Overview
New Mexico's long and distinguished skiing history began with the miners of the late 19th century and its pioneer settlers. Ski area development was launched in the 1930s in the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque and quickly spread to the southernmost range of the Rocky Mountains--the Sangre de Cristos, north of Santa Fe. Students of a boarding school, the Los Alamos Ranch School, took up the sport in the Jemez Mountains, and when the school was occupied in the 1940s by American and international scientists like Neils Bohr working to create the world's first atomic bomb, they enthusiastically pursued skiing in their rare spare time. Taos Ski Valley's founding in 1955 elevated the scene to world-class status, and today, there are eight major downhill ski areas and one cross-country center stretching from the deserts of south-central New Mexico to the Colorado border.
Full Product Details
Author: Daniel Gibson ,
Jay Blackwood
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9781467107020
ISBN 10: 1467107026
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 09 August 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
The book is currently available and dives into the history of the winter sport in the Land of Enchantment...New Mexico's ski history is among the oldest in the American West, when prospectors in the late-1800s and early 1900s were trying out their long boards...[The author] says many people are surprised there is any skiing in the state, but the southernmost range of the Rocky Mountains, the Sangre de Cristos, bisects northern New Mexico, with several peaks topping out at more than 13,000 feet in elevation. Taos Ski Valley's Kachina Peak chair climbs to 12,450 feet, and Ski Santa Fe's parking lot sits at 10,350 feet, to name a few. Albuquerque Journal - Adrian Gomez, Albuquerque Journal This is a fascinating history of skiing in the Land of Enchantment. It takes the reader to the late 1800s and early 1900s when prospectors tried out long boards on powdery snow. --David Steinberg, Albuquerque Journal
Author Information
Daniel Gibson is an editor, journalist, and author. The author of Skiing New Mexico: A Guide to Snow Sports in the Land of Enchantment, he has written a regional weekly column for almost 30 years called Snow Trax. Jay Blackwood is a committee member of the New Mexico Ski Hall of Fame and curator of the New Mexico Ski Museum. He was the manager of Sandia Peak Tramway for many years.
