Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Pack Santa’s sleigh. Rail Yards Holiday Market, Albuquerque More than 200 artists, bakers, and makers sell their unique handcrafted goods at this market in Albuquerque’s historic Barelas…
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2025 True Heroes: Richard Sanchez
RICHARD SANCHEZ always looks on the bright side. “He can see a pile of poop on the sidewalk and see the good in it,” says Cissy Diaz, who runs the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Hobbs and counts…
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2025 True Heroes: Roger Montoya
THERE’S MAGIC IN motion at Moving Arts Española, where at-risk kids are harnessing the healing power of art. Each year, in a building bursting with bright colors, beautiful masks, sculptures, and…
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2025 True Heroes: Caroline Pecos-Duarte
CAROLINE PECOS-DUARTE found her way to medical school, but the road was not an easy one. There’s the expense, the intense coursework, and then there’s the fact that there are incredibly few doctors in…
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How to Prepare for Ski Season
Build cardiovascular fitness. “Basic cardio is the most important for the beginning of the season,” says Joshua George, a board certified orthopedic physical therapist who has worked with the U.S. Ski…
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Complete New Mexico Ski Resort Guide
ANGEL FIRE RESORT With the longest green run in New Mexico (3½ miles) and the state’s only night skiing operation, Angel Fire beckons those who live to ski and ride. Then again, winter lovers also…
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On the Fast Track
E VERY TIME COMPETITIVE snowshoer Michelle Hummel has traveled to a world or national championship, she’s stood on the podium—in New York, in Japan, in Spain, in Italy—earning seven national and five…
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Where to Snowshoe in New Mexico
BEGINNER At Valles Caldera National Preserve, rangers guide winter snowshoeing hikes, including moonlit outings, around the likes of Cerro La Jara, one of the domes in the vast Valle Grande basin…
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Faith, Culture, and Lowriding
T HERE’S A CERTAIN SKILL —a vibe—to driving a lowrider. “You’ve got to lean back, turn on your radio, and just cruise it,” Arthur Angelo Medina says. Known to most as LowLow, Medina and his wife, Joan…
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Barn Raising
TWO BIG RED BARNS dot the roadside along NM 47 in Peralta. But only one of them, home to Branded Coffee & More, will sell you top-notch coffee, tasty lunches, and whole rib eyes or filet mignon…
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