Taos Ski Valley celebrates Fourth of July
The village of Taos Ski Valley is gearing up for a multifaceted July 4th fiesta with multiple restaurants and decks open for lunch, mid-mountain Chair
4 lift rides for those seeking a bird’s-eye view of the upper valley below Kachina Peak, live music from two bands and fire trucks, plus the annual rubber duck races.
“With the Rio Hondo raging, we expect high-water drama and new pace records in this 19th year of rubber duck racing,” said Courtney Tucker, executive director of the Taos Ski Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center. “Whether it’s for the ducky races, the live music or the quiet patio dining, we hope that people will come up to cool off in our crisp mountain air after the Arroyo Seco parade.”
Rubber ducks can be purchased on-site and will help the nonprofit Field Institute of Taos continue to provide active, hands-on, nature-based outdoor education – and promote healthy lifestyles – to children through its summer camps, after-school programs, and more.
The schedule follows:
• Noon –2 p.m. – O’Duffy’s Lament (Cottam’s deck in front Cottam’s/the Stray Dog Cantina)
• 2 p.m. – Parade (Sutton Place)
• 2:30 p.m. – Field Institute of Taos Duck Races (Buy a duck at the Field Institute of Taos tent; race it mid-mountain near scenic Chair 4)
• 2-4:30 p.m. – Ponder the Albatross (Taos Ski Valley Resort Plaza)
(O’Duffy’s Lament is a local Irish-American acoustic folk/ punk group that makes memorable melodies from a mix of bagpipes, whistles, mandolin, bass, guitar and vocals. While from Colorado’s Front Range, Ponder the Albatross describes itself as “Gypsy punk jam band and new grass … masterfully executed with the frenetic abandon of a dervish whirling in a swirling mystical haze,” according to a press release.)