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Taos Ski Valley

Visitors to Taos Ski Valley always approach it as a destination as it is literally at the end of the road - NM 150 - also known as Ski Valley Road. The area comprises all settled land located along the Arroyo Hondo canyon in the shadow of Wheeler Peak and the slopes of the Taos Ski Valley resort downstream until the canyon gets quite narrow and no longer features buildable land. National Forest lands completely surround this area and form its boundaries. When coming up from the Town of Taos, you enter this zone when you see the first cabins - Near the Taos East Condominiums, and reach the end when you pass the Ski Area and reach the Williams Lake Trailhead.

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Distance to Taos: 20-25 Minutes

Distance to Taos Ski Valley: 0-5 minutes

The Taos MLS divides this area into two MLS zones:

Amizette (03A)

If everyone referred to Amizette as Lower Taos Ski Valley they would eliminate the confusion as to where this zone is. Think of it as the canyon area below the ski area village. While there is no easily discernable boundary between the two areas, if you have not yet seen the slopes of the ski area, you are in Amizette.

Being a mile or two below the ski area, prices are lower as the property is not ski-in/ski-out and the density is lower than that of the village. It has much more the feel of just a mountain settlement, rather than that of a ski resort. One other key difference between the two communities is that properties in Amizette use septic tanks unlike the sewers in Taos Ski Valley.

Taos Ski Valley (44A)

As a world class Ski Resort, Taos Ski Valley definitely has a ski-town feel. Many of the condos and luxury homes are either second homes or vacation rentals. The valley features a Bavarian-themed village as its core surrounded by a mixture of condominiums ranging from older and less expensive units built in the 1980's to high-end glitzy modern multistory buildings. The whole focus here is skiing with a slower summer season. During spring and fall, virtually no tourists visit the valley and the place seems deserted.

The northern area of Taos Ski Valley - comprising the older original village - has been completely developed out for a very long time. In order to build anything new here, builders must usually tear down or remodel older structures. To the south, newer development predominates near the Bavarian restaurant and Kachina lifts. The south end provides high elevation living with altitudes of over 10,000 feet.

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