AFTER THURSDAY’S AVALANCHE AT TAOS SKI VALLEY THAT KILLED ONE MAN AND LEFT ANOTHER IN CRITICAL CONDITION, GEORGE BROOKS WITH SKI NEW MEXICO SAYS THE TAOS SKI VALLEY DOES TRY TO MITIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH AN OCCURRENCE. HE SAYS THEY WOULD ACTUALLY BOMB THE AREAS TO TRY TO FRACTURE THEM. THE SKI AREA TELLS US THE SKI PATROL GOES UP TO THE AREA EVERY DAY TO ASSESS THE AVALANCHE RISK AND FIRE-OFF EXPLOSIVES TO REDUCE THE THREAT, BUT THURSDAY’S AVALANCHE SHOWS THE METHOD IS NOT PERFECT.
THE KACHINA PEAK AREA IS THE HIGHEST POINT AT TAOS SKI VALLEY AND IT WAS ONLY WITHIN THE LAST FOUR YEARS IT HAS BEEN ACCESSIBLE BY LIFT. PRIOR TO THAT, SKIERS AND BOARDERS HAD TO CLIMB TO THE TOP.
