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==History== 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 Blake|Ernie]] and Rhoda Blake founded the area as a ski mountain.<ref name=kofblk>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sGxJukg5SA8C&pg=PA82 |magazine=Skiing |last=Gordon |first=Paul |title=Taos: the kingdom of Blake |date=October 1966|page=82}}</ref><ref name=adiall>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sGxJukg5SA8C&pg=PA44 |magazine=Skiing |agency=(advertisement) |title=I abolished lift lines! |date=October 1966|page=44}}</ref> The first ski lift, a [[J-bar lift|J-bar]], was installed in 1956. Until 1957, the ski resort featured only one ski slope, Snakedance. In 1957, the resort installed a second liftβa [[Platter lift|Poma]] (platter) lift.<ref>[http://skitaos.org/contents/view/history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217202936/http://skitaos.org/contents/view/history|date=February 17, 2012}}</ref> The Blakes lived in an eleven-foot camper in the absence of any buildings in the area except the almost-completed Hondo Lodge (now Snakedance Condominiums). Even after moving into the lodge, they lived without power until 1963. Ernie and Rhoda had been living in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], where Ernie managed the Santa Fe Ski Basin. Ernie was for a time involved in the day-to-day management of the Taos resort, answering the phone and telling prospective visitors whether the skiing was expected to be good in advance of weekend trips. The village was incorporated in 1996.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} In 2006, Taos Ski Valley had 110 trails with 24% [[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-green circle.svg|13px]]beginner, 25% [[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-blue square.svg|13px]]intermediate, and 51% [[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-black diamond.svg|13px]]advanced/expert. It was home to the Ernie Blake Snowsports School, one of the highest rated [[ski school]]s in North America.<ref>New Mexico Magazine, October 2006, Volume 84, Number 10</ref> In December 2013, the Blake family sold Taos Ski Valley, Inc. to billionaire conservationist [[Louis Bacon]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Jason BlevinsThe Denver Post |url=http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_24703212/blakes-sell-taos-ski-area-billionaire-conservationist-louis |title=Blakes sell Taos Ski Valley to billionaire conservationist Louis Bacon |newspaper=The Denver Post |access-date=2014-02-25}}</ref><ref name=WSJ>{{cite news|last1=Rohwedder|first1=Cecilie|title=Louis Bacon Tries to Turn Around Taos Ski Valley|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304311204579507651771533522|access-date=25 November 2015|work=WSJ|date=April 24, 2014}}</ref> In 2018, Taos Ski Valley started [[Taos Air]], a [[virtual airline (economics)|virtual airline]] which operated scheduled public [[air charter]] service at [[Taos Regional Airport]] during ski season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moya|first=Jesse|url=https://www.taosnews.com/stories/taos-air-takes-off,53999?|title=New charter flight service for Texas skiers generates buzz|website=taosnews.com |date=19 December 2018 |publisher=[[The Taos News]]|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Moya|first=Jesse|url=https://www.taosnews.com/stories/taos-council-oks-liquor-license-property-transfer-and-revises-taos-air,54667|title=Taos Council OKs liquor license, property transfer and revises Taos Air|website=taosnews.com |date=24 January 2019 |publisher=[[The Taos News]]|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Summer flights were added in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Clark |first=Carol A. |date=6 May 2021 |url=https://ladailypost.com/taos-air-restarts-service-to-texas-and-california/ |title=Taos Air Restarts Service To Texas And California |work=Los Alamos Daily Post |location=Los Alamos, New Mexico |accessdate=1 December 2021}}</ref> Taos Air ceased using its own [[brand]] identity in December 2022 when flight operations were transferred to [[JSX (airline)|JSX]], and it effectively terminated operations permanently in April 2024 when Taos Ski Valley allowed its airline service contract with the town of Taos to expire.<ref>{{cite news |last=Plant |first=Geoffrey |url=https://www.taosnews.com/news/local-news/taos-ski-valley-passes-baton-on-air-service/article_a08714ec-60bf-518f-951a-09e1da0e0e33.html |title=Taos Ski Valley passes baton on air service |publisher=[[The Taos News]] |location=Taos, New Mexico |date=7 February 2024 |access-date=13 July 2024}}</ref>
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