Recreation

Sipapu Management Group Officially Begins Operating Pajarito Mountain Ski Area!

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LASC News:

  • Ski Area Now Preparing for Thanksgiving Opening

 

The Los Alamos Ski Club announced today that the management group that operates Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort officially started operating Pajarito Mountain Ski Area.

 

Resort officials say they are now preparing for a full ski and snowboard season starting Thanksgiving Day.

“We are excited to take this next step for the future of Pajarito Mountain,” said Susan Brockway, president of the Los Alamos Ski Club Board of Directors. “We have full confidence that this partnership will continue the Club’s traditions, protect Read More

View Partial Solar Eclipse Thursday At Bandelier

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Ranger Geoff Goins demonstrates how to safely look at the sun using a specially-equipped telescope, which he will use to show visitors the solar eclipse on Thursday. Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

Thursday afternoon, Oct. 23, Bandelier National Monument will host an opportunity to view one of the universe’s very special events – a partial solar eclipse. 

For millenia, eclipses were thought to be bad omens, or creatures such as giant dragons taking bites from the sun. Now, astronomers explain it as our Moon passing between the Sun and the Earth, and on Thursday the Moon’s Read More

Wilderness Act And Bandelier Wilderness Anniversary; Crews Thanked For Help With Trails

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Members of the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps on their way to do trail work. Courtesy/NPS

One of the newly replaced bridges at Bandelier. Courtesy/NPS

Bandelier News:

For the past nearly three months, a crew from the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC) has been working on the trails at Bandelier National Monument, helping repair effects of the Las Conchas Fire and resulting flooding. 

The crew is one of several sponsored by the Taos-based RMYC. Bandelier’s crew has consisted of seven crew members and a crew supervisor, with crew members ages 18-25. They come from all over northern New Read More

Udall, Heinrich, Lujan Grisham Join Federal/Local Officials To Announce $8 Million To Improve Access To Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge

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From left, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Sen. Martin Heinrich, Sen. Tom Udall, Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Bernalillo County Commissioner Art De La Cruz, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southwest Regional Director Dr. Benjamin Tuggle and Mountain View Neighborhood Association President Angela West at the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge this afternoon. Courtesy photo

STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE – At the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge this afternoon, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined U.S. Transportation Secretary Read More

Los Alamos Ski Racing Club Holds Ski Swap Oct. 18

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Scene from previous Los Alamos Ski Swap event. Courtesy photo

LASRC News:

Fall is approaching and the time to get ready for the upcoming ski season is upon us. The annual Los Alamos Ski Swap, hosted by the Los Alamos Ski Racing Club is Saturday, Oct. 18.

The ski swap is a decades-long tradition of Los Alamos. It’s unclear exactly what year the first swap was held, but many an “experienced” skier will tell you it’s been going on for at least 30 years. 

The swap is free to the public, and is the primary fundraiser for LASRC, a 501c3 non-profit corporation that operates locally on Pajarito Mountain. Read More

Learn To Dance Starting Tuesday At LAHS

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Los Alamos High School Dance Program, Ballroom Dance students. Courtesy photo

LAHS News:

Ever dreamed about learning how to dance? Never had time? Now it’s your chance to learn how to TANGO!

As a part of fundraising efforts for the Los Alamos High School Dance Program, Ballroom Dance students and their teacher Natasha Barkhudarova are offering four weekly sessions of TANGO dance classes for Beginners, starting Tuesday.

Classes are 7-8 p.m., each Tuesday – Oct. 14, 21, 28 and Nov. 4 – at the Topper Theater at LAHS. No partner is required. Everybody is welcome to join the class.

The Read More

Locals Raise Glass At Pajarito Brewpub’s Oktoberfest

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Oktoberfest partier raises her stein at Saturday’s second annual event at the Pajarito Brewpub and Grill. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Pajarito Brewpub staff show their enthusiasm at Oktoberfest. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Brewpub owners and staff welcome guests to Oktoberfest. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Oktoberfest crowd celebrates at tables set up in the parking lot Saturday outside the Pajarito Brewpub. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
An unusual visitor attends Oktoberfest. Photo by Bonnie J.
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Jeremy Davis Shares Volunteer Experience With Catch-A-Dream Hunt On Valles Caldera

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Catch-a-Dream hunter Tyler Gunlogson
 
Catch a Dream in 2014
By Jeremy Davis

Jeremy Davis is from Bluff Dale, Texas and a vegetation ecologist for the Valles Caldera Trust. He writes about his volunteer experience with Catch-A-Dream hunt on the Preserve.

There was only one thing was bigger than 15 year old Tyler Gunlogson’s size 15 hunting boots on the morning of the 28th of September; his smile. Why was he all grins? Well, that’s just what happens when you fulfill a lifelong dream within a 24 hour span of time. This is his story.

Mornings start early in the hunting camp but that didn’t seem to Read More

LA Mountaineer Michael Altherr Describes Preparations For Club Trip To Grand Teton

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On top of the world in the Grand Tetons. Courtesy/LA Mountaineers
 
Teton Peak. Courtesy/LA Mountaineers
 
By JOHN GUSAFSON
LA Mountaineers

The public is invited to the Los Alamos Mountaineers’ October meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Fuller Lodge to hear a first-hand account of the club’s first organized trek to the Grand Teton in Wyoming in more than a decade.

Speaker Michael Altherr will describe the trip preparations and results. The meeting offers, in addition to the featured talk, offers refreshments and casual conversation, as well as updates on upcoming Read More

Chamber Hosts Annual Fundraiser Golf Tournament Friday

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CHAMBER News:

The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is holding the annual Chamber Golf Tournament Benefitting United Way of Northern New Mexico Friday, Oct.10 at the Los Alamos County Golf Course.

Registration for the tournament begins at 7:30 a.m. while breakfast burritos are served. The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. and is followed by lunch, awards, door prizes and a silent auction at 12:30 p.m. Golfers are invited to sign up to play in the tournament as individuals or as foursomes. Registration is $100 per person ($80 for golf club members). Registration includes breakfast, Read More