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Sweet Sipapu, New Mexico

  Nestled at the foot of its gorgeous Carson national forest slopes is a resort that is both beautiful, but welcoming and fun, Sipapu.  There are swings to relax in, real fires in the fireplace, an outdoor salon style bar that you can pretty much ski right up to, and gorgeous tree lined runs with [...]

Eske’s Brew Pub and Eatery:the best green chili beer!

       

Enchanted Forest: enchanting

Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe area is just minutes from Red River ski area, but you’d think you were miles away in the back country.  Enchanted forest is a full service ski area so all you need to do is show up and they’ll outfit you in their finest Fischer ski’s and snowshoes.  Enchanted [...]

Red River, NM…a majastic fantasy mountain town.

A very good mountain to ski, with satisfying slope grades for all to enjoy.              

TAOS, New Mexico! …need we say more?

Wild West. Steep mountain slopes. Radical skiers. A lost area of the Rockies. Open hearted resort staff. Ski Patrol that loved MauiSkiBus.com. Add in Adriana Blake, grand daughter of the original owner and you have a perfect experiance at a ski mountain. And a mountain Taos is. This is not a slope for beginners, unless they [...]

What was that “pop” sound?

The drive from Flagstaff, AZ., to Sante Fe, New Mexico on highway 40 is easy, mostly flat, with some simple scenic sights along the way. There are plenty of semi trucks on this highway and they all seemed to pass MauiSkiBus.com with respect. We drive a comfortable 60-65 mph and this seems to be the [...]

Las Vegas Mechanic with Heart.

Las Vegas happened to be on the ski resorts route, so a vist to Sin City was a must. A quarter mile from our destination at Tanner Song’s home, the carrier bearing aligning the driveshaft gave way. Tanner’s friend, John Gagnebin, happened to have a mechanic’s shop at his home. So we limped there and [...]

Overcoming Obstacles

Many know this and more do not, that in 1997 I was the first person to windsurf from Los Angeles to Maui on a custom windsurfer that I designed and built. This journey was a ten year quest, took 47 days, and I did the entire trip with no support or escort boat. See more at www.ToursMaui.com [...]

SnowBowl, Arizona:Franklin inducted as ski patrol member

SnowBowl rocks!  They are due to open this Friday, but welcomed us to hike up none the less.  So we strapped on our snowshoes, rallied the dogs, and hiked the 2000ft vertical terrain to the ski patrol hut at the top 11,000 ft altitude.  Franlklin (the worlds strongest Dachshund mix) was a hit with the ski [...]

Brian Head, Utah:just 3 hours from Vegas!

MauiSkiBus could envision Brian Head Utah as the perfect place for a ski/surf bum/bumette with direct flights from Maui to Vegas and only a three hour drive to powder.  Brian Head celebrates vast runs in a family friendly atmosphere.  General Manager Henry Hornberger and staff were very welcoming to MauiSkiBus and pulled out a 4 [...]