New Mexico Ski Resorts & Snow
Play Areas
New Mexico may have a lot of
desert, but it has great snow play areas, too. If you love to
ski, snowboard or just play in the snow, come to New Mexico.
Start by checking out the links below, and plan a great winter
vacation here. But hurry, we don't have a very long winter season,
just a good one.
- Angelfire Ski Resort -
A premier, year-round family vacation destination. It is located
in the heart of northern New Mexico in the Sangre de Cristo mountain
range. Angelfire, NM (505) 633-7463 or (800) 377-6401
- Cloudcroft Snowplay Area
- Free! Located just
a few miles past Triple M's Snowplay area, on the same side of
the road. It's got fun hills, clean porta potties and parking.
Great fun when you have no money! Bring your own inner tubes,
snowboards and sleds. About 6 miiles south of Cloudcroft on Sunspot
Hwy.
- Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe
Area - Enchanted
Forest is New Mexico's largest full-service cross country ski
area offering trails groomed for both classic and freestyle skiing.
The facility, located 3 miles east of Red River on the Carson
National Forest, offers the best of all worlds - stunning mountain
vistas and meandering forest trails which give a back country
feel in a groomed, patrolled area. The trail system is groomed
with one side tracked for classic a.k.a. diagonal stride skiing
and the other left smoothed for snowshoeing and freestyle a.k.a.
skate skiing. (If you are not familiar with skating, imagine
roller blading on snow - except you have control and stoppability
on hills.) Red River, NM (505) 754-2374 or 1-800-966-9381
- Pajarito Mountain Ski Area - is a downhill ski and snow boarding
area open to the public. There are more than 150 acres of skiable
terrain on a mountain side of about 800 acres. Lessons are available
from beginner through expert levels and the rental shop is open
to provide equipment. There is even a grill to chase the hunger
pangs away. The mountain is fully patrolled when open and in
summer there are several biking and hiking days when the lifts
operate to take people to the top so they can walk or ride down.
The ski area is host to several festivals with music and family
fun each year. Join us year round! Los Alamos, NM (505) 662-5725
- Red River Ski Area - Full service snow play area. Two out of six
chairlifts rise directly from town. Bring the family! Red
River, NM (505) 754-2223 or (800) 331-SNOW (7669)
- Sandia Peak
- Located just minutes from the heart of Albuquerque, Sandia
Peak has the world's longest aerial tramway and lifts you to
the breathtaking top of Sandia Peak. Experience a ski area full
of exciting runs, exquisite fine dining, and scenic adventures
including summer mountain biking. Albuquerque, NM (505) 242-9052
- Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort - Family owned and operated since 1952,
Sipapu is nestled in the mountains of the Rio Pueblo and is surrounded
by the Pecos Wilderness and the Carson National Forest. Short
lift lines and varied terrain for downhill skiing, snowboarding
and cross-country skiing. Sipapu offers private and group snowboarding
and skiing lessons for both adults and children. Sipapu also
offers fly fishing, horseback riding, rock climbing, annual motorcycle
rallies and arts and craft fairs, in the warmer weather. Sipapu
Disc Golf Course. Workshops. Daycare. resort@sipapunm.com.
Located just 22 miles southeast of Taos, NM (505) 587-2240
- Ski Apache
- Mescalero Apaches’ Ski Apache, located on top of Sierra
Blanca at 12,000 feet, is just minutes from the beautiful mountain
village of Ruidoso, and the beautiful and recently reconstructed
Inn of the Mountain
Gods Resort and Casino. Ski Apache offers the best ski and
snowboarding experience in the Southwest. Fifty-five trails for
skiers and boarders of all levels and a fall line of over 1,800
feet, beginning at 11,400 feet, make skiing and snowboarding
here a blast for everyone. From Easy Street to the Snow Park,
no two runs are alike. info@skiapache.com
Ruidoso, NM (505) 464-3600
- Ski Cloudcroft/Snow Canyon Snow Ski Resort - This resort is located in the Sacramento
Mountains and is one of the southernmost ski areas in the United
States. Skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and night skiing events.
Seventy acres of wilderness with 21 trails for every level of
skier. Located near Cloudcroft, NM (505) 682-2333
- Ski Santa Fe - This resort is located only minutes away from
the historic city of Santa Fe, and welcomes skiers, snowboarders,
families and locals to our 12,000 foot high mountain. Santa
Fe, NM (505) 982-4429
- Ski
Taos - Taos Ski Valley
Resort is located in the Southern Rocky Mountains of New Mexico.
The resort features a top ranked ski school, uncrowded ski slopes,
abundant snow and endless sunny days. No snowboarding, just classic
alpine skiing for all levels of skiers, expert to beginner, children,
teens and adults. Taos, NM (866) 968-7386
- Taos Ski Valley - Skiing, snowshoeing, inner tubing,
snowmobiling, fine dining and entertainment. A cool place with
friendly faces. Taos, NM (800) 517-9816 or (505) 776-2291
- Triple M's Snowplay Area - Snowmobile rentals, sales & service.
Tubing slopes with lift! Located 4.5 miles south of Cloudcroft
on Sunspot Hwy (800) 766-7529 or (505) 682-2205
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