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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Category: Skiing & Snowboarding
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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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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Snow Much Tubing Fun
ALL THE SIGNS OF A GOOD TIME are here: Smiles on faces rosy from the cold. Laughter drifting from around glowing firepits. Delighted squeals echoing off white alpine slopes. Bundled children waddling…
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Where to Go Snow Tubing
THE BUNNY HILL at Red River Ski and Summer Area opens to winter tubing after hours. That means the fun doesn’t stop when the lifts close. “It’s a really short hill, but people still have fun,” says…
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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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Ross Anderson Is Blazing Trails
W HEN ROSS ANDERSON placed second at the Pro Speed Skiing World Championships in 2001, he became the first person of color ever to stand on a speed skiing podium. The lesser-known form of ski racing is…
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New Mexico’s Ski Areas Step Up Their Game
ANGEL FIRE RESORT “We love kids at Angel Fire Resort,” gushes resort marketing manager Michael Hawkins. That sentiment comes through in the youngster-focused tubing and sledding opportunities…
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Experience New Mexico's Skiing Wonderland
FOR THE EXPERT Want steep thrills? Don’t miss the cliff-riddled chutes and 3,250-foot vertical drop from Taos Ski Valley’s high point, Kachina Peak. Then again, the moguls on Al’s Run—named after a…
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