Events

From the people that brought you the “buddies in the business,” welcome to the Land of Enchanted Mazda. Enchanted Mazda is the new little sister to Toyota of Santa Fe and it opened April 1, 2021. Many of the same people you know and love from Toyota of Santa Fe are behind it. And yes, you’ll certainly have a “Buddy in the Business” at Enchanted Mazda. THEY KEPT THE OLD LOCATION When they moved into their new facility for Toyota … Read More

| By Snowsports Journalist Daniel Gibson | Ghostly Ski Areas — Ski Rio | Ever wonder what becomes of ski areas that cease operations? New Mexico has a handful of so-called “ghost ski areas” and I recently stumbled across a fantastic short video about one of them, Ski Rio. Ski Rio was located in the Sangre de Cristos very close to the Colorado border, near the town of Amalia. It operated from 1982– 1990, and again from 1995–2000, and was … Read More

This week, snowsports journalist Daniel Gibson takes us skiing at his own private paradise, then provides regional resort condition updates for January 6. |  At “Ski Vallecitos” frozen wild grass is considered a skiable surface, as are icy ponderosa pine needles. I was reminded of this on a New Year’s outing to the Tusas Mountains and the small straw bale cabin we have on the banks of the Rio Vallecitos north of Ojo Caliente. We have a tradition of heading … Read More