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SKIING Ski Apache
At 12,000 feet, Sierra Blanca towers over the Ski Apache Resort, owned by the Mescalero Apache Tribe in the heart of the region known as Billy the Kid Country. Choose among 55 groomed trails across 750 acres, which get an average annual snowfall of 183 inches. The only gondola lift in the state takes you to the top of the area’s 1,900 vertical feet. Alpine skiing and snowboarding classes are conducted in both Spanish and English.
Contact (505) 336-4356
Website www.skiapache.com
Ski Cloudcroft/Snow Canyon
This resort is located in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico and is one of the southernmost ski areas in the United States. Ski Cloudcroft is located just outside of picturesque Cloudcroft, NM.
Contact (505) 682-2333
Triple M's Snowplay Area
Snowmobile rentals, sales & service. Tubing slopes with lift! Located 4.5 miles south of Cloudcroft on Sunspot Hwy
Contact (800) 766-7529 or (505) 682-2205
350 slots: nickle, quarter, half-dollar, dollar and five-dollar slots! Also featuring simulcast horse racing from around the country. Open daily 11am to 11pm, Fridays noon to midnight.
Address 1461 Highway 70 West, PO Box 449
Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico 88346
Contact (505) 378-4431
Casino Apache, Mescalero Apache Reservation
Try your hand at blackjack, craps, roulette, video machines, and slots; perfect your swing at the 18-hole championship golf course; hone your downhill edge at Ski Apache. The renowned Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort is currently under renovation and will reopen in April 2005. On US 70 south of Ruidoso, the Mescalero Apache Nation also runs a Travel Center complete with Smokey Joe's restaurant and additional slots. The casino is located nearby on NM 48.
Contact (505) 464-4100 (877) 277-5677
Website www.innofthemountaingods.com/casino_apache.htm
Email jkazhe@imgresort.com
Address P.O. Box 205, Mescalero, NM 88340
Ruidoso Downs Horse Racing Track
Located in the Lincoln National Forest, near Rio Ruidoso. Opened in 1946, the track has been home to the most prestigious quarter horse race, the All American Futurity. Simulcast racing. Open most Thursdays through Sundays, mid-May through Labor Day.
Address 1461 Highway 70 West, PO Box 449, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico 88346
Contact (505) 378-4431
Desert Lakes - 18 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6491
Address 2351 Hamilton Rd., Alamogordo, NM 88310
Phone 505.437.0290
Alto Lakes Golf & C.C. - 18 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6435
Address 1 Alto Dr., Alto, NM 88312
Contact 505.336.4231
Artesia Country Club - 9 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6032
Address 26th & NW Richey, Artesia, NM 88301
Phone 505.746.6732
Lake Carlsbad - 18 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6120
Address 901 N. Muscatel, Carlsbad, NM 88220
Phone 505.885.5444
Riverside Country Club - 18 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6197
Address 1700 Orchard Ln., Carlsbad, NM 88220
Phone 505.885.4253
Carrizozo Municipal - 9 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6530
Address Hwy 380, Carrizozo, NM 88301
Phone 505.648.2451
The Lodge at Cloudcroft - 9 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 4858
Address 1 Corona Pl., Cloudcroft, NM 88317
Phone 800.395.6343 or 505.682.2098
Ponderosa Pines - 9 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 4570
Address 878 Cox Canyon Rd., Cloudcroft, NM 88317
Phone 505.682.2995
Clovis Municipal 9 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6100
Address 1200 Norris St., Clovis, NM 88101
Phone 505.762.4775
Eunice Municipal - 18 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6491
AddressCarlsbad Hwy., P.O. Box 1466, Eunice, NM 88231
Phone 505.394.2881
Ocotillo Park - 18 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6716
Address Lovington Hwy., Hobbs, NM 88240
Phone 505.397.9297
Apache Mesa - 9 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6825
Address 151 W. Gate Ave., Holloman Air Force Base, NM 88330
Contact 505.479.3574
Jal Country Club- 9 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6328
Address N. 3rd St., Jal, NM 88252
Phone 505.395.2330
Lovington Country Club - 18 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 5916
Address Hwy. 70, Lovington, NM 88260
Phone 505.396.6619
Inn of the Mountain Gods - 18 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6834
Address Carrizo Canyon Rd., Mescalero, NM 88340
Phone 800.446.2963
New Mexico Military Institute - 18 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6634
Address 201 W. 19th St., Roswell, NM 88201
Phone 505.622.6033
Spring River - 18 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6488
Address 1612 W. 8th St., Roswell, NM 88201
Phone 505.622.9506
Cree Meadows Country Club - 18 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 5766
Address 301 Country Club Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345
Phone 505.257.5815
Links at Sierra Blanca - 18 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6757
Address 105 Sierra Blanca Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345
Phone 505.258.5330
Timberon Country Club - 18 Holes
Address Country Rd. C 1, Timberon, NM 88350
Phone 505.987.2260
White Sands - 9 Holes
CHAMPIONSHIP YARDAGE: 6534
Address White Sands Missle Range Bldg. 1335, White Sands, NM 88002
Phone 505.678.1759
New Mexico Public Lands Information Center
Address 2909 W. Second St., Roswell, NM 88201
Phone (505) 627-0210
Fax (505) 627-0276
Open M-F, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Closed weekends/holidays HANG GLIDING AND PARASAILING
The Sacramento Mountains in the Southeastern region are a popular launch pad for hang-gliders taking advantage of the annual 300 flyable weather days and stunning views of the San Andres Mountains. Rio Grande Soaring knows all the best hang-gliding and parasailing sites all across the Southeastern region. They also have tow launch sites for experienced hang-gliders at Las Cruces and Hobbs. Flying over 300 acres of gypsum in White Sands National Monument has to be experienced to be believed, and the view of the vast plains to the north isn't so shabby either. For more information, visit the Rio Grande Soaring Association site at www.riograndesoaring.org.
Hobbs, the Soaring Capital of the World, in the southeast corner of the state enjoys ideal thermal currents and the resulting updrafts, making it a renowned center of soaring activity. That's why it was selected as the site of the National Soaring Championships (standard and world class) held each June. Hang-gliding world records on both distance and altitude have been broken here. Sailplane rides, glider instruction, and rentals are available. For more information, call National Soaring Foundation at (505) 392-6032 or Soaring Society of America at (505) 392-1177.
If you want some lessons before you head out and take flight, visit White Sands Hang Gliding at www.whitesandshanggliding.com.
