Recreation

Pajarito Mountain Opens To Skiers White Friday!

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Sunrise snowmaking underway Nov. 13 at Pajarito. Courtesy/Pajarito Mountain

SKI News:

  • Historical Moment for Pajarito with New Snowmaking Efforts and Earliest Opening in Recent History!

Pajarito Mountain Ski Area opens for ski and snowboard season at 9 a.m. Friday, which is the earliest opening in the ski area’s recent history. 

Pajarito Mountain’s water collection system was expanded this year and mountain crews have been able to make more snow using water collected in the pond over the summer. This has allowed mountain crews at Pajarito to start making a significant amount of snow Read More

Bandelier National Monument Open Thanksgiving Day

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BANDELIER News:
 
Although many federal, state, and local facilities and services will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Bandelier National Monument will be open that day as well as through the weekend. 
 
The Visitor Center will be open usual hours, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and trails are open dawn to dusk. In addition, the bookstore will have a discount of 20 percent off of everything in stock, and that 20 percent can be added to membership or other existing discounts. 
 
The Bandelier Trading gift shop will offer a 10 percent discount on selected
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Christmas Trees Available Starting Friday At Valles Caldera National Preserve – Help Restore The Forest!

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LAVC News:
 
Los Amigos de Valles Caldera will once again be helping the Valles Caldera National Preserve to thin overgrown forested areas to protect it from further large wildfires.
 
These freshly cut trees will be available for four weekends, starting on the Friday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, at the Valle Grande Staging Area, off N.M. 4 between mile marker 39 and 40.
 
The Los Amigos de Valles Caldera will be there 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturdays and Sundays thereafter including Nov. 28-29, Dec. 5-6, Dec. 12-13 and Dec. 19-20.
 
The trees will generally be
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PEEC Provides Free Guided Hikes Black Friday

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Tent Rocks in Pueblo Canyon. Photo by Craig Martin

PEEC News:

PEEC Provides Free Guided Hikes on Black Friday

Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is offering two guided hikes Friday, Nov. 27, to facilitate outdoor enjoyment.

Inspired by REI’s #OptOutside campaign, PEEC recruited two members of the Los Alamos Mountaineers to lead hikes, one easy and one difficult, on local trails for Black Friday. Each hike is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is encouraged.

Ron Morgan will lead a hike on Bayo Bench Trail, which is perfect for those who want an easy, family-friendly Read More

Sunday’s 2015 CROP Walk / Turkey Trot Results

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Registration gets underway in the Los Alamos Middle School Gymnasium Sunday for the annual CROP Walk/Turkey Trot. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

2015 CROP Walk/Turkey Trot logo contest winner Ryan Worley thanks crowd for coming. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

COMMUNITY News:

 

Sunday’s annual CROP Walk/Turkey Trot run/walk on North Mesa consisted of two available distances of 2.5 miles and 1.7 miles.
 
Approximately 190 runners/walkers participated. The following are the top 27 runners on the 2.5 mile course and their respective
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Los Alamos Triatomics Club Announces 2015 Christmas Lights Runs

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TRIATOMICS CLUB News:

The Los Alamos Triatomics Club announces the 2015 Christmas Lights Runs. Come find out how fun it is to run at night with a group of your peers. 

We will run through various Los Alamos neighborhoods to check out their outdoor lights. The routes are mostly on quiet residential streets to avoid the noise and smell of traffic. Non club members are welcome to run with us.

Runs are scheduled for every Monday and Wednesday night between Thanksgiving and Christmas or until there are ice patches on the streets. Monday nights will be a bit shorter and flatter~3 miles. Wednesday Read More

Dean Cummings Draws SRO Crowd To Mountaineers Meeting Co-Hosted By Los Alamos Ski Club

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Large crowd tunes in to Dean Cummings’ presentation Wednesday at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
Big mountain skiing legend Dean Cummings drew a standing-room-only crowd of all ages to his talk on heli-skiing at Wednesday’s Los Alamos Mountaineers Club meeting, hosted jointly with the LA Ski Club.
 
Dean Cummings speaks at LA Mountaineers Club. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
Cummings showed photographs and video of heli-skiing in the Chugach Mountains around Valdez, Alaska over the last 24 years. He attributed his remarkable
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NEA-NM Applauds Game Commission Decision

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NEA-NM News:

The New Mexico State Game Commission approved an easement agreement between the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and the New Mexico State Land Office for hunting access on State Trust Lands.

The easement is for next year’s hunting season, and the Game Department will pay $1 million for access. The previous easement was only $200,000, which equates to just two cents per acre.

The additional $800,000 will benefit New Mexico’s public education – which is the primary beneficiary, receiving approximately 95 percent of the money collected by the Land Read More

First Spaceport America Drone Summit March 11-13

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SPACEPORT AMERICA News:

Spaceport America – Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, announced today the launch of the first Spaceport America Drone Summit to be held March 11-13, 2016 at Spaceport America in Southern New Mexico.

“We are thrilled to host this exciting and educational summit for small drones at Spaceport America,” Spaceport America CEO Christine Anderson said. “Our 12,000-foot spaceway and north campus are perfect for this type of multifaceted event and can easily accommodate thousands of participants.”

Over 1,000 attendees are expected Read More