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He’s No Dummy

Above: Slim Slidell says ... "Pay attention!" Photograph by Dan Leeth / Alamy Stock Photo. Slim Slidell is a hero. Whenever Taos Ski Valley has “slider” conditions—firm, challenging snow—there he is…

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Tips Up

Above: Jonathan Ellsworth finds a pocket of powder at Ski Santa Fe. Photograph by Ryan Heffernan. A BOLD TRAM FROM THE CITY to a craggy peak, world-class steep skiing, a classic ski town, a nearly…

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The Renaissance

Above: Taos Ski Valley during its annual Torchlight Parade. Photographs courtesy of Taos Ski Valley. SKIING IS DIFFERENT IN New Mexico. That was the first thing I realized, on a maiden chairlift ride…

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NM's Smartest Ski Area

There's room to spread out on the beginners' hill at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Photograph by Stephen Shankland. MY HEART BURSTS WITH JOY AS I follow a gangly 11-year-old boy down an easy run at the…

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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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Skiing and Snowboarding

The aspirations of New Mexico’s summit-seeking skiers and the good graces of the Sangre de Cristos’ snow gods have never been more in sync. A new chairlift to the top of one of skiing’s most iconic…

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