Website:	www.skipajarito.com
Twitter:	@SkiPajarito

Lift Ticket Rates:

	Adult	Teen	Child	Sen
Ages	18-64	13-17	7-12	65-74
Full Day	$50	$41	$31	$41
1/2 Day	$39	$31	$26	$31

Children 6 and under and
Seniors 75+ FREE.

Mountain Stats:

Season	Dec - Mar
Open	Weekends & Fed Holidays, Winter Break, closed Xmas
Base Elev.	9,200 ft
Peak Elev.	10,400 ft
6 Lifts	1 Quad 1 Triple 3 Double 1 Surface Handle Tow
40 Trails	20% easy 50% intermediate 30% advanced
Snowmaking	2010-11 Season

White and Green

Imagine a ski area where the words “lift-line” are rarely used, the terrain is plentiful and varied, and the proceeds from your lift ticket support a local non-profit organization.

Well, such a gem exists in northern New Mexico, where the sun shines 300 days a year and you can often ski sans jacket. Pajarito Mountain has a base elevation of 9,200 feet above sea level, and top elevation of 10,400 feet. The resort is located on the eastern slopes of the Jemez Mountains near Los Alamos.

Only a two-hour drive from Albuquerque and 45 minutes from Santa Fe, it has 40 trails, 300 skiable acres, not including the tree skiing, and 1,200 feet of vertical drop. It boasts five chairlifts including three doubles, one triple and a quad.

Pajarito may be New Mexico’s
best kept skiing secret.

Pajarito’s terrain includes miles of groomed trails, bump runs and glade skiing. The ski area opened an all-new terrain park last season. Pajarito is unique because it’s owned by the Los Alamos Ski Club Inc., a non-profit organization. Local citizens, many of whom worked at nearby Los Alamos National Laboratory, formed the club in the late 1950s. Today, the ski club continues to help guide the ski area.

The resort is also helping redefine environmental stewardship in the local ski industry. Ten percent of its power comes from renewable sources of energy. Pajarito is one of several groundbreaking ski areas that recently launched a “green tag” program where visitors can opt to pay a fee to offset carbon emissions and support alternative energy strategies such as wind and solar.

The Pajarito Mountain Snowsports School has Professional Ski Instructors of America certified teachers. Group classes are available for riders 6 and older, and privates are offered for ages 3 and up.

There is plenty of nearby lodging including bed-and-breakfasts, hotels and motels. The Pajarito Cafe is open all day on ski days and the town has plenty of restaurants from fast food to locally owned eateries. With its Rio Grande Valley views, well-known tree skiing and bump runs, lack of lift lines and fabulous weather, Pajarito may be New Mexico’s best kept skiing secret.

Follow us on Twitter @SkiPajarito or visit us online at www.skipajarito.com.

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