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Taos Ski Valley is a village and alpine ski resort in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 69 at the 2010 census. Until March 19, 2008, it was one of four ski resorts in America to prohibit snowboarding.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Taos Ski Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center (official website) )〕 The Kachina lift, constructed in 2014, serves the highest elevation of any triple chair in the North American Continent, to a peak elevation of . The village was originally settled by a group of miners in the 1800s, but in 1955 Ernie and Rhoda Blake founded the area as a ski mountain. The village was incorporated in 1996. In 2013, Taos Ski Valley, Inc., was sold by the founding family to billionaire conservationist Louis Bacon. It has a one to one ratio of expert to beginner/intermediate terrain, and has the highest rated ski school in North America.〔New Mexico Magazine, October 2006, Volume 84, Number 10〕 == Geography == According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Taos Ski Valley is the highest municipality in the US,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.taosskivalley.com/pages/about-the-area/About-Taos-Ski-Valley )〕 sited at an elevation of ; however, the village limits reach and the highest residential dwelling is at . Kachina Village, at over 10,350 feet, houses Bavarian Restaurant and two condo complexes and accommodates six permanent residents and visitors in 30 condo units; 70–80 home sites are planned for development. Wheeler Peak, the tallest mountain in New Mexico at , overlooks the village. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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