Taos Avalanche Center

02/05/2018

State of the Backcountry 2/5/18

Winter is quickly approaching: The TAC team is gearing-up for the oncoming winter season! As we wait for Indian Summer to end, and look forward to snowfall in the high peaks, now is a great time to dust-off your gear and brush-up on your avalanche awareness. Look for upcoming events and trainings, a...

01/22/2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxFL92x8HMw

12/22/2017

3 to 6" of new snow overnight, check out or first avalanche advisory of the year. www.taosavalanchecenter.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3s&v=HXNP-WJfVrA&app=desktop

High, shady, windloaded slopes are worth keeping an eye on as winter storms approach. Happy first day of Winter!

12/11/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7JxV7mKPoc

Andy discusses the shallow snowpack and we all keep our fingers crossed for snow

12/07/2017

Come out and support some great local businesses as well as support the Taos Avalanche Center. We'll be hanging out at both locations on Saturday so come say hi!

11/30/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp1WMVZ2Ai8

11/29/2017

4 to 6" of snow fell today and it's starting to look a lot more like winter!

11/17/2017

Heres to more snow and a change to winter conditions! http://taosavalanchecenter.org/advisory

04/17/2017

https://youtu.be/2wsmbGZTt6Y

04/03/2017

https://youtu.be/h3cj54YUpaY

more info at Taosavalanchecenter.org

03/25/2017

We received 24" of snow about 2.5" of Snow Water Equivalent. Widespread natural avalanches in the early morning hours. Here's a video explaining the avalanche problems going forward. Challenging avalanche conditions out there right now. Storm 2 will arrive Sunday and Storm 3 on Tuesday. We've made it through the record high temperatures and winter has returned! Stay safe out there as we are back to a winter snowpack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P91RGUZVsdM

03/14/2017

We're also happy to announce that Kerry Jones with the ABQ National Weather Service will be giving a talk at Taos Mesa Brewing Wednesday March 22nd at 6PM. We'll have more details as the event gets closer.