Winter sports enthusiasts hit the slopes at Taos Ski Valley Friday (Jan. 9) to enjoy the 10-13 inches of fresh snow that — finally, after a month-long dry spell — covered the Enchanted Circle late last week. It was a much-needed boost for ski areas and a critical addition to the snowpack that North Central New Mexico and communities downstream rely on in the warmer months. Video by Clementine Miller @clementinemiller_photo | Taos News

TRUE VIEW TUESDAY- TAOS PUEBLO This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its stacked housing and mountain backdrop forming an iconic image. Taos Pueblo ancestors have occupied this valley since about 1000 AD, fully 500 years before Columbus sailed to the New World. The structures today appear much the way they did when Spanish explorers first reached this part of North America. | New Mexico True