Never having been to Taos it's been on my "to ski" list for quite awhile. Can anyone give me info on a nice ski friendly hotel there? I'm hearing that there's no much to do at the ski area and that it's better to stay in the actual town of Taos, even tho it's sounds like a bit of a ride to the slopes. I plan on flying into ALB and renting a car, then driving to Taos. Any suggestions, hotel or otherwise, would be greatly appreciated. You Fodorites are THE best!

Have you looked at this site? http://www.taosskivalley.com/
The designation for Albuquerque is ABQ. ALB is Albany New York.

Everytime we have gone we have rented a house. Check

You have to decide if you want to travel to ski or travel to restaurants. We like to be as close to si/so as possible, don't mind driving into town for dinner.

We stayed at Snakedance Condos and liked them very much.

Agree that it really depends on what you want to do the most. If skiing is your primary focus - suggest you stay up at the resort and drive into town whenver you want some other activity.

Personally, I would rather stay in town and drive to ski, especially in Taos. I prefer to have an "adult" beverage with my dinner and would not like to drive back to the mountain, ESPECIALLY to Taos Mtn.

When I drove into the Taos ski resort - just during the day in the summer - as I recall - I stopped at a convenience store/small market to buy a beer and some chips.

Do you mean they don't sell "adult" beverages in the restaurants up at the mountain - or have any bars?

And this webpage seems to say they have restaurants and bars up at the ski area: http://www.taosskivalley.com/pages/e...ing-Nightlife/

They sell adult beverages on the mountain and in town. I think Debit was pointing out that you probably don't want to have cocktails in town and then drive up the winding, dark mountain road back to the ski village after dinner.

I can't go to Taos and not stop in The Adobe Bar at Taos Inn. It's always busy, especially in the pit around the fireplace. Cozy, quirky and fun.

Graham's Grill is another restaurant in town we enjoy. Food is very good, casual atmosphere for a good dining experience.

You'll find typical ski mountain fare of burgers, beer, New Mexican green and red chile enchiladas on the mountain. If there are new places of different cuisine hopefully someone that's visited it will post about it.

Have a great trip!

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Whoopee.

In reality, there's not much there.

Look: Taos Ski Valley is a small resort compared to the major Colorado and California resorts. There are a couple of restaurants and a couple of places to grab a drink but whatever action there is tends to be in town at specific restaurants or bars (Adobe Bar would be one).

We stay in town (La Posada de Taos, if possible) and that gives us access to all the ski areas: Red River, Sipapu, Angel Fire and TSV. It's only about 25 minutes to TSV and it's more fun to drive out of there at night to go back "home" before dinner and partying than it would be to go BACK to TSV area after having a few - that's a dark and twisty road through the forest.

PS - if you or your companion(s) is a beginner, consider staying in town and trying other mountains because TSV is NOT a beginner mountain. It's easiest main trail is a blue at Red River (and a couple of guys joked to me that it would be a black at Angel Fire).