Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
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| Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico | |
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| Coordinates: 36°35′52″N 105°26′42″W / 36.59778°N 105.445°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Taos |
| Area | |
| - Total | 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| - Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 9,321 ft (2,841 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 56 |
| - Density | 23.8/sq mi (9.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 87525 |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-76480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0899303 |
Taos Ski Valley is a village and alpine ski resort in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 56 at the 2000 census. Until March 19, 2008, it was one of four ski resorts in America[1] to prohibit snowboarding; officials announced the change several months in advance.[2][3][4]
The climate, culture, and geography resemble a Swiss village, including an elected city council.
The ski area, Taos Ski Valley, Inc., was founded by Rhoda and Ernie Blake, and is still managed by the Blake family. It has a one to one ratio of expert to beginner/intermediate terrain, and has the highest rated ski school in North America.[5]
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[edit] Geography
Taos Ski Valley is located at 36°35′52″N 105°26′42″W / 36.59778°N 105.445°W (36.597724, -105.445051)[6].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²), all of it land.
[edit] History
In 1955, Ernie and Rhoda Blake founded Taos Ski Valley. Ernie and Rhoda had been living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ernie was managing the Santa Fe Ski Basin. The first ski lift, a J-Bar, was installed in 1956. Through 1957, the ski resort featured only one ski trail. In 1957, the resort installed a second lift—a Poma (platter) lift.[7]
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 56 people, 32 households, and 12 families residing in the village. The population density was 23.8 people per square mile (9.2/km²). There were 263 housing units at an average density of 111.6/sq mi (43.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 87.50% White, 7.14% Native American, *[1.79% Asian, and 3.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.07% of the population.
There were 32 households out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, and 59.4% were non-families. 46.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.75 and the average family size was 2.46.
In the village the population was spread out with 8.9% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 50.0% from 45 to 64, and 1.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 166.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 155.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $67,708, and the median income for a family was $103,422. Males had a median income of $65,833 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $43,143. None of the population were below the poverty line.
[edit] References
- ^ Del Sole, Christopher. "Resorts That Ban Snowboarding". snowboarding.about.com. http://snowboarding.about.com/od/snowboardresorts/i/snowboardingban.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "SkiTaos (official website)". http://www.skitaos.org/.
- ^ "Taos Ski Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center (official website)". http://www.taosskivalley.com/. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
- ^ Taos Ski Area corporate blog (December 14, 2007). "Why Now". http://www.ridetaos.org/index.php?blog=5. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
- ^ New Mexico Magazine OCTOBER 2006, Volume 84, Number 10
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://skitaos.org/contents/view/history
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Taos Ski Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Taos Ski Valley
- 3dSkiMap of Taos Ski Valley
- Taos Ski Valley Pictures
- Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico is at coordinates 36°35′52″N 105°26′42″W / 36.597724°N 105.445051°WCoordinates: 36°35′52″N 105°26′42″W / 36.597724°N 105.445051°W
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