On the Fast Track
E VERY TIME COMPETITIVE snowshoer Michelle Hummel has traveled to a world or national championship, she’s stood on the podium—in New York, in Japan, in Spain, in Italy—earning seven national and five…
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Tag: Winter Fun
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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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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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
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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