Fun Outings

Purgatory Gets 78 Inches Of Snow This Month

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Courtesy/Purgatory

PURGATORY News:

With 78 inches of snowfall so far this month and more on the way, this January at Purgatory has been one of the snowiest in recent memory.

Overnight, Purgatory received an additional 10 inches of snow, bringing the total accumulation from this week’s storms to 21 inches and it’s still snowing. Purgatory has received 149 inches of snow this season and the mountain is 100 percent open with skiing and riding on 105 trails.

As January also is the National Ski Area Association’s Safety Month, Purgatory reminds skiers and riders to know and follow the Responsibility Read More

Wolf Creek Ski Area Hosts Second Fun Race

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Scene from the ‘Fun Race’ held Sunday, Jan. 8 Wolf Creek Ski Area in Pagosa Springs, Colo. Photo by Kevin Bruce

Scene from the ‘Fun Race’ held Sunday, Jan. 8 Wolf Creek Ski Area in Pagosa Springs, Colo. Photo by Kevin Bruce

Wolf Creek News

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. — Wolf Creek Ski Area hosted its second Fun Race for the season Sunday, Jan. 8. The modified grand slalom course was held on Lower Charisma with a beautifully groomed base of fresh snow. 

The event drew a nice turnout of 52 racers traveling from as far away as Chile, Florida and Arkansas.

The overall winner for the day was Corbin Horrocks, of South Read More

Santa Fe Opera: 44 Apprentice Singers For 2023 Season

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Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singer Emilie Kealani performs in the Apprentice Scenes on the stage of The Crosby Theatre. Photo by Norman Doggett

SFO News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) announces the 44 members of its 2023 Apprentice Program for Singers.

The roster includes promising young vocalists from across the USA including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, as well as from East Africa, Australia, Canada, China, South America and South Korea. The 2023 class was selected from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants by Program Director Gayletha Nichols; Manager, Casting and Apprentice Read More

LACA: Pianist Emanuel Ax Performs In Los Alamos Jan. 22

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Pianist Emanuel Ax will perform 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 in the Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/LACA

LACA News:

Emanuel Ax, a preeminent pianist of our time, will perform 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 in Los Alamos.

Ax last performed in Los Alamos in 1976 after winning the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv.  Since then, he has performed with virtually every major orchestra worldwide. As a soloist and chamber musician he has been honored with multiple Grammy awards, most recently in 2022 for Hope Amid Tears, an album of Beethoven cello sonatas with regular collaborator Read More

Tickets On Sale Now For PEEC’s Backcountry Film Festival Sponsored By Century Bank

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PEEC and SALA will host Backcountry Film Festival Jan. 26. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

PEEC and SALA Event Center host the Backcountry Film Festival, sponsored by Century Bank 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. The community is invited to watch the films live for the first time in 3 years.

Beer and wine will be sold before and during the show, thanks to Pajarito Brewpub and Grill. A big thank you also goes to Century Bank for making this event possible.

In addition to the movies and drinks, PEEC is back with its “great, big, exciting” raffle. Some of this year’s prizes include lift tickets, skis, a snowboard, Read More

Family Favorite ‘Frozen’ Screening In Planetarium Saturday

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Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

PEEC is screening the Disney princess adventure movie, Frozen, 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

When their kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, fearless Anna (Kristen Bell) joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his reindeer sidekick to find Anna’s sister, Snow Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel), and break her icy spell. Tickets are $7 per person and can be purchased here.

“You don’t want to miss out on this fun for the whole family; advanced registration for this event is strongly encouraged!” –PEEC

For more information Read More

Bandelier Offers Cross-Country & Snowshoe Opportunities

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With recent snowfall in the higher elevations of Bandelier National Monument, opportunities to cross-country ski or snowshoe may be found in the Upper Frijoles area of the monument located off N.M. 4, near Dome Road. There are four trails: the Cerro Grande, Alamo Boundary (hard to access in winter as Forest Service Road 289 is closed), and the two Upper Frijoles loop trails known as the Ski Trails (one is 2.4 miles round-trip while the other is 5 miles round-trip). Ski routes are open during daylight hours only. Pets are not permitted. Please pack out all trash. Snowshoe users and hearty hikers Read More