Ski season has begun in Taos

The Taos Ski Valley ski area is open for the winter! The whole area is not open yet but there is certainly enough open to please most skiers. We got 6 inches of snow with the last storm and are expecting more snow day after tomorrow. We are going to try to get out as soon as it snows again. There is a chance that we might try either cross-country skiing or snowshoeing with our friends at Wild Earth Llama Adventures.

There were three inches of snow at the Cottonwood Inn Bed and Breakfast which did not please Shantal's chickens - apparently, they don't like to walk around in the snow.

Coming up in town is the lighting of the luminarias and farolitos on Ledoux Street on the 12th of December. This is a wonderful street party with food and drinks at many of the galleries and shops near the historic Ledoux Street area. The Harwood Museum of Art has been involved in this local tradition for the last 10 years.

Plans are still afoot to have torchlight parades at the Taos Ski Valley ski area on Christmas Eve and on New Year's Eve. This is always a fun and popular thing to see. Shantal and I will try to make it back to one of these events this year.