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Enchanted Forest XC Ski Area

Hosted by Ellen · Red River, New Mexico
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In spring 1985, a Cross Country Ski Areas Association convention at Royal Gorge in Truckee, Calif., inspired founder John Miller (Ellen's dad) to build a groomed ski area on a plateau atop Bobcat Pass. “With back country trips, people would finish the tour and say, ‘Well that was fun but it’s too much work.’ We weren’t getting people to fall in love with the sport — and it’s a great sport!” Enchanted Forest opened with about 10-kilometers of trails in winter 1985-86. In the beginning, John groomed the trails and taught lessons but the area has grown enough that his role is now “official grooming inspector”. Judy also taught lessons and took women out for “Ladies Ski Tours” and, later, “Ladies Snowshoe Tours”. Today, Enchanted Forest is considered New Mexico’s premier destination for Nordic skiing with customers from all over the world. The area, now owned and operated by Geoff Goins and Ellen Miller-Goins, has hosted the University of New Mexico Nordic Teams’ NCAA Regional Race several times, along with a number of events like “Just Desserts” Eat & Ski. Today, the area features 33 kilometers of ski trails, 15 kilometers of snowshoe trails and 5k of “dog friendly” trails. In summertime those same trails are ideal for hiking, mountain biking, trail running and horseback riding.
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    Red River, Taos, New Mexico, United StatesTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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    Hosted by Ellen G.

    Joined in May 2019

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