STAFF
Update
January 7, 2021
Staff & Family Passes

All Staff/Family passes have been printed. They have been given to your manager. If you have not received your Staff/Family pass make sure you have completed your Staff Benefit selection and Staff Pass Release. If you have done both, please check with your manager. We are reducing contact into the Administrative offices and ask that you do not stop by to pick up your pass.

Staff 100% & 50% Off Redemption
We ask all staff to please make a reservation by email 24 hours in advance for their 100% and 50% off vouchers. Sorry, no same-day reservations will be honored. Email admin.reception@skitaos.com or hr@skitaos.com with the below information to reserve a voucher.
  1. First and Last Name (Legal name)
  2. Date of Birth
  3. Email- Folks using a 100% ticket need to sign a comp ticket release and we will send it to the email provided. 
  4. Phone number
  5. Ticket date
IMPORTANT REMINDER!

The designated staff smoking structure behind the resort center building is limited to one person at a time. We use this structure to prevent the smoke from affecting our other staff members and/or guests. Please do not congregate there. If the structure is in use you cannot stand outside of it to smoke.
Help us open more terrain and earn some pocket money!

Do you know anyone who wants to be a part of the coolest team in Taos County?

We are in need of Lift Operators and other positions for the 20-21 season. By referring a friend, you not only get to work and ski/ride with your buddies, but you can also earn a referral bonus!

You can receive;
$100.00 if your referral is hired into a full-time, year-round position and completes an initial employment period of 60 days.
$50.00 if your referral is hired into a full-time seasonal position and completes an initial employment period of 30 days.
$25.00 if your referral is hired into a part-time seasonal position and completes an initial employment period of 45 days.
TAOS Cards Staff Store

The Staff Store is open and ready for you to start spending your Taos Cards! Instead of visiting the Administrative Offices to shop, take a peek at our online catalog. See something you want? Email HR@skitaos.com and let us know. From there, we will reserve the item for you and arrange a time for you to pick it up. Items available include camping, hydration and yoga essentials.

You can also donate your Taos Cards to the Taos Community Foundation and Taos Ski Valley, Inc. will match your contribution!
State Launches COVID-19 Vaccine
Sign-up Website
New Mexicans can register for vaccinations when available, sign up for availability notifications.

The New Mexico Department of Health announced on Wednesday, December 23rd the launch of a website that enables New Mexicans to receive notice when they qualify for COVID-19 vaccine.
Need a Ride?
Taos Ski Valley Inc. and Enterprise Rent-a-car have teamed up to bring TSVI staff a special discount.

• Corporate ID# L34D697 (5% discount off market pricing)
• Custom Weblink with Corporate Discount CLICK HERE

Did you know that - Enterprise Holdings is elevating its focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion? ROAD Forward is a $55 million commitment to organizations that advance social and racial equity in communities around the world. LEARN MORE
WHAT'S HAPPENING
FREE STAFF & FAMILY FLU SHOTS

Flu shots are available at Mogul Medical (near the top of the Gondolita), daily from 9:00am to 4:00pm. They ask that you try to go before noon.
They are completely free and available to you and your immediate family members. Simply ask for a flu shot and show them your staff/family pass.
FREE STAFF YOGA

Join Kari Malen every Monday at 6pm for FREE yoga via Zoom.

Register for TSV Employee Yoga at https://www.momoyoga.com/taosyoga/

Note: you will have to register for each class you would like to attend.
STAFF SOCIAL HOUR via ZOOM

Every 3rd Thursday at 6pm!

Join us Jan. 14th for Pictionary

It's like a staff party via Zoom - safely socialize, play games and meet other Taos Ski Valley, Inc. employees!

ID: 836 8803 2792
Passcode: 948615
Dial in: 1 253 215 8782
COVID TRAINING

All staff must attend a COVID training prior to working on site at Taos Ski Valley. In place of live trainings we now have recorded trainings on our staff page. If you did not attend a live training via zoom will have a questionnaire you will need to complete.
Click Here to watch the required COVID Training Video for the 20-21 Season

Click Here after watching the required COVID Training Video to take the questionnaire.


ORIENTATION

Click Here to watch the Orientation Video for the 20-21 Season

Click Here after watching the Orientation Video to take the quiz and receive your super-cool staff gift!
Twirl Facebook Live Weekday Classes

Twirl offers free classes online on Twirl’s Facebook page MONDAYS: 11am Mindful Moments for kids
TUESDAYS: 11am Family Music with Ivy WEDNESDAYS: 11am Ballet with Amber (live dance instruction for 3 - 6 year olds)
THURSDAYS: 11am Theater Play with Amber (interactive storytelling & theater games)
FRIDAYS: 11am Feelings Corner with Ivy (a short emotional intelligence class exploring feelings)
TCA PRIVATE SCREENING RAFFLE
TCA is raffling off private movie screenings in the theater for a family or pod (within NM Public Health Orders). Raffle tickets are $10. If you win you get a private movie screening in the TCA Theater! 

Buy tickets and find more information at https://tcataos.org/calendar/
Special Virtual Presentation by John Biscello January 17th. 2021
Join Taos-based author, poet and playwright, John Biscello, for a special virtual presentation, as he reads from his new book of poetry: MOONGLOW ON MERCY STREET. ABOUT: These fifty poems, most of them written in 2020, comprise a kaleidoscopic palette of tones, moods and styles.

Zoom link: Click here
The 3 Booming Technologies That Will Push Marketing Forward in 2021


From video conferencing platforms to chatbots, just about every kind of technology that keeps people connected and engaged saw a boost this year as the Covid-19 pandemic pushed marketers to experiment with tools they might never have otherwise considered.
It can be hard to tell how much staying power each of these trends will have as the world begins to reopen in 2021. Will they prove to be enduring parts of a new normal or fleeting quirks of lockdown life? read more
What do you know about The Blake Residences?
What are the new buildings in the new plaza?
The Blake Residences building will consist of:
-24 condominium residences,
-Retail space, including a new Market.

The Lake Fork Building will contain; --Primary ticketing and guest services
-A second-floor conference and meeting space and public bathrooms

The Performing Arts Pavilion – for live acts

The Ice Rink Building – to house ice maintenance equipment

A Snow-melted Plaza and Bridge

When will construction be completed? No date has been set due to the impacts the Covid pandemic has had on our construction timeline.

What can you tell me about the Residences?
-Fully furnished and appointed turn-key residences,
-1,2 and 3 bedroom options,
-Owners will have access to all the amenities of The Blake

Price and Sales questions: Please visit our Preview Center right across from the 192 restaurant and see Leslie Campbell.

Can you tell me about Retail shops? There will be 5 outlets:
-Twining Provisions – general market & prepared foods
-Le Ski Mastery – ski shop
-Mesa’s Edge – southwestern jewelry & art
Cold Smoke/Squeeze Juice – photography and juice bar
Confluence – an eclectic mix of retail products

It's easier than you think to make a difference-
with
Give Back Box®
Reuse your online shipping boxes in which you received purchases, or any other cardboard box you may have, to donate your unwanted household items: such as gently used clothing, shoes etc., to make a major difference in the life of another person. Print your FREE shipping label here:
Pearls Before Breakfast-

A Beautiful Story to begin the
Year of Healing-

Do you stop and listen? Do you hurry past with a blend of guilt and irritation? Do you have time for beauty? Shouldn’t you?
A Dose of Good News
It turns out positivity can help prevent age-related memory loss. A new study found that people who feel enthusiastic and cheerful, which psychologists call “positive affect,” are less likely to experience age-related memory decline, adding to a growing body of research on positive affect’s role in healthy aging.

Switzerland just legalized same-sex marriage, and Bolivia just legalized same-sex civil unions. These changes come as many places in the world become more accepting of same-sex partnerships.

Scientists discovered a thriving coral reef off the coast of Kenya and Tanzania. It was an especially surprising and hopeful find because many surrounding reefs haven’t survived the effects of climate change.

Germany covered almost half of its 2020 power needs with renewable energy. Lower energy consumption related to COVID-19 contributed to the comparatively larger share of green energy this year, but data shows green energy would have risen anyway, just not as much.

In its first week available, more than 130,000 people received the COVID-19 vaccine. The government wants to offer everyone over 50 and younger adults with health conditions a vaccine — about 25 million people. 

Pakistan’s president just approved a new anti-rape ordinance. The new law aims to help expedite cases of sexual abuse against women and children, establish a national sex offenders registry, and prohibit the identification of rape victims
A Couple of Podcasts to make you laugh in 2021
The Office co-stars and best friends, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, are doing the ultimate The Office re-watch podcast for you. Each week Jenna and Angela will break down an episode of The Office and give exclusive behind the scene stories that only two people who were there, can tell you.
After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him.
Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that.
Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly opportunity for Conan to hang out with the people he enjoys most and perhaps find some real friendship along the way.
Throwback Thursday!

Have you ever wondered what our snowmakers really do? Check out Taos Ski Valley's video entry for the 2018-19 HKD Snowmakers' I Am a Snowmaker contest. Thank you, Snowmakers, for another amazing start to our season!
Just Breathe!

If you're managing higher levels of stress these days, there's a tool we all have immediate access to, breathing.

It might sound simple, but breathing can make the difference between feeling panic or resilience. Research shows that emotions are associated with different forms of breathing. For example, when you feel anxious or angry, your breathing becomes irregular, short, and fast. When you feel joy or relaxation, your breathing will be regular, deep, and slow. Believe it or not, when you follow breathing patterns associated with different emotions, you begin to feel those emotions.

Next time you're feeling stress start to bubble up, try changing the ratio of your inhale to exhale. Take a few minutes and breathe in for a count of four and out for a count of eight — this can calm your nervous system and keep stress at bay.



By popular demand!
Chef Matt's Posole Recipe
Enjoy!