{"id":171,"date":"2009-01-02T10:11:22","date_gmt":"2009-01-02T16:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/taos-ski-valley-adds-snowboarding-new-runs\/"},"modified":"2017-04-19T10:08:58","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T15:08:58","slug":"taos-ski-valley-adds-snowboarding-new-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/taos-ski-valley-adds-snowboarding-new-runs\/","title":{"rendered":"Taos Ski Valley adds snowboarding, new runs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/taos_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px5px;\" title=\"Taos_2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/taos_2.jpg\" alt=\"Taos_2\" width=\"249\" height=\"263\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Taos Ski Valley<\/strong> is no longer just a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=ski&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ski vacation<\/strong><\/a> destination. For the first time, the New Mexico mountain is open to <strong>snowboarders<\/strong> for the full season.<\/p>\n<p>Riders can take advantage of the Out to Launch Terrain Park &#8212; now doubled in size &#8212; with custom rails, boxes and hits in addition to the existing airs and quarter pipe.<\/p>\n<p>Also new this season, a <strong>Burton Learn to Ride Center<\/strong>, offering world-class snowboarding instruction forchildren and adults &#8212; both in private and group lessons.<\/p>\n<p>Taos visitors looking for a new challenge on their ski vacation can try the new expert run. North American is a <strong>double black-diamond<\/strong> rated glade with 1,400 feet of vertical. (The resort plans a second new double black-diamond run for the 2009-2010 season.) Novices have their own new space: The Burrough is a <strong>400-foot long beginners area<\/strong> with a moving carpet. Taos Ski Valley plans to expand it to a full hill next season.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors with an eco-tourism mindset may appreciate Taos&#8217; environmental efforts. This year 100 percent of the resort&#8217;s electricity will come from wind power. And Taos Ski Valley is continuing its <strong>SkiGreen<\/strong> program, which allows visitors to purchase a $2 tag to offset carbon produced from approximately 150 miles of travel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Orbitz resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformSDLPDealsContent?deal_id=taosski&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_blank\">Ski Taos<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformDatelessHotelSearch?keywordPIB=taos-new-mexico\" target=\"_blank\">Taos hotels<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=ski&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ski vacations<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nc_pixel\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT01YjI0NGIzMmZhOTc3ZDM1M2ZlZTE0NzQzMDdmY2M1YQ==\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riders can 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