Author: Guide

  • Millers’ Enchanted Forest

    Millers’ Enchanted Forest

    Nordic skiing is the oldest form of snow skiing on record. In Scandinavian countries it dates back 6,000 years. The Sami people of that snowy part of the world may have been the first to use wooden “sticks” tied to their feet to travel the frozen county, looking for wild game for the community tables.…

  • Tracked Vehicles Are Fun

    Tracked Vehicles Are Fun

    Bobcat Pass Wilderness Adventures, Red River Back Country Adventures and Red River Sled Shed offer guided snowmobile tours to the high country. Red River Offroad provides UTV snowcat tours capable of carrying several people, advertised as the alternative to snowmobile tours. The first appearance in Red River of motorized tracked vehicles is believed to have…

  • Playing in the Snow

    Playing in the Snow

    The phrase “Ski Town of the Southwest” has been associated with Red River since early 1959 when the ski area in the middle of town opened its doors. Not everyone, however, visits Red River to ski. Some come to just BE in the mountains and the snow. They enjoy the scenery, but are always open…

  • Enchanted Yurts

    Enchanted Yurts

    The Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe Area is New Mexico’s largest full service, cross country ski and snowshoe area, In addition to 35+ kilometers of trails with daily grooming, there’s a full rental shop, day lodge, retail ski shop, lessons, dog trails, yurt rentals, and more! Yes, Yurts! Summer, fall, and in the…

  • A Snowmaking Tradition

    A Snowmaking Tradition

    “Don’t forget: you’re in the Southern Rockies. Sometimes Mother Nature doesn’t do what you need!” – Drew Judycki, owner, Red River Ski Area, 2007 Drew Juckycki came to New Mexico in 1968 to “ski the Rockies” and attend college at Highlands University in Las Vegas, NM. He was involved with the RRSA from the early…

  • Need A Lift?

    Need A Lift?

    “We go through these inspection intervals every year, keep everything safe. That’s the biggest thing!” Sitting in his office at the Red River Ski & Summer Area, Nathaniel “Nate” Cook has been preparing since early summer for another winter in the high country. As Director of Lifts at the Red River Ski & Summer Area,…

  • Red River’s 125th Birthday

    Red River’s 125th Birthday

    According to the the oral tradition of the high country, it was on July 3, 1895, during the administration of U.S. President Grover Cleveland, that a young girl of 16 years named Vesta Coffelt climbed to the top of Flagge Mountain – pronounce Flag-e – and planted a 44-star flag of the United States of…

  • Still Fun Stuff to Do

    Still Fun Stuff to Do

    It’s not uncommon to hear a newcomer to town ask “What is there to do in Red River?” Look through the pages of this magazine at the ads and articles and see what looks interesting and enjoyable. P.S. Social Distancing will be with us for awhile – in town and in the Carson Forest. There…

  • Angling for Cutthroat

    Angling for Cutthroat

    It was fishing – and cool summer weather – that transformed Red River City from an abandoned mining camp into a destination for eager anglers and refugees from the heat of desert and plains. The chilly waters of babbling mountain streams and high country lakes are still today as inviting for sportsman and diners. If…

  • Hiking the High Country

    Hiking the High Country

    Hiking in the high country of Northern New Mexico is fun and rewarding, offering adventure and also the discovery of a grand and natural world. It frequently provides treasured memories that endure for a lifetime. Around the Red River area are several hiking trails that have been delighting generations of visitors. Some are for people…