Category: Events

NEW SNOW!!!

What a crazy year! Oh well, we’ll take this weather any time! The weird thing is that this is not actually the “first snow of the year” post, haha.

As of this post (Monday afternoon), it’s still coming down and quite cold. If it continues overnight, it might be worth taking out a machine and grooming Camp May road practice area — we’ll see. If that does pan out, we’ll report back. At any rate, we’ll definitely be holding the SWNSki Kids group practice at Western Area park tomorrow evening. We’ll probably even give it a test run tonight.

We heard that Enchanted Forest XC up in Red River is really getting pounded. That will make for some nice early season skiing. Woohoo!

Salomon Demo Day Coming to Enchanted Forest, March 7

Finally!!! A leader in the cross-country ski industry is coming to New Mexico for a full-on Demo Day! You won’t want to miss this. We’ll be hosting games, short races, and possibly food for this fun event. Enchanted Forest has been having a GREAT ski season, so come up for some amazing skiing and to try out the great skis from Salomon — the choice of USA’s Jessica Diggins and Sophie Caldwell! For more info, go to the Facebook event on our page.

Kick wax suggestions for tomorrow’s classic TT

Looks like it will cool off tonight, but with today’s mild and breezy weather, the new snow will be a mix of slightly to totally transformed down low, with dry crystal snow up higher. These are somewhat tough conditions to get the kick wax just right. The best blend will be something like a violet/purple on the whole kick zone, with a very thin layer of a warm universal or multi-grade universal klister in a shorter zone (not as long as your normal kick wax zone). This will provide kick everywhere and won’t be too slow in the dry snow areas. Embrace the klister!

Full Moon Ski Social – this Saturday, February 8

Join us for a full moon social ski out to Cañada Bonita this Saturday evening, February 8th at 6pm. We’ll plan on heading out about 6:15pm or so, sorting out into easy-paced (i.e. talking pace) groups. Bring your favorite warm beverages and treats for before/after/during libation breaks. All-comers welcome, including kids. Bring a headlamp just in case, but it gets really bright when the moon is shining on the snow. Should be a lovely evening!

OK, not quite on a full moon ski, but it is a wonderful sunset photo looking down (eastward) the Cañada Bonita from February 7, 2017. The light may be even better than this when it’s a clear full-moon evening…

Classic Technique TT – Saturday 2/8/2020

We’ll be hosting a free classic technique time trial on the trails this Saturday, first skier off by 9:30 AM (sharp-ish). We’ll groom in a good track on Friday evening, and it’ll be about a 5km or 6km, depending on how we figure out the course. We’re looking at running it directly up to the upper trails and back (one big loop, minus TJ’s and Dave’s Dogleg)…maybe, but that is still yet to be determined.