Ski New Mexico!

John Farley's Totally Opinionated Web Pages on New Mexico Skiing

Ski New Mexico? Heck, I keep having to tell people it actually snows in New Mexico. I guess a lot of people in the Midwest and Northeast think it is just like Phoenix, Mexico, or Southern California. But yes, Virginia, it does snow in New Mexico. In fact, in the mountains of northern New Mexico, it snows A LOT, and even in the central and southern parts of the state, the mountains get quite a bit of snow and good skiing is to be had. In fact, New Mexico is a great place to ski - the combination of good quantities of light, fluffy snow, small crowds, and spectacular deep blue skies make it, IMHO, as desirable a ski destination as any of the other Rocky Mountain states to its north.

In these Web pages, you will find my (highly opinionated) ranking of New Mexico's ski areas, along with my thoughts on the up and down sides of each ski area with which I have experience. I have also included links to the official Web page of each of ths ski areas, along with other information on New Mexico skiing that I hope you will find helpful. So here are my rankings - click any ski area for more information and the reasoning behind my rankings:

1. Pajarito Ski Area

2. Ski Santa Fe

3. Angel Fire Resort

4. Taos Ski Valley

5. Sipapu Ski Resort

6. Sandia Peak Ski and Tramway

And two other areas for which I don't have enough info to rank:

1. Red River Ski Area

2. Ski Apache

This Web page was last updated January 24, 2008.