Recreational Marijuana Sales Have Already Surpassed $5 Million in First Week in New Mexico If you’re driving through Taos, NM any time soon, expect to see some new stores opening up with some… let’s call them relaxing products. Recreational marijuana sales were recently legalized in New Mexico, and businesses were given the OK by state officials to sell and distribute their products starting last week. On Friday, April 1st, New Mexico officially allowed […] Haleigh Hafner | April 15, 2022 0 Comments
2 Fatalities at Ski Resorts in Utah and New Mexico Over Thanksgiving There were two tragic accidents at American ski resorts last week, both resulting in fatalities. A 55-year-old man skiing with his son was airlifted to hospital in an extremely critical condition Wednesday after an accident at Brighton Ski Resort, UT. He later died of his injuries. Lee Draper and his son were skiing at 9:30 am in the White Snake area […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Southern Colorado, New Mexico on Tap for Pre-Thanksgiving Storm | 12″+ Possible Forecast By SnowBrains Junior Meteorologist – Clay Malott 8:50 PM MST, 11/23/2021 Summary A moderate storm out of the southwest will bring accumulations between 4 and 12 inches for the mountains of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico between Tuesday evening and Thursday morning. Tuesday evening – Wednesday morning This storm will arrive in two distinct waves, the first of […] Weather Clay Malott | November 22, 2021 0 Comments
Sipapu Ski Resort Opens Tomorrow, November 19th | First Resort in New Mexico Open for Winter 21/22 Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort will be the first ski resort to open in New Mexico as its operations begin for the season Friday, November 19. Related: 7 Amazing New Mexico Ski Areas You’ve Never Even Heard Of The Vadito resort will open with two beginner runs, Lower Thumper and Lower Bambi, off of Lift 2. Day tickets and rentals […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 18, 2021 1 Comment
Photo Tour: Storms Dumps First Snow of the Season on New Mexico The first day of October and a reminder that winter is just around the corner. Related: Photo Tour: Winter Arrives in the US as Major Storm Drops Snow Across the West Ski areas in New Mexico got their first snow of the season last night. Check out some of the best photos to get you stoked for winter. It’s not […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2021 0 Comments
Ski Apache, New Mexico Threatened by Already 4,000+ Acre Fire Which Started This Morning | Evacuation Orders in Effect The Three Rivers Fire near Ruidoso, New Mexico—home to ski area Ski Apache—is 0 percent contained at this time. It started at 10:30 am on Monday, April 26, and has grown to an estimated 4000 acres in size by 4 pm today according to Laura Rabon, public information officer with the U.S. Forest Service. The video below is courtesy of […] Fire Firebrains | April 26, 2021 6 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Report: Powder, Cliff Hucks, and Flips with a Bunch of Wild Men from New Mexico View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blake (@blake_films_stuff) Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Report from Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 26-28, 2021 The last time we were all together was for our favorite skier’s funeral. That was in September. We miss you, Alex Davis. We’ve all grown a lot since then, and we’re still sending […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | March 30, 2021 1 Comment
SnowBrains Forecast: Additional 6-12″ of Snow Across New Mexico Mountains Through Friday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 11:00 AM MST, 3/24/2021 Forecast Summary: Two troughs will make their way through the state today and Thursday/Friday, bringing an additional 6-12″ of snow. The trough that is over the state will bring the bulk of that snowfall, with less coming Thursday/Friday. Conditions look to dry out in the long-term and extended. Resorts […] Weather Eric McNamee | March 24, 2021 0 Comments