Angel Fire Resort Expands Skiing for Families in New Mexico
Angel Fire Resort is expanding its terrain and offering new packages to make skiing with the family even more fun and accessible this season. The resort aims to provide optimal skiing for families by offering quality ski instruction, lots of beginner and intermediate trails and terrain, and affordable packages. The options are plenty, so here’s a peek at most of them (restrictions apply to some, so please refer to Angel Fire’s website for complete details).
A New Terrain Park
Skiers and boarders will gain new ground to play on at Angel Fire’s new terrain park called the The Railyard, located off of the ski area’s popular green run, the Headin’ Home trail. The new beginner park will feature jumps, rails and boxes perfectly suited for those who want to add some tricks and jumps to their shredding skills.
Angel Fire is also moving their nighttime terrain park Night Rider to the front side of the mountain on Exhibition, allowing for better snow conditions. The resort is the only one in New Mexico that offers night skiing and tubing, and lighted terrain parks.
Budget-Friendly Learn-to-Ski Packages
The Parenting Pass – A unique pass that allows parents to coach their child(ren) while they ski. The interchangeable pass allows two parents to take turns skiing with their child in a single day.
3 Ski Program – A creative program catering to adventurous three year olds who are just finding their legs on the slopes provides a short private lesson, followed by lunch plus and snow activities and snacks at the SnowBear Camp.
High Five Learn to Ski and Ride Program – This innovative program allows beginner skiers and riders ages 13 and older the opportunity to earn a free season pass after progressing through a series of five ski or board lessons. Lessons can be taken in one season or split over two winter seasons.
To top all of this off, Angel Fire has a dedicated Children’s Chef who cooks up homemade and special meals for ski-schoolers and day campers.
Free Skiing
5th Graders Ski Free – 5th grade students receive a free lift ticket with their report card (and a paying, accompanying adult).
Children & Grandparents Ski Free – Kids 6 and under and Seniors 70 and over ski free so you can bring the grandparents along too.
Ski Free Month – New this season, you’ll get a ski free day if you stay at the base area’s Lodge during certain days in January.
Free Night Skiing – Get a free pass for night skiing on your day of arrival when checking into base lodging.
Season Passes
The Family Season Pass – A flat price of $1299 covers unlimited lift tickets during one season for a family of up to 6 people. This is an affordable option for large families with more experienced skiers who plan to ski and ride together for a week.
The Double Adventure Pass – Allows access to the mountain this and next winter season, or this winter and the following summer season.
The Powder Alliance Pass– Along with unlimited access to Angel Fire, you’ll get 3 days of free lift tickets at 12 other ski resorts in CO, CA, UT, OR, ID and BC, Canada.
Other winter fun for families
Family diversions at the resort include the Tubing Hill featuring the Polar Coaster conveyor belt that eliminates the hike up the hill. Families can also enjoy a traditional sledding along with the resort’s Snowman Garden complete with snowman making kits and snow art competitions. Snowshoeing, skating and cross-country skiing are offered at The Nordic Center; and snowmobiling, horse-drawn sleigh rides, ice fishing as well as indoor pools and two fitness centers in the Village.
It seems that the more people you bring with you to Angel Fire Resort, the more perks you can take advantage of. It gives me valid reason to pack the family and head down for some sliding downhill in New Mexico this year. What about you?