Taos opens its mountain to snowboarders

BACK. IT'S A DAY SNOWBOARDERS NEVER IMAGINED WOULD HAPPEN. TAOS SKI VALLEY OPENED TO THEM F...  More »

BACK. IT'S A DAY SNOWBOARDERS NEVER IMAGINED WOULD HAPPEN. TAOS SKI VALLEY OPENED TO THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER THIS MORNING..... THE BAN HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR YEARS -- TO HELP KEEP THE MOUNTAIN IN MINT CONDITION FOR SKIERS. GADI SCHWARTZ WAS THERE AS MANY EAGER BOARDERS HIT THE SLOPES. SUITING UP.... AND SPINNING IN THE SNOW. IT'S A DAY SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT THEY'D NEVER SEE. 17:48 i thought hell would freeze over before snow boarders were allowed on this mountain. WHILE OTHERS HELD OUT FOR WITH SOME EXTREME PATIENCE. 19:16 i was the only only guy that spent the night in the lift line i got the first chair and i came right the lift line and it was ugly. STARTING TODAY SNOW BOARDERS ARE WELCOME AT TAOS SKI VALLEY. 3:28 we were talking to a lot of families that traditionally come to taos that wernt able to come here because maybe that youngest person in their group wasn't skiing. IF THE MOUNTAIN HAD A GRANDSON IT WOULD BE ALEJANDRO BLAKE. HIS GRANDFATHER ERNIE FOUNDED THE SKI RESORT 54 YEARS AGO. 3:03earnie was was very pro youth pro family and i think he would have made this happen before we did. AND IF SNOWBOARDS HAD A DAD IT WOULD BE THIS MAN. 12:30 in effect i starting surfing the hill and it dawned on me that that hill was permanent wave and you could get up and surf the same wave all day long. HE's THE MAN WHO INVENTED SNOW BOARDS BACK IN THE 60'S BY STRAPPING 2 SKIS TOGETHER AND RIDING DOWN SIDEWAYS. 14:40 they even bought me a burrito last night. BUT ITS NOT HISTORY THAT BROUGHT HUNDREDS OF BOARDERS TO THE MOUNTAIN TODAY. 9:52 its like 10 feet or so 11:29 now the terrain park in taos is one that snow boarders have been waiting to get their hands on for quite a while. AND WHILE THE BOARDERS HAVE THEIR FUN ON THIS WARM MARCH DAY- SOME SKIERS WATCHING CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL SLIGHTLY CHILLY WITH REGRET. 14:40 i just hope they don't trash us and have a little respect for us and overrun the thing respect for us and it will work for us... its a tough day. TAOS MOUNTAIN  « Less