Bob Lee wrote:


That's a curious criticism of Taos, I've never heard anyone say that
it's crowded except at Xmas or during spring break. But if you thought
Taos was crowded, you aren't going to like any of those others in New
Mexico - except maybe Pajarito, it isn't crowded, just small and lower
elevation so there's often less snow, plus it's only open Fri-Sun.
Ruidoso is crowded.

Maybe it has something to do with the roads, but he left off Angel Fire
(often crowded by drape-snatchers) and Red River (redneck whitebread
hick town).

Red River's not bad for crowds, except on the traverse from the main
lodge bunny lift to the main mountain lift. And for interesting but not
particularly challenging skiing, it's a little better (lower) on the
altitude than Santa Fe.

Santa Fe is just high enough to get the flatlanders gasping in the
parking lot. OTOH, I understand that the shuttle-served return from the
backside out-of-bounds is very convenient and very popular with 'boarders.