Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
Taos Ski Valley | |||||||||||||||||
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Taos Ski Valley from Wheeler Peak | |||||||||||||||||
Location of Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico | |||||||||||||||||
Location in the United States Location in New Mexico | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 36°35′24″N 105°26′13″W / 36.59000°N 105.43694°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| State | New Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| County | Taos | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||||||
| • Type | Elected city council | ||||||||||||||||
| • Mayor Pro-tem | Tom Wittman | ||||||||||||||||
| • Village Administrator | John Avila | ||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||
• Total | 2.85 sq mi (7.39 km2) | ||||||||||||||||
| • Land | 2.85 sq mi (7.39 km2) | ||||||||||||||||
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 10,827 ft (3,300 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Population (2020) | |||||||||||||||||
• Total | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| • Density | 27.00/sq mi (10.42/km2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) | ||||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) | ||||||||||||||||
| ZIP code | 87525 | ||||||||||||||||
| Area code | 575 | ||||||||||||||||
| FIPS code | 35-76480 | ||||||||||||||||
| GNIS feature ID | 2413591 | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | https://taosskivalley.com/ and https://www.skitaos.com/ | ||||||||||||||||
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Taos Ski Valley is a village and alpine ski resort in the southwestern United States, located in Taos County, New Mexico. The population was 69 at the 2010 census. Until March 19, 2008, it was one of four ski resorts in America to prohibit snowboarding. The Kachina lift, constructed in 2014, serves one of the highest elevations of any triple chair in North America, to a peak of 12,481 feet (3,804 m) above sea level.