"SKYLAB did you not live in Northern NM at one point? "
Sure did. Mrs Skylab and I had a place in the valley between Angel Fire and Eagle Nest. from 94 to 97. I made candles out of the house and Pam helped with that and worked at the ski area. We skiied Red River for XC or would backcountry a little bit up onto the back side of the reservation.
We still tell the story about the woman from Texas who wanted her money back from Angel Fire because it was snowing! "How do you expect us to ski in this sort of weather?"
Classic.
Occasionally we'd make it over to Taos where it was steep and deep.
I remember the one year (96??) it snowed every day in February. Red River was run by a couple who were Boulder natives, we really enjoyed that area.