Owned with Ironhide Alpacas.
Color Genotype: E? ??We would like to thank Pamela Ray of Xanadu Alpacas for releasing Tiaga to us! Cadence had her eye on Tiaga since the 2025 A-OK Dual Show, where she fell in love with her. Her fleece was just memorable. After quietly persisting Pamela for the past eight months, she finally agreed to release her to Cadence!
Her sire is none other than Snowmass Lover's Spartan, a Brown Judges' Choice-winning son of Snowmass Lover's Legacy XX (Snowmass Lovers Legend x Snowmass Sweet Pacabell). Snowmass Lover's Spartan now resides in Canada with Ayria Alpacas; however, his impact on the U.S. herd is undeniable, siring the 2023 AOA National Light Male Supreme Champion, Xanadu Picotani, a lavender stud male now working for Pamela, along with many other champions.
Her dam is Xanadu Talisker, a Judges’ Choice daughter of Snowmass Loro Piana (now deceased; Snowmass Best Man x Snowmass Iced Elegance), and out of Xanadu P. Althea, whose full brother is Xanadu P. Aristide (now residing in Australia). Xanadu P. Althea is also the dam of Xanadu One Singular Sensation, a Judges' Choice-winning white male who is now producing champions of his own.
Talisker is also the dam of 7X Champion & Judges' Choice winner, Xanadu Cotopaxi, who is sired by Snowmass Dire Straits and owned by Rancho Inca Alpacas. I also had the privilege of seeing Cotopaxi at the 2024 and 2025 show seasons and was absolutely blown away. This incredible maternal line traces back to Peruvian Andean Song, the dam of Snowmass Delightful Duet (dam of Snowmass Elite Legend), Snowmass Sub-Zero, and Snowmass Escobar's Sonata (dam of Xanadu P. Au Courant), among many other influential animals.
Tiaga's second cousin (and slightly more closely related genetically due to shared linebreeding), Xanadu Kanchay Pacha, sold at the 2026 Parade of Champions Auction for a high-selling price to my friend, Chamberlain Davenport of Patch of Heaven Alpaca Farm. I have had the privilege of following Kanchay Pacha since she was a juvenile and couldn't be more excited to welcome a close relative to my own herd.
Tiaga carries a deep, rolling, high-amplitude crimp style to her fleece that exudes brightness and uniformity and glistens in the light, complemented by an impressive 5+ inch staple length while shearing 7lbs of fiber. She stands on a strong, well-balanced frame with excellent substance, correctness, and a correct bite.
She will have a maiden breeding to Snowmass Dire Straits, and then will be bred to Ironhide Vapor! Oh, the anticipation!!
