first time. Luke and I handed over our boards and I tried to help guide them down the bunny slope. They both did very well for first timers and I think really enjoyed it. They took some hard falls…one captured below.

Luke and I fly out this Friday for a trip to Georgia for Christmas. I don’t think I’ll blog again until we return. We are planning another Durango ski trip for the last weekend in January and welcome anyone to join us! Here are the rest of our pictures below.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!!!