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Angel Fire Ski Vacation
Just a half hour's drive from Taos you'll find the 210 inches of amazing bone dry powder of the great state of New Mexico. Angel Fire is one of the nation's premier family resorts as many of the runs are set up to be fairly easy and safe, so that everyone can have fun without having to worry about falling off a 500 cliff. Keep in mind that if you have an aversion to snowboarders this may be a bit of a detraction for you, as Angel Fire is immensely popular with the boarding crowd since they're banned from nearby Taos Ski Resort and have made Angel Fire a cause celebre!
Beginners will want to head for the bunny hill of Exhibition and Valley or go for a touch more challenge over at Bodacious, Headin' Home, Hallelujah, La Bajada or Highway. When intermediates are ready to really challenge your skiing skills to the max, Angel Fire Resort is renowned for such intermediate to advanced runs as Prospector, Jasper's, Arriba, Mother Lode, Hell's Bells, Hully Gully, Baa-da-bing, Fat City, and Fire Escape. The choice is not as wide for the expert skiers but some interesting challenges can be found on Nitro and Detonator.
When you want to try out some artificial features, just head to one of Angel Fire's two Terrain Parks. Lowrider Park is the park of choice for the beginners and children with fairly rollers, short rails, funboxes, and jumps. Liberation Park where the advanced skiers with a series of experts only hits, rails, table tops,funboxes, and jumps. You can also test your mettle against the one and only halfpipe in the entire state of New Mexico. Angel Fire's superb ski school has a great range of courses for skiers of every age and skill level, from small children to advanced adult skiers.
Check out Aldo's Cafe and Cantina for some wonderful bistro all'Italiana; Branding Iron for tasty breakfasts; Zebadiah's is an excellent family restaurant; the Summit Haus serves up yummy grilled burgers and brats; and of course the brats... er... kids will want to order from the Pizza Stop. There is a somewhat limited array of dining facilities near the mountain, so you really want to find some superlative off the slopes meals in the Angel Fire area, you're going to need to have a rental car as most of the really interesting spots are a few miles away. You can drive seven miles away to Eagle Nest or take the fifteen mile drive to Taos, and then you'll be overwhelmed by the choices of great restaurants and recreational opportunities.
The Angel Fire area is set in the Carson National Forest which is an incredible and wide-ranging area to explore during any season, but it is especially beautiful during the wintertime. One of the greatest and most unique attractions in the region are the ancient pre-Columbian Native American pueblos in the area which will give you an insight into the ways of life of the original inhabitants of this state.
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Angel Fire Resort Hours - 9am to 4pm | Summit Elevation - 10,677 feet | Base Elevation - 8,600 feet | Vertical Drop - 2,077 feet | Chair Lifts - 2 high-speed quads, 3 doubles, 2 Sunkid Wondercarpets | Freestyle - 70 Trails: 26% Beginner, 50% Intermediate, 24% Advanced | Freestyle Parks - 2 Total: Lowrider Park (featuring lower rails and smaller features for developing skills), Liberation Park (featuring a 400' Half-pipe) at summit as well as multiple jumps, rails, funboxes - even a short school bus for advanced riders. Come ride the short bus! | Glade Skiing - New! approximately 4 acres, located between El Sol and Fat City in addition to the approximately 9 acres located on the front side of the mountain between the trails I-25 and Prospector. Medical Services: ultiMed is a full-service clinic located at the base of the mountain in First Aid 1. ultiMED specializes in urgent medical and orthopedic care. | Nordic Center - 22km of terrain distributed across 4 trails. One beginner, two intermediate, one advanced. | Average Snowfall - 210 inches annually | Snowmaking - 52% of the mountain, 85% of Beginner Terrain |
