New Mexico ski conditions: See how much snow is on the ground at these seven destinations
People ski and snowboard down Fall Line, a black diamond run at Ski Santa Fe, Tuesday, January 9, 2024. The ski area in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains has got 118 inches of natural snow and a 50 inch base.
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Ski season is in full swing in the Land of Enchantment.
If you are thinking of hitting the slopes this weekend, here are some stats for seven New Mexico ski areas.
Snow Totals: 38 inches at the base, 71 inches this season
Lifts Open: 1/4
Trails Open: 35/35
Taos Ski Valley
Red River Ski Area
Ski Santa Fe
10+ pictures of opening day at Sipapu ski resort: NM's first to open
Michael “Red” Wagener, from Taos, skis under the Kachina lift at Taos Ski Valley in 2015.Eddie Moore
Skiers head down expert only runs off Kachina Peak at Taos Ski Valley Friday February 13, 2015. This was the first day on the much anticipated Kachina lift.Eddie Moore
Ivy Lewis, 13, and her father Scott Lewis, from La Medera, ride the Kachina lift at Taos Ski Valley Friday February 13, 2015. This was the first day on the much anticipated lift that accesses expert only runs at the ski area. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)Eddie Moore
Dozens of people head down Main Street a run at Taos Ski Valley, Friday February 13, 2015. This was run had been only accessible by a long hike and had seen very little traffic before the Kachina lift opened in 2015. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)Eddie Moore
em020314h/jnorth/daily/ Skiers head down Shalako at Taos Ski Valley Monday February 3, 2014. Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal a09_jd_12dec_nmtaos1Eddie Moore
Taos Ski Valley seen in November 2018.Journal File
Skiers are head of over heels about ski season quickly approaching at Taos Ski Valley.(Courtesy Taos Ski Valley)
Taos Ski Valley in 2017 became the first ski area to earn a B Corporation designation. It was recertified last month.Eddie Moore
Dalton Cook, left, and Chris Wharton from Guthrie and Crescent Oklahoma respectively, enjoy some Thanksgiving Day snowboarding at Red River Ski Area.JOSH STEPHENSON
Ski instructors make the first turns down The Face off the Red Chair Thanksgiving morning at the Red River Ski Area with a brown and green valley as a back-drop. Three chair lifts opened to begin the 1995-96 ski season in New Mexico.JAIME DISPENZA
A skier glides down the slope at the Red River Ski Resort.Jeff Geissler
Rick Martinez comes to a stop on his snowboard at Red River Ski Resort.Jeff Geissler
Racers will climb up the mountain at Red River Ski Summer Area during the Race the Face Snowmobile Hill Climb.Journal File
Thomas Yates, center, the snowboard instructor supervisor, trains a group of instructors on a beginner run at Red River Ski Resort.Eddie Moore
Red River Ski Summer Area Teaching the young to ski is important at all of the resorts. Here, a ski instructor works with a youngster at Red River Ski Summer Area.Journal File
Ski Santa Fe has set an opening date of Nov. 23 for the new season.Eddie Moore
Blaine Thompson, 20, from Carlsbad, catches air on a jump he and others made at Ski Santa Fe. The ski area expects to open November 23.Eddie Moore
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Snow making at Ski Santa Fe. The ski area announced last week it will install a high-speed lift, the ski area’s first for the 2024-2025 ski season.Eddie Moore
Chris Dugan, from Santa Fe, plays with his dogs Loki, left, and Freya at the Ski Santa Fe, Monday, October 17, 2022. The ski area got a couple inches of snow on its upper elevations over the weekend.Eddie Moore
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Dave Toland, from Santa Fe, uses ski wings, which he invented, to ski down lower broadway at Ski Santa Fe, Wednesday December 9, 2020.Eddie Moore
Jonathan Griego, from Albuquerque, hits a jump at Ski Santa Fe, Thursday November, 2015. Dozens of people were hiking and skiing the mountain after a storm left several inches of fresh snow Thursday morning.Eddie Moore
Ryan NcCauley, from Pecos, dressed for warm weather as he skis at Sipapu ski resort Friday November 17, 2023. Friday is the opening day at the resort and the first ski area in New Mexico to open this season. Sipapu opened Friday, with 3 runs open, and will be open through November 26. Then it will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 8 when it will be open daily through the season. Sipapu saw first opened in 1952 and is often the state's earliest ski area to open each season.Eddie Moore
Ignacio Gonzales, a ski tech at Sipapu ski resort, puts a layer of wax on a board at the ski resort Friday November 17, 2023. Friday is the opening day at the resort and the first ski area in New Mexico to open this season. Sipapu opened Friday, and will be open through November 26. Then it will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 8 when it will be open daily through the season. Sipapu saw first opened in 1952 and is often the state's earliest ski area to open each season.Eddie Moore
Sipapu ski resort opened with one lift and 3 runs open Friday November 17, 2023. Friday is the opening day at the resort and the first ski area in New Mexico to open this season. Sipapu opened Friday, and will be open through November 26. Then it will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 8 when it will be open daily through the season. Sipapu saw first opened in 1952 and is often the state's earliest ski area to open each season.Eddie Moore
Sipapu ski resort opened with one lift and 3 runs open Friday November 17, 2023. Friday is the opening day at the resort and the first ski area in New Mexico to open this season. Sipapu opened Friday, and will be open through November 26. Then it will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 8 when it will be open daily through the season. Sipapu saw first opened in 1952 and is often the state's earliest ski area to open each season.Eddie Moore
John Gutierrez, from Cordova, catches air as he snowboards at Sipapu ski resort Friday November 17, 2023. Friday is the opening day at the resort and the first ski area in New Mexico to open this season. Sipapu opened Friday, with 3 runs open, and will be open through November 26. Then it will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 8 when it will be open daily through the season. Sipapu saw first opened in 1952 and is often the state's earliest ski area to open each season.Eddie Moore
Skiers and snowboarders head down Thumper, a run at Sipapu ski resort Friday November 17, 2023. Friday is the opening day at the resort and the first ski area in New Mexico to open this season. Sipapu opened Friday, with 3 runs open, and will be open through November 26. Then it will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 8 when it will be open daily through the season. Sipapu saw first opened in 1952 and is often the state's earliest ski area to open each season.Eddie Moore
Ryan Baehr, left, and Isaiah Brown, from Edgewood, strap in before snowboards down Thumper, a run at Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort on Nov. 17. Waterproof gear such as gloves, pants and socks can help keep skiers and snowboarders dry and warm.Eddie Moore
Celestial Sena, from Espanola, snowboards down Thumper, a run at Sipapu ski resort Friday November 17, 2023. Friday is the opening day at the resort and the first ski area in New Mexico to open this season. Sipapu opened Friday, with 3 runs open, and will be open through November 26. Then it will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 8 when it will be open daily through the season. Sipapu saw first opened in 1952 and is often the state's earliest ski area to open each season.Eddie Moore
Albuquerque resident Sidhelyn Talley-Bailey snowboards down Thumper, a run at Sipapu resort on opening day Friday.Eddie Moore
Reese Otero, 19, from Albuquerque, tackles the terrain park at Sipapu on Friday.Eddie Moore
Aidan Ortiz, from Los Alamos, rides through the terrain park at Sipapu ski resort Friday November 17, 2023. Friday is the opening day at the resort and the first ski area in New Mexico to open this season. Sipapu opened Friday, with 3 runs open, and will be open through November 26. Then it will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 8 when it will be open daily through the season. Sipapu saw first opened in 1952 and is often the state's earliest ski area to open each season.Eddie Moore
Joseph Fahr, of Albuquerque, rides through the terrain park at Sipapu ski resort Friday November 17, 2023. Friday is the opening day at the resort and the first ski area in New Mexico to open this season. Sipapu opened Friday, with 3 runs open, and will be open through November 26. Then it will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 8 when it will be open daily through the season. Sipapu saw first opened in 1952 and is often the state's earliest ski area to open each season.Eddie Moore
Rudy Trujillo, from Española, rides through the terrain park at Sipapu on Friday.Eddie Moore
Tom Petersen of Albuquerque skis Thumper, an intermediate run at Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort on Friday, which was opening day.Eddie Moore
