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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Tag: Skiing
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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Editor’s Letter: Snow Ready
EVERY YEAR WHEN WINTER rolls around, I feel a pang that’s like a sharp chill in the air. Growing up in Ohio, I played all kinds of sports, but I somehow never learned how to ski—not that there weren’t…
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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
IN NOVEMBER 2024, 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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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Elevate your wine game. An annual fete in the mountains, the Taos Winter Wine Festival brings vinophiles and vintners from around the country to Taos Ski Valley for wine tastings, seminars, and…
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Powder Player
ELKE MAY’S FACE LIGHTS up when she talks about teaching kids to ski at Angel Fire Resort. “Kids have such a unique and special perspective on things that seem really routine to adults—even just…
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Flying High in Angel Fire
A SUMMERTIME TRIP UP THE Chile Express chairlift to the 10,677-foot summit of Angel Fire Resort transforms into a magical ascent above mountain bikers twisting, turning, and jumping down the winding…
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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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