One of the things that takes hours of time is contacting the marketing departments at all of the different ski resorts that I have on my list. Some have hard to find contacts on their web pages, some do not respond at all, and some have marketing managers that are awesome. Ann Powers of Angel Fire was our Angel for the day. Not only did she contact us to find more details of arrival, she skied with me, introduced me to the Ski Patrol manger Hawke, had coffee in the lodge, and did follow-up after our visit. This is what will make a medium size resort have a good reputation of a large size resort.
Angel Fire Resort is about 30 minutes from Taos, on a beautiful drive through the New Mexico Rockies. The village itself is newer in design and offers extensive mountain biking in the summer. The slopes are excellant for the family and the skiing will be easy on the wallet. Wildlife abounds in this area and they have plans to add cross country on their activity list.
Overall, the Sante Fe/Taos area is an excellant area to visit,offering Indian and old West history, wildlife, scenic vistas, 12,000 foot mountains, great skiing, and tasty food with an abundance of characters living there.
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