Article: Red River N.M.: Taos and its legendary steeps may be just a couple of ridgelines away, but low-key Red River gives novices and families what they want.(Little Gems)

It snowed during the night. It was not a deep storm, but a cold arctic breakout that swept down the east side of the Rockies and spilled into Red River, N.M. Six inches of powder sparkles beneath Red River's summit Copper Chair. This is Mardi Gras week, when skiers from Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma celebrate Ash Wednesday by dressing up as kings, queens, cowboys and court jesters. And yet while Red River's restaurants, lodges and bars are packed, the upper mountain is deserted. Buckling my boots, I wonder, "Where are the skiers?" By now, the fresh powder should have been cut to ribbons on the mountain's expert trails like Cat Skinner, Airplane and Landing Strip. Instead, ...

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