• New Mexico has great skiing at reasonable prices.taos mountain winter image by monamakela.com from Fotolia.com
  
  Because New Mexico’s skiing is not quite as famous as Colorado and Utah, great deals can be found at ski resorts throughout the state. New Mexico’s ski season can be just as long as other Rocky Mountain states' ski areas, running from November to April. Snowfall in the local ski resorts range from between 125 and 250 inches per season. In addition to inexpensive lift tickets and day passes, some resorts offer lodging deals, discounts for military personnel and free skiing for kids and seniors.
  
  

Ski Cloudcroft

• Billed on their website as the “Southernmost Ski Run in the United States,” this ski area charges just over half of what most of the other ski resorts in New Mexico do for a day pass. Snowboarding is permitted, and there is a rental shop that provides both snowboard and ski gear. Tubing is permitted on weekends only, and the tubing day pass is inexpensive. The Silver Spoon Ski School operates on site and provides ski and snowboard lessons. This ski area has two lifts, eight major runs and numerous smaller runs.
  
  Ski Cloudcroft
  
  1920 Hwy 82
  
  East of Cloudcroft
  
  Cloudcroft, NM 88317
  
  575-682-2333
  
  skicloudcroft.net
  
  

Sipapu Ski Resort

• Along with affordable lift ticket prices, Sipapu offers numerous lodging deals. According to the Ski New Mexico website, visitors who drive 100 miles or more can sleep and ride for free, and active members of the military also ski free. In addition to these offers, many other deals are available during the ski season. The Sipapu website is updated frequently during the ski season with their offers. The resort features four lifts and 41 different trails, and the season generally runs from November to April.
  
  Sipapu Ski Resort
  
  Highway 518
  
  Route Box 29
  
  Vadito, NM 87579
  
  800-587-2240
  
  sipapunm.com
  
  

Sandia Peak Ski Area

• Sandia Peak sells lift tickets that are less expensive than most other resorts in New Mexico. The area has nearly 30 named trails and three major lifts in addition to the aerial tramway, which the ski area bills as the world’s longest. The High Finance Restaurant is at the top of the tramway at just over 10,000 feet, and tickets to the tramway can be purchased separately from lift tickets. The ski area also has a newly opened terrain park for snowboarders. Rentals and lessons are available for skiing and snowboarding.
  
  Sandia Peak Ski Area
  
  10 Tramway Loop Northeast
  
  Albuquerque, NM‎ 87122
  
  505-242-9052‎
  
  sandiapeak.com