New owners upgrading top New Mexico resort

When it comes to skiing, New Mexico has long been the stepchild of sorts to its northern neighbor, Colorado, and its abundance of larger, snowier mountains and well-developed towns and resorts.

Still, Taos stands alone, a legend of sorts among even the hardiest of skiers.

Relatively small and off-the-beaten path, this has always been a true skiers' mountain, renowned for its narrow, steep, challenging slopes, no-nonsense visitors and, best of all, the lack of long lift lines.