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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Tag: Skiing
Go. See. Do | January 2018
Above: If you're driven by a competitive spirit and a love of fresh powder, hit New Mexico's ski areas this month. Photography by Reed Weimer. TEN … NINE … EIGHT … At the New Year’s Eve countdown in…
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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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Go. See. Do | December 2017
Above: A hot-air balloon over Gallup, during the Red Rock Balloon Rally. Photography Courtesy New Mexico Tourism Department. HOLIDAY BIZARRE New Mexico’s avant-garde spirit thrives this holiday…
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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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Schuss-a-Bye Baby
Above: Author Elizabeth Miller and her students. MOST WINTER MORNINGS, I bundle up in layers of wool and down, zip my ski uniform jacket to the collar, and head out to play with a half-dozen imps who…
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