Angel Fire, NM – New Mexico’s Angel Fire Resort, home to a new expert run, a new Nordic Center and improved terrain parks this winter, is offering a new “End of Days” pass this winter in honor of the Mayan calendar doomsday. They’re so sure that folks will still be around after Dec. 12, 2012 that they’re offering a $399 season pass good this winter and next, as well as the summer in between.
Good for skiing, snowboarding and summer mountain biking, the $399 price applies to a limited number of passes sold through Oct. 31. The price goes up to $499 if any remain, beginning Nov. 1. A single season pass good for only the 2012-13 season costs $299 if purchased by Oct. 31.
Angel Fire will open a brand new black diamond trail this winter, to be named C-4. Located in what was previously out-of-bounds territory north of the ski mountain, C-4 is a challenge for the expert skier and a must-hit on a bluebird powder day. From the top of the Southwest Flyer quad chairlift, skiers and snowboarders will need to hike for 15 minutes to reach this isolated trail, which will be opened when snow conditions allow.
Angel Fire has also opened a brand new Nordic Center for this winter. The new cross-country loops will wind skiers along rolling, scenic canyons of native spruce, pine and aspen trees, starting at 8,400 feet of elevation. The terrain is varying, offering as light or as challenging a workout as any cross-country skier could ask for. The loops offer both skate and classic-style cross-country skiing. A single-day trail pass will cost $12.
Angel Fire will keep the nation’s highest elevation zipline open this winter for mountain thrill seekers. Skiers and snowboarders can spend half the day schussing the slopes and the other half on one of the best ziplines in the country. At 25 stories above the forest floor and starting out over 10,000 feet in elevation, the zipline which debuted this summer offers amazing views of the Southern Rockies surrounding New Mexico’s Enchanted Circle.
Angel Fire’s ski/boarding school has this season partnered with Flaik, a GPS-based alpine guest tracking system. Children enrolled in lift-served lessons will be equipped with a lightweight armband locator, and real-time tracking is available for the ski school management to immediately ascertain the location of individual children. Images are captured multiple times per second, allowing detailed analysis of location and turn shape. This system ensures increased security and peace of mind for parents, instructors and management. In addition, parents and children can view their runs, vertical feet skied and other stats online.
Angel Fire is also home two newly improved freestyle parks. Each park is staged for a different level of freestyle skills for progressive development. Angel Fire boasts of New Mexico’s only night skiing on the resort’s lighted lower bunny slope.
Angel Fire’s Annual Snow Shovel Races, for which the New Mexico Resort is famed, will be held Feb. 8-10, 2013.