Angel Fire, New Mexico

We planned our trip to New Mexico MONTHS ago, before restrictions in New Mexico got crazy, before my family backed out, before we had the supplies needed to survive in the Rockies in our RV. We thought it was going to be a fun time with family and we thought dragging our RV up those long windy roads was the best decision (to save costs). Little did we know, it was going to be a CHALLENGE and probably more expensive than just staying in a hotel!

What we did (and recommend) in Angel Fire and surrounding area:

• Angel Fire Resort
• El Jefe – Angel Fire
• Blake’s Lotaburger (probably better than Whataburger) – Taos
• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge – right outside of Taos

What we wish we did:

• Horse carriage ride – Angel Fire
• Shopping in Taos
• Sledding/tubing – Angel Fire

Angel Fire has a few restaurants, an over-priced grocery store (Lowe’s) and the Angel Fire Resort. Taos, on the other hand, is an actual small town with many food options, grocery stores, and skiing. When we would need to get our 20-gallon propane tanks filled, we would need to go into Taos, because the propane company in Angel Fire wasn’t filling up individual tanks at the time. Sigh. But the 40 minute drive was BEAUTIFUL.

Luckily, Angel Fire Ski Resort was still open during the pandemic, but they were taking reservations for ski passes, so we scheduled ski school and the lift passes a month out (just in case). I am 7 months pregnant and we have a 1.5 year old, so we were not going to be able to go with them. Ugh. Next time. The boys attended ski school their first day (Knoxton – 9, Brixton – 5) and then skied with Zach the second day. Zach had a three-day lift ticket, so he could enjoy some “alone time” skiing. 

The boys loved ski school. It was an all day school from 8am to 3:30pm. They serve the kids lunch and snacks, so I didn’t have to worry about a thing! The lifts on the mountain close at 4pm, so we were able to see their progress right after ski school before everything shut down. Knoxton rode a bunny slope lift up by himself and zoomed on down to us. We were impressed since this was his first day skiing EVER. Brixton on the other hand was mad we wouldn’t let him ride up the lift by himself. He was also carrying on about how the instructor in ski school promised the kids they would go on a lift before the day was up and she never did. He kept saying that she was a liar (insert eye roll). 

The next day, Zach took them both skiing all day long from 9am to 4pm. They were riding blue slopes before lunchtime, which is two levels above bunny slope and one level below black diamond. They came home that night stating they wanted to become professional skiers when they grow up and ride black diamond slopes the next time we come back. 

When I picked them up from skiing, we decided to try out El Jefe (a Mexican Restaurant), which is a stone’s throw from the ski lifts. It was pretty darn good.

Another recommendation to go see is the Rio Grande Gorge. When you drive Northwest out of Taos on HWY 64, you are driving across fairly flat land that is surrounded by mountains on almost all sides. You don’t expect much, that is until you get to the Rio Grande Gorge. All I can say is WOW! Such an incredible beauty. If you are driving from Taos, we recommend that you cross over the bridge and park at the rest area on the left. You can walk across the bridge and walk along the gorge from there. 

Let us know what you thought of Angel Fire and Taos. Do you have any recommendations of what to do when we come back?

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