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Daniel Gibson

Daniel Gibson was born and raised in Albuquerque’s North Valley. His books include Audubon Guide to the National Wildlife Refuges: Southwest (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2000). ​

Powder Players

Above: Skiers wait for the lift pull at Agua Piedra. Photograph courtesy of the State Archives of New Mexico (Item No. 002468). ERNIE BLAKE STOOD TRANSFIXED in the deep canyon of what would become…

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Best Après Ski in New Mexico

The iconic Bavarian Restaurant at the Taos Ski Valley offers giant mugs of German beer and hearty pretzels. Illustration by Jameson Simpson. TAOS SKI VALLEY HAS MANY FINE OPTIONS for an adult beverage…

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Let It Slide

Above: A mother and teen hit the powder at Taos Ski Valley. MY LOVE OF SKIING BEGAN at Ski Santa Fe when I was six years old, back in the days of leather boots and wooden-edge skis. I didn’t need any…

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Tips Up!

After more than 50 seasons on New Mexico’s ski slopes, I’ve come to know a good deal about their many attractions. I first hurtled down the beginner hill at the Santa Fe Ski Basin (today’s Ski Santa…

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