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About Me & My Family

I’m a single mom with a 4 yr old boy. My two passions are traveling and raising my son. I love being a mom; there’s no place I’d rather be then with my son. I work full time and love to exercise.

Our Family's Travel Personality

adventurous, curious, quiet, cautious, relaxed, simple, independent, energetic, spontaneous, sophisticated, easy_going, social_butterfly

We Just Got Back From

Cancun

Our Favorite Vacation Spot

Carmel, CA

A Place We'd Love To Visit

Petite St. Vincent

Favorite Vacation Memory

Half Moon Bay, Carmel, Manhattan Beach, Cancun, Maui.

Worst Travel Moment With My Kids:

I’ll never forget flying home from Honolulu with my 1.6 month old son on Delta. The plane did not have milk for the flight and even though I boarded early, not one person thought to inform me that the plane was not stocked with milk. My son was still drinking from a bottle at this time and freaked out over having to go 5 hours without a bottle. This old cranky lady behind me was loudly complaining the whole flight about how she was tired of hearing my son cry (as if I wasn’t.) I wanted to scream (but did not) at every employee on the plane for not informing me the plane was out of milk until we were up in the air.

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Where to go Sledding/Tubing in New Mexico

I love sledding down snow covered hills with my child on my lap squealing with joy! Here is Trekaroo’s guide for places to tube and sled with your family in New Mexico.

Triple M Snow Play Area:
Driving about 1 hour to the south of Ski Apache Resort finds you in Cloudcroft at lofty elevations over 8,000 feet – sometimes there is more snow here than in Ruidoso. Triple M offers tubing and snowmobile rentals by the hour, ½ day or whole day. Try 1-800-SNO-PLAY for more information.

Dale Ball Trails:
Several great sledding spots are just a couple of miles up ski basin road, also known as Hyde Park Road or N.M. 475, on the other side of the Dale Ball Trails parking lot.

Tres Ritos: This great spot for sledding is just off of N.M. 518, about three miles east of Sipapú ski area and near Tres Ritos. The site features some covered picnic areas. A 200-yard steep hill with a 50- to 60-yard-wide trail provides for excellent sledding, all for free. There are smaller bunny hills for little ones.

Cumbres Pass: A little farther drive from Santa Fe will take you to some great tubing and sledding hills in the Cumbres Pass just past Chama. Look for some wide parking areas and hills just off N.M. 17.

Sled With Care:

Supervise children at all times.
No one should sled head-first down a slope.
Avoid sledding on slopes that end in a street, drop-off, parking lot, river or pond.
Provide a safety helmet for young children.

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1. Angel Fire Resort

N Angel Fire Rd & Miller Ln
Angel Fire, New Mexico

Comment:

Tubing - All Aboard The Polar Coaster! Our tubing hill is bigger and better than ever. The Polar Coaster has three lanes that will send you screaming down 1,000 feet of expertly groomed hills. Longer, faster and with more hair-raising turns, The Polar Coaster is a guaranteed thrill ride. • When you reach the bottom, our new 670-ft. moving surface lift will carry you effortlessly back to the top to give it another go. Convenient night-lights make it easy to keep the family entertained long after dark. • Tickets for The Polar Coaster are $20 for a 1.5 hour block and can be purchased at the Ticket Office at the base of the mountain or at the Activities Center in the Lodge. • Open Friday & Saturday through the end of the season. Schedule • 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm • 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm • 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm • 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

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2. Santa Fe National Forest - Black Canyon Campground

704 Hyde Park Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Comment:

Black Canyon Campground, about seven miles up the ski basin road, is a great spot to take younger kids to play in snow. It has small, gentle hills for tubing and sledding. The Forest Service campground is closed for camping during winter, but open for snow recreation.

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3. Hyde Memorial State Park

740 Hyde Park Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Comment:

A little past Black Canyon Campground is Hyde Memorial State Park, which has one of the best sledding and tubing hills close to town. The hill is behind the main lodge in the same spot where Santa Fe's first ski area was. The highest state park in New Mexico offers two maintained runs – a 30-degree slope for 100 yards and a 45-degree for 150 yards – with tubing from dawn to dusk. The only cost is parking ($5 per car), but there are no tow bars or chairlifts, so you hoof it back to the top for your next ride. You can bring your own tube or buy a sled/saucer at Cottam's Ski Shop (982-0495), a winter concessionaire at the park.

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4. Lincoln National Forest

Upper Karr Recreation Area
Alamogordo, New Mexico

Comment:

Open for sledding and tubing. Please remember to check with the local Ranger Station for current fire restrictions. Reservations: www.recreation.gov or 877-444-6777

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5. Ruidoso Winter Park

Lower Ski Run Rd
Alto, New Mexico

Comment:

Just four miles from downtown, right at the turn off on Hwy. 532 to Ski Apache is Ruidoso’s one and only tubing area. The owner has made a big investment in snowmaking equipment to assure great coverage even on dry years. There is no walking up the hill. Sit back, relax and get towed up by any of 3 different cable lifts. Find bumps and turns, but mostly lots of fun for the whole family. Certain weekends and holidays offer evening hours with tubing action under the lights.

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6. Ski Cloudcroft

1920 Hwy 82
East of Cloudcroft Cloudcroft, New Mexico

Comment:

TUBING ONLY OPEN WEEKENDS All Day $20.00 1/2 Day (1-4 PM) $14.00

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7. Taos Ski Valley

Firehouse Rd
Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico

Comment:

When the lifts close, the ski area converts its beginner hill into a tubing area, digging out fast chutes with a snowcat. Wednesday through Saturday from 5-7 p.m., you can rent a tube for $8 and join the fun.

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8. Tubing at Red River Ski Area

center of town
Red River, New Mexico

Comment:

When you don't want to get off the slopes at 4pm, rent a tube and share with the family. Starts at 4:15pm after the slopes close for a 60 minute tubing session. Now served by our new Little Blue Surface Lift. Tickets sold the day of tubing on a first-come, first-serve basis starting at 7:30. So get to the Guest Services office early in case we sell out! Tubing session meets at the Gold Rush Hill Ski School Shed (a.k.a. Tubing Shed). $15 per tube We Have Summer Tubing Too!

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9. Santa Fe National Forest - Big Tesuque Campground

1474 Rodeo Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Comment:

Big Tesuque Campground, about 12 miles up Hyde Park Road, offers some gnarly sledding along drainages down the steep hillside and down the main trail past the picnic area.

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10. Carson National Forest - U.S. Hill

208 Cruz Alta Road
Taos, New Mexico

Comment:

U.S. Hill: Another great free spot is U.S. Hill in the Carson National Forest near N.M. 518 between Peñasco and Taos. Fans of this spot say it is a great place for the whole family. Several trails of different lengths and steepness are available. There are no shelters.

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