Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico

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Taos Ski Valley is a village and alpine ski resort in Taos County, New Mexico, US. It is one of few to prohibit snowboarding.

The climate, culture, and geography resemble a Swiss village, including an elected city council.

The ski area, Taos Ski Valley, Inc., was founded by Rhoda and Ernie Blake, and is still managed by the Blake family. 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 }}

[edit] Geography

Taos Ski Valley is located at 36°35′52″N, 105°26′42″W (36.597724, -105.445051)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²), with no surface water, and yet anyone walking through the village can plainly see a rushing stream over which several pedestrian bridges have been constructed. And anyone skiing the long runout below Kachina Peak can see the rushing headwaters of the same waterway, the Rio Hondo.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 56 people, 32 households, and 12 families residing in the village. The population density was 9.2/km² (23.8/mi²). There were 263 housing units at an average density of 43.0/km² (111.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 87.50% White, 7.14% Native American, *[1.79% Asian, and 3.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.07% of the population.

There were 32 households out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, and 59.4% were non-families. 46.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.75 and the average family size was 2.46.

In the village the population was spread out with 8.9% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 50.0% from 45 to 64, and 1.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 166.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 155.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $67,708, and the median income for a family was $103,422. Males had a median income of $65,833 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $43,143. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.