New Mexico Wildfire, Now Largest in State History and Visible from Space, Prompts Mandatory Evacuation for 2 Ski Areas ๏ปฟ Wildfire season is here and New Mexico’s already got it BAD. Like biggest-fire-in-state-history, seen-from-outer-space, and so-big-that-it’s-creating-its-own-weather-patterns, bad. The wildfire burning in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains east of Santa Fe has been ongoing for over 40 days and is now the largest in the state’s recorded history. So far, it’s burned an area roughly the size of Los Angeles […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 18, 2022 1 Comment
NASA: Wildfires Continue to Burn Across New Mexico Early season wildfires continued to rage in the first week of May 2022 in northern New Mexico. The blazes have been driven by high winds, low humidity, and exceptionally dry tinderโgrass, brush, and timberโthat are providing ample fuel for burning. The fires have destroyed hundreds of structures and prompted the evacuation of thousands of homes. On May 3, 2022, seven […] Fire Firebrains | May 4, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: Wildfires Scorch Northern New Mexico Fire season in New Mexico arrived early and aggressively in 2022, fueled by strong, gusty winds, extremely low humidity, and an exceedingly dry landscape. As of April 19, nearly 99 percent of the state was dealing with some level of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, with 63 percent rated at extreme to exceptional levels of dryness. Amid those […] Fire Firebrains | April 26, 2022 0 Comments
Taos Ski Valley, NM, First Resort in North America to Use 100% Electric Snowcat Taos Ski Valley, NM, just took a significant step forward in its commitment to be net-zero by 2030 by being North America’s first ski resort to announce it will deploy a fully electric PistenBully snowcat. The 100 E from Kรคssbohrer is a state-of-the-art snowcat that will be used to groom Taos’ slopes next ski season. The snowcat is just the […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 22, 2022 2 Comments
Ruidoso, NM – Home of Ski Apache – On the Verge Of Destruction By Wildfire Around noon on April 12th, all hell broke loose in the quiet ski town of Ruidoso, NM – home to Ski Apache. A combination of high winds and low snowpack has consistently contributed to the ongoing megadrought much of the west is facing, creating the perfect storm for a raging wildfire to take hold of the community. Almost a week […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | April 16, 2022 1 Comment
Recreational Marijuana Sales Have Already Surpassed $5 Million in First Week in New Mexico If youโre driving through Taos, NM any time soon, expect to see some new stores opening up with someโฆ letโs 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
[VIDEO] A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the World Pro Ski Tour at Taos Ski Valley, NM [arve url="https://youtu.be/Aw5F__wRZqs"] SnowBrains | April 14, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Recreational Marijuana Has Arrived in Taos, NM This is no April Foolโs jokeโrecreational cannabis will be available for purchase at dispensaries in New Mexico on Friday, April 1st. Locals in Taos are preparing for the inception of a brand new, very lucrative industry.ย There are currently multiple cannabis retailers filing for licenses to sell recreational pot in the state of New Mexico.ย Although many of these licenses […] Haleigh Hafner | March 31, 2022 2 Comments
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