Arizona or New Mexico Skiing

We're going to be driving across Arizona and New Mexico in a couple of week and
I'm trying to talk my wife into doing some skiing along the way. We tried Taos a few
years ago and my wife didn't like it. Few runs off each chair meant crowed runs.
We're looking at:
Arizona:
Arizona Snow Bowl by Flagstaff
Sunrise Park
Mt. Lemmon by Tucso
New Mexico:
Sandia Peak by Alburquerque
Ruidoso Ski Apache
Ski Santa Fe
Ski Pajarito by Los Alamos
Any constructive comments are welcomed.

"xenman" wrote in message
...
We're going to be driving across Arizona and New Mexico in a couple of
week and
I'm trying to talk my wife into doing some skiing along the way. We tried
Taos a few
years ago and my wife didn't like it. Few runs off each chair meant
crowed runs.
We're looking at:
Arizona:
Arizona Snow Bowl by Flagstaff
Sunrise Park
Mt. Lemmon by Tucso
New Mexico:
Sandia Peak by Alburquerque
Ruidoso Ski Apache
Ski Santa Fe
Ski Pajarito by Los Alamos
Any constructive comments are welcomed.

Sheesh, another newbie. Coming here, expecting "constructive" comments.

If things seems a little strange, try rec.skiing.alpine.moderated, or just
keep your sense of humor tuned up.

On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:22:18 -0800, "Richard Henry" wrote:


"xenman" wrote in message
.. .
We're going to be driving across Arizona and New Mexico in a couple of
week and
I'm trying to talk my wife into doing some skiing along the way. We tried
Taos a few
years ago and my wife didn't like it. Few runs off each chair meant
crowed runs.
We're looking at:
Arizona:
Arizona Snow Bowl by Flagstaff
Sunrise Park
Mt. Lemmon by Tucso
New Mexico:
Sandia Peak by Alburquerque
Ruidoso Ski Apache
Ski Santa Fe
Ski Pajarito by Los Alamos
Any constructive comments are welcomed.

Sheesh, another newbie. Coming here, expecting "constructive" comments.

If things seems a little strange, try rec.skiing.alpine.moderated, or just
keep your sense of humor tuned up.


Nope, not a newbie. A few years ago I was regular reader and occasional
poster to RSA. It got awful, so I left. I was unaware that there was now
a moderated group.

xenman wrote:

Nope, not a newbie. A few years ago I was regular reader and occasional
poster to RSA. It got awful, so I left. I was unaware that there was now
a moderated group.

And there's still a pretty good skiing newsgroup here under all the
noise. You just have to killfile people like Mr. Henry who insist on
keeping things stirred up.

--
//-Walt
//
// There is no Völkl Conspiracy

"Walt" wrote in message
...
xenman wrote:

Nope, not a newbie. A few years ago I was regular reader and occasional
poster to RSA. It got awful, so I left. I was unaware that there was
now
a moderated group.

And there's still a pretty good skiing newsgroup here under all the
noise. You just have to killfile people like Mr. Henry who insist on
keeping things stirred up.

I keep things stirred up?

Let's see, my postings still visible on my newsreader:
Date Topic
1/9 naked ski racing
1/9 ski traffic laws
1/9 old TV ads
1/9 reply to yunlong
1/10 avalanches
1/10 alcohol
1/10 alcohol
1/10 alcohol
1/10 alcohol
1/10 alcohol
1/20 humor
2/5 question for f2f
2/10 mayo
2/10 recommendation of RSAM
2/10 question for SA (whenever he accuses me of "real felonies" or the like,
I try to get him on record soon afterward not able to name any)

Except for defending my reputation, I don't see a lot of stirring there.

xenman wrote:
We're going to be driving across Arizona and New Mexico in a couple of week and
I'm trying to talk my wife into doing some skiing along the way. We tried Taos a few
years ago and my wife didn't like it. Few runs off each chair meant crowed runs.
We're looking at:
Arizona:
Arizona Snow Bowl by Flagstaff
Sunrise Park
Mt. Lemmon by Tucso
New Mexico:
Sandia Peak by Alburquerque
Ruidoso Ski Apache
Ski Santa Fel
Ski Pajarito by Los Alamos
Any constructive comments are welcomed.


I skied the Sunbowl. From the summit you can see the southern rim of the
Grand Canyon which, I believe, is about 80 miles to the North. The drive
from Pheonix to Flagstaff is very scenic. We were there on Thanksgiving
weekend and they already had 50++ inches of snow. The Sunbowl is divided
in two, on one half you've got advanced trails and a 2000 ft vertical
and on the other half you have a 1000 ft (guess) drop and blue cruisers.
I wouldn't recommend it for a skiing vacation unless you want to make it
part of a general trip to Arizona. My family has ties to Pheonix and my
wife loves Arizona, so I'm sure I'll be back.

Jeff

xenman wrote:
We're going to be driving across Arizona and New Mexico in a couple of week and
I'm trying to talk my wife into doing some skiing along the way. We tried Taos a few
years ago and my wife didn't like it. Few runs off each chair meant crowed runs.
We're looking at:
Arizona:
Arizona Snow Bowl by Flagstaff
Sunrise Park
Mt. Lemmon by Tucso
New Mexico:
Sandia Peak by Alburquerque
Ruidoso Ski Apache
Ski Santa Fe
Ski Pajarito by Los Alamos
Any constructive comments are welcomed.

Snowbowl, if it is open and has snow, gets EXTREMELY crowded on the
weekends. Can still be fun though. I personally would rather try Taos.
But I have never been there, so maybe that is why.


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Chester Bullock,
Colorado Mountain Cams, Snow Conditions, Opinionated Reports
http://www.black-diamond.com
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xenman wrote:
We're going to be driving across Arizona and New Mexico in a couple of week and
I'm trying to talk my wife into doing some skiing along the way. We tried Taos a few
years ago and my wife didn't like it. Few runs off each chair meant crowed runs.
We're looking at:
Arizona:
Arizona Snow Bowl by Flagstaff
Sunrise Park
Mt. Lemmon by Tucso
New Mexico:
Sandia Peak by Alburquerque
Ruidoso Ski Apache
Ski Santa Fe
Ski Pajarito by Los Alamos
Any constructive comments are welcomed.

1) Add Angel Fire and Red River to your list of candidate resorts.

2) Check back in a week or so - I'm going out there this Saturday for a
week. I'm sure I'll have an opinion or two to share.


--
//-Walt
//
// There is no Völkl Conspiracy

"Walt" wrote
1) Add Angel Fire and Red River to your list of candidate resorts.

2) Check back in a week or so - I'm going out there this Saturday for a
week. I'm sure I'll have an opinion or two to share.

Walt,

I for one would very much appreciate your reports on Angel Fire or Red
River. I'm thinking of heading up that way.

Elle

Elle Navorski wrote:
I for one would very much appreciate your reports on Angel Fire or
Red River. I'm thinking of heading up that way.

I skied Angel Fire once about 20 years ago. I went because I got a free
lift ticket for the place with a pair of skis I bought in Albuquerque.
Terrain-wise, it's the least suitable candidate for a ski area that
I've ever seen. It also sucks with respect to snow cover when compared
to other northern NM areas. It's in the snow shadow of the Taos range.
You'll get 20 inches at Taos and 4 inches at Angel Fire from the same
storm. Basically, it's a real estate development with some lifts thrown
in as an afterthought.

Some people really like Angel Fire. I love the name, and I love the
location in the breathtaking Moreno valley. But if you love to ski and
you're headed to northern NM, I'd try Taos, Pajarito, and Santa Fe, in
that order. As Bob Lee noted, Pajarito is only open on weekends.