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Ski Santa Fe's base elevation is 10,350. I've learned the hard way and figured out a good routine for avoiding altitude sickness when I'm out there.

Anybody planning to fight sleep deprivation and a hangover to ride on New Year's Day? I'll be there and bring some beer in case anyone needs "hair of the dog".

I like doing yard work. Being outside and getting some light exercise while accomplishing a task feels good. I'm half Mexican, so maybe that's why I like it so much too.

Thanks for posting, I grabbed one.

Did this trip actually happen? Visual evidence required.

Punched it

$100 a day on drink, fuck food

http://www.taosnews.com/news/article_f416fa5e-62b8-11e3-9371-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=jqm He almost had me then he made the "older legs" comment.

Lodging and amenities at the base are fairly limited. There's the snakedance and the St. Bernard for lodging, about 10 or 15 total shops and maybe 3 or 4 small restaurants/bars. I'd like to see the business model because I agree with you that the skier visits don't justify the cost.

That's right. It's 2.5 hours from Albuquerque, which isn't exactly a major hub. Probably 6 hours from Denver but not sure why anyone would do that.

"Main street" is easy enough for herbs to struggle down. Easy to get into some serious shit though if you zig where you are supposed to zag. This picture was taken coming down either Main Street or K5 to give an idea. As good as anywhere when the snow is good. Very steep. When the snow is not great it is limited at best.

That's true. This is much better than Vail Resorts or Intrawest, aquiring the mountain.

http://skitaos.org/files/tsv/press.pdf One of the last family owned major ski areas is family owned no longer. While the sale should allow for some much needed improvements, its basically a foregone conclusion that a lift will be going up on Kachina now. The new CEO was the existing COO who was vocal in his support of the Kachina peak lift (as well as other improvements that many agree with). The uniqueness and beauty that was Kachina peak will soon be nothing more than a big mogul field with Texans in blue jeans all over it. I'm going back this March for a week or so, and it will be really sad to make what might be my last hike up there in its unspoiled state.

A few inches at my house in west Chester.

Once its close to 100% i'll be up there a good bit hopefully.

You'd think they could put a cover on it or something.

Sounds like cat skiing there is the way to go if you want to ski steeps there. 2,000 vertical feet of 40 degrees sounds nice enough to me.

Turtle Man? LIVE ACTION! IYIYIYIYI!

Snow sticking a little at my house in the dub c.

That's right, now that you mention it I remember eating lunch at that churches often when I worked at 16th and Market. I'd eat chicken and listen to a homeless guy play a keyboard and sing. Dude was really talented.

Popeyes > Church's > KFC Although I can't say i've noticed if we have Church's chicken in the region. Its big in the south/SW.

Popeyes biscuits are just as good as the chicken. Mmmmm

Better get my shit ready!

Don't be talking shit about that moose.

That curve is prominently featured in the movie " Unstoppable", where Denzel is on a runaway train heading toward the curve.