5 Après-Ski Spots in New Mexico
FOR A EUROPEAN VIBE Designed and decorated by an immigrant from Bavaria, Taos Ski Valley’s Bavarian Restaurant holds on to its European charm with hand-painted decor from Germany, a sleigh delivering…
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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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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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A New Mexico Ski Story
E DWARD HERRERA STARTED TEACHING at Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort as a fifth grader, mostly shadowing his ski instructor dad in exchange for a free season pass. After about 12 years, he chased career…
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Set Your Sights on Snow
LAST NOVEMBER, winter seemed to come roaring in, with so much snow dumped in a single week that several ski resorts sprang into action and opened early, including Pajarito, Sandia, Sipapu, and Ski…
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Find Adventure in Aztec
JOHNATHAN DOBBS HAS SPENT more than a decade driving the latticework of gravel roads around Aztec, many of them unmarked, just to see where they go and what surprises they hold. He’s hunted elk and…
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Peak Season in Red River
AS THE JEEP TIRES scrape near the edge of the gravel road, driver Gary Swinford prompts, “See how steep it is?” You can’t miss it. The gravel slope drops so precipitously that the ridgeline on the far…
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Bringing Wetlands Back to Life
MOLLIE WALTON KNOWS what the plants underfoot suggest. But just to be sure, the restoration ecologist steps out onto a green patch and bounces, a little like testing a trampoline. “Isn’t that…
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Rock Solid Find
W HILE THE GLOBAL TALLY of identified plant and animal species is in the millions, scientists know of only 5,998 minerals. For more than 50 years, mineral collector Ramon S. DeMark has worked to change…
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