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February 6, 2010
Submitted By powderjunky
February 6, 2010
Submitted By powderjunky
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Waheenie: February 9, 2010 Uphill: 400 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.

2 more runs of delicious slackcountry powder. It's amazing how well Taos holds powder!...[view]
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Powderjunky: February 9, 2010 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.

Another day of awesome slackcountry....[view]
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Waheenie: February 8, 2010 Uphill: 1,200 ft. | Downhill: 10,000 ft.

Best day ever! 16 inches of new fluffy goodness. Steep, Taos slackcountry. 6 runs of 100% fresh, untracked first tracks. Did I mention that these runs were steep, continuous and that I was the fir...[view]
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Powderjunky: February 8, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.

Snow choking, crotch cooling, face spraying EPIC....[view]
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Waheenie: February 7, 2010 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.

I love powder. Sinking in to deep pockets on steep terrain... Although the mountain and altitude once again kicked my ass, I had so much fun skiing today. Couldn't believe how the fresh tracks laste...[view]
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Waheenie: February 6, 2010 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.

Wow. This area is gorgeous! We stuck to mellow trees- I was probably a little over worried about the snowpack (see snowpit report here: [link]). But the snow was fabulous and I couldn't ask for bet...[view]
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Powderjunky: February 6, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.

Finally, made it down to ski the Taos Ski Valley. Heard there is a monster lurking in the snowpack so we played it safe and stuck to some mellow slopes right off the lake. We dug a pit and found a one...[view]
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Waheenie: February 5, 2010 Uphill: 400 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.

First day skiing at Taos- super lucky to have a couple of friends guiding us around the mountain. I don't remember route names, but with a 10 minute hike up to the ridge we accessed steep terrain tow...[view]

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