Taos Ski Valley Sells to Billionaire Conservationist The Blake family has owned Taos Ski Valley since Ernie Blake founded it in 1955. Ernie’s kids and grandkids have run the resort since Ernie’s passing. Yesterday it was announced that Taos has been sold to billionaire conservationist Louis Bacon. Taos was famous for holding out on allowing snowboarding at the resort until March 19th, 2008. Louis Bacon is a hedge-fund manager and land baron known […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 12, 2013 3 Comments