Snowmaking operations started October 20th!

LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW! Most everybody is sleeping. It is dark and cold. Suddenly, a roar rips through the valley breaking the silence. That is right, it is snowmaking season again. Taos Ski Valley�s dedicated teams of snowmakers are getting ready to do what they do best, make snow and get the mountain ready for a Thanksgiving opening. With winter setting in and daytime temperatures dropping, snow guns will be operating 24 hours a day. The crews will make snow on 100% of TSV�s beginner and intermediate terrain, giving Taos Ski Valley the largest snowmaking coverage area in the region. Mountain Manager Bill Etchemendy said, �The key ingredients in snowmaking are air, water, and air temperatures below 28 degrees. We have had some good natural snowfall so far this year which makes the snowmakers� job easier because it cools the air temperature and the ground which keeps the machine made snow from melting.� Snowmaking continues until the middle of January. This year fall�s early snowfall and cold temperatures have made everyone at Taos Ski Valley optimistic about the coming season. For more information contact Taos Ski Valley, 505-776-2291, www.skitaos.org.