Family Fun Beyond the Slopes
EACH YEAR, on the last weekend of February, a scene from Frozen plays out in the middle of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as a snow castle—complete with slides, staircases, and multiple rooms—rises…
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Tag: Family Friendly
Feel at Ho-Ho-Home in Cloudcroft
MY DAUGHTER, WILLA, STANDS ON her tippy-toes, looking west from The Lodge at Cloudcroft’s copper-topped tower. From this 9,000-foot perch, light from the setting sun gets caught in dust over White…
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Pumpkin Spice Up Your Fall
Balzano Family Vineyard and Pumpkin Patch 2025 Hours: Open every weekend in October. Fridays, 3-6 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sundays, 12-6 p.m. Celebrate 10 years of family fun as you pick…
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Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta First-Timer Guide
➤ Arrive early. On Mass Ascension days, plan to arrive between 4 and 4:30 a.m. Gates open at 4:30 a.m. Park & Ride is available on select days, but not Monday through Wednesday. ➤ Walk the field. The…
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Tips for Balloon Fiesta Photography
ALBUQUERQUE PHOTOGRAPHER AARON BLANC figures he wasn’t even a year old when he attended his first Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. He’s been a “balloonatic” ever since. Even while living away…
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Balloonist Makes a Comeback
KAREN CONVERSE AND HER CREW roll up to balloon events sporting matching pink-and-black apparel inspired by her 90,000-cubic-foot balloon, Penumbra, and its alternating vertical bands of color. A pink…
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Join a Hot-Air Balloon Chase Crew
LOOK UP ON ANY CLEAR DAY in Albuquerque, and you might spot a colorful globe drifting across the sky. “The balloons would land on the dirt road down the street from us,” says Michael Kerns, who grew…
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Get to Know This Young Balloon Pilot
“I’M GONNA GO HOT!” Kierstynn Wehner shouts to her crew over the loud, droning noise of a nearby inflation fan. It’s just after sunrise in Rio Rancho as the 17-year-old triggers and steers a 15-foot…
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Don’t Miss These Balloon Fiesta Glow Events
Dates and times below are for the 2026 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Balloon events are weather dependent. Check the official event schedule and Fiesta updates before heading out. Krispy…
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Tips for Camping Out at Balloon Fiesta
Scott Hughes and his wife, Lynn Gurnee, have hauled their Keystone Springdale travel trailer from Wyoming to Albuquerque for Balloon Fiesta every year since 2017. “It’s a way for us to see the…
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