The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In the 1800s, present-day Taos Ski Valley was the site of a small copper mining town called Twining, New Mexico, which was later abandoned. In 1955, Ernie and Rhoda Blake founded the area as a ski mountain.
The first ski lift, a J-bar, was installed in 1956. Until 1957, the ski resort featured only one ski slope, Snakedance. In 1957, the resort installed a second lift—a Poma (platter) lift.
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Nothing in Taos Ski Valley is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Taos Ski Valley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Black Copper Mine and Stamp Mill in Taos Ski Valley, 4.9 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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