Winterlife 2012-2013 winter guide to Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico

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winterlife

What’s inside8 Edificemysterious: Historical questions about the cathedral basilica

12 Stop. Look. Learn. Shop! Spanish and Indianmarketsmove indoors

14 Deck the Plaza: Holiday lights brighten historic city center

16 Awinter’s tale: Find adventure, friendship on the FiberArts Trail

20 A landscape of inspiration fromNewMexico’s favoritewriters

22 Thanksgiving’s Southwestern roots—with recipes

28 Entertainers keep the city’s pulse pumpingwell after dark

30 Santa Fe Symphony’sMessiah apt and inspired

32 Survive the drive: Preparation is key to staying safe onwintry roads

36 Santa Fe Skating Club performs to film favorites at community rink

38 Winterwardrobe: A guide toNorthernNewMexico ski areas

44 Smooth operators: Chavez staff keeps coolmaintaining ice rink

Published November 3, 2012

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basilica is

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By Kay LocKridgeEdificEmys

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For a structure that’s been calledthe heart of the city since itsconstruction in the late 1800s,Santa Fe’s Cathedral Basilica of St.Francis of Assisi can confound factcheckers curious about its history.Let’s startwith one of themostenduring controversies over theyears: the three-pointed star thatappears at the top of the stone archover the cathedral’s front doors thatsome remember as a six-pointedstar. The discrepancymay havebegun in 1927with the publicationofWilla Cather’sDeath Comes forthe Archbishop, a fictionalizedaccount of Santa Fe’s firstarchbishop, JeanBaptiste Lamy,who served from 1850 to 1885.➤


“It’s been called the heart of Santa Fe, regardless ofyour faith,” said Ortega. “I see it as ‘home at the end ofthe road’ (San Francisco Street), because, forme, it isa homecoming.“I was born and raised nearby in the Cristo Rey

parish, andmymother and grandmother still livein the family home. Although it’s a smaller parishthan the one I just came from [SantaMaria de la PazCommunity, south of the city], it feels like home, and Iam at peace here.”In a broader context, “the cathedral is themother

church, presiding over all the diocese,” Ortega said. “Ithas been the home parish for the diocese since 1610.”Ortega also is pastor of Cristo Rey and rector

of Santo Niño Regional Catholic School and hasmaintained his relationship with St.Michael’sHigh School, of which he is a graduate, as “kindof a chaplain.” At 46, he is youth oriented andtechnologically savvy.“Oh, yes, I rely onmy iPad and iPhone, andwe even

have a Facebook account for the cathedral,” Ortegasaid drolly. “I reach out to folks via these electronics,and they respond constantly. Evenmymom textsmeall the time!”

Christmasholidays at the cathedralIf the cathedral is the heart of Santa Fe, the Christmasholidays are the soul of the city, when themagic ofSanta Fe is revealed for locals and visitors alike.The holiday season commences, officially, in SantaFewith the Plaza lighting ceremony the day afterThanksgiving.Formany Christians, the sacred religious season

begins with Advent, a time of waiting and preparationfor the celebration of the birth of Jesus. This year, thethird Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday, or “RejoiceSunday”) is December 15 and is celebrated with thelighting of the Advent wreath. Traditionally, the popeblesses the children in Nativity scenes, and Ortegaplans to bless Baby Jesus statues brought from homeNativities to that Sunday’sMasses.The ecumenical posada begins at 1 p.m. December

16 at the Holy Faith Episcopal Church, proceedsto First Presbyterian Church andwinds up at thecathedral. Everyone is welcome to join a posada,which recreates the journey ofMary and Joseph toBethlehem and their search for an inn.The cathedral will hold the AnticipatoryMass

of Christmas/Christmas FamilyMass at 5:15 p.m.Christmas Eve, while the Christmas Vigil begins at 11p.m. that night with lessons and carols, followed by theVigilMass and Closing of Las Posadas at midnight.Christmas Daywill be celebrated withMasses at 8

a.m., 10 a.m. and noon. There will be no eveningMass;the Cathedral will be closed following the NoonMass.To celebrate the NewYear, there will be a 5:15 p.m.

Mass on December 31, followed by a specialMass at 10a.m. NewYear’s Day. Finally, the churchwill celebratethe Feast of the Three Kings with special EpiphanyMasses at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and noon on January 6, 2013.Formore information, visit the cathedral’s website:

www.cbsfa.org. A list of all seasonal church events andactivities will be available at the cathedral beginningThanksgiving weekend.

In the book, Cather recounts the building of thecathedral, whichwas dedicated in 1886, and notesthe financial help of local Jewishmerchants in theconstruction. She points out that theword Yahweh,theHebrewword for God from theOld Testament, wasenclosed in a six-pointed star, considered the Star ofDavid, first king of Israel.

The inscription is still there, encased in a three-pointed triangle— at least since the recent renovationof the cathedral undertaken in the past decade by theformer rector, the Very Rev.Msgr. JeromeMartinezy Alire, who staunchlymaintains that it was always atriangle, a Christian symbol of theHoly Trinity. Yet,many observers swear they saw a six-pointed star beforethe renovation, though perhaps this belief is based onthe description from the Cather novel.Fray Angélico Chávez, the respected historian, author

and poet, got into the fray in 1947with the publicationof a small paperback book, Santa Fe Cathedral of St.Francis of Assisi. In a discussion of the building of thecurrent structure by Lamy, hewrote, “Therewas an oldstory attributing theHebrew name of God (Yahweh),seen carved above themain entrance, to ArchbishopLamy’s friendship for the pioneer Jewishmerchantsof Santa Fe, who had contributed to the building ofthe Cathedral with donations and loans. However, thisHebrewTetragram is in a triangle denoting theHolyTrinity; hence, it cannot be imagined as a compliment toJewish friends.”He then hedgedwith the comment, “Yet, it could have

beenmutually meant and interpreted as such. Actually,it [the word Yahwehwithin a triangle] is a very oldChristian symbol” and can be seen reflected in otherRoman Catholic churches in Santa Fe, both carved instone andwoven in holymaterials that have no Jewishconnections.The bookwas revised and updated in 1968, 1978 and

1987—with the same information— shortly beforeChávez’s death.Another historian, Paul Horgan, supports this version

is his 1975 biography of Lamy, Lamy of Santa Fe, inwhich hewrote:“The Jews of Santa Fewere happy to see the Hebrew

symbol for Yahweh carved andwithin a stone triangleover themain door, and some said this was done byLamy out of gratitude for Jewish [financial] support —though theologians pointed out that the triangle and theHebraic letters symbolized theHoly Trinity enclosingthe Godhead, a device long known in traditional use bythe Church.”Santa Fe sculptor and retired architect Donna

Quasthoff, who created the 20 religiously andhistorically significant bas-relief bronze plaquesmounted on the twomassive door panels below thestone arch, said she was “not sure now”whether therewas a three- or six-pointed star encasing the word.

“I can’t recall, although now that I think about it, itmay have been the six-pointed star,” the noted sculptorsaid. Sheworked closely with Chávez in 1985 and 1986on the original 16 plaques. “He provided the themes orconcepts for the plaques, and I researched and designedthembased on those concepts,” she said.

Martinez subsequently hadQuasthoff create fourmore plaques, now interspersedwith the others, when

he had the doors heightened in the renovation.Therewere efforts to secure photos of the cathedral

entrance before the renovation, but none has beenfound. So, themystery of the original image and themeaning of the carving continue.Money— or the lack thereof —was at the root of

many problemswith the construction of the cathedralin the late 19th century. Stories recount that theoriginal plans for the building called for a pair of160-foot-tall belfries framing the church. They wereto be wooden andmultitiered in the Baroque style andtoppedwith domed cupolas.Apparently, Lamy ran out of money before the

belfries could be constructed as imagined. Thus, thecathedral retains its distinctive squared-off towers,drawing the faithful and the curious to its soaringpresence just off the Plaza. This is just as well, becausesubsequent engineering studies suggest that the towerswould have collapsed of their ownweight and heighthad they been built as planned.There’s even a question of howmany churches

have occupied the site since 1610. Chávez suggeststhe cathedral basilica is the sixth church, while thecathedral basilica’s website states that the currentstructure is the fourth church on the site. Still othershave said it is the fifth.The Very Rev. AdamLeeOrtega yOrtiz, recently

appointed as the cathedral’s new rector, said it’s hisunderstanding that it is the third church on the site andthe fifth home of the parish. Regardless, he said, thepresent structure is themother church for the Catholiccommunity in this diocese and the hub, or center, of theCity Different.

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Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy and St. Francis Cathedral asoriginally planned.


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artists, friends and collectors, especially thosewho are locals. And thisshow drawsmore locals, as well as thosewho have second homes in thecity.“Plus, it’s a wonderful time, whatwith Christmas right around the

corner. I’ll bring a piece towork on during lulls in the show. I hope peoplewon’t be afraid to come up and talkwithme; I can talk and paint at thesame time, because I have the picture inmind.”Burgess expects to bring at least 30 pieces toWinter IndianMarket,

with upward of 60 percent of it newwork. See his art at theMuseumofIndian Arts &Culture and at www.eagleserpentstudios.com/nocona.

Seasonalmood setterWinter SpanishMarket follows the next weekend (December 1-2),also at the convention center, and features the finest Spanish colonialart created bymore than 100 artists drawn from the annual summerTraditional SpanishMarket.“If there’s only one reason to attend this market, it’s to see the

first European-inspired art forms in the United States,” said DonnaPedace, executive director of the Spanish Colonial Arts Society, whichoversees theMuseum of Spanish Colonial Art and SpanishMarket.“Contemporary Spanish colonial art is drawn from the history andtraditions of the Spanish colonial period in Northern NewMexico 400years ago. Remember, Santa Fe was the last Spanish outpost in whatbecame part of the United States more than 200 years later.”MaggieMagalnick, director of SpanishMarket, notedmany additional

reasons to visit thewintermarket: “This is the living exhibition of theSpanish colonial culture, and it’s accessible to everyone. The SpanishMarket is a place to learn about Spanish colonial art as it’s being created.It’s a wonderful, wonderful gathering.”BothMagalnick and Pedace pointed out that while awards for

outstanding art are plentiful at the summer SpanishMarket, only one— the BoeckmanHonorary Award for Innovation— is presented duringWinter SpanishMarket. “This award encourages and recognizes art thatpushes the envelope,” Pedace said.Artists also are encouraged towork on their art during themarket,

with a special area set aside for demonstrations.Winter SpanishMarket week beginsWednesday, November 28,

with the second annual LuncheonWith the Artists, at which variousartists join collectors and other visitors at each table, giving them theopportunity to learnmore about the artist and his or her art in a socialsetting.The fun continues Friday evening, November 30, at the Santa Fe

Community Convention Center withWinterNite, duringwhich theartists will show and sell their art, giving attendees a head start on thetwo-dayWinter SpanishMarket that begins the next day. The eveningalso featuresmusic, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.The annualMarketMass is a highlight of theweekend. All artists,

guests and visitors are invited to the Sundaymorning event at theCathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi.Arthur and Bernadette Lopez, who say they especially appreciate the

Mass, are a husband-and-wife teamwho often collaborate on specialpieces — but each does his or her own thing when it comes to theWinter

TheWinter IndianMarket, sponsoredby the Southwestern Associationfor Indian Arts (SWAIA), kicks offThanksgiving weekend at the Santa FeCommunity Convention Center with150Native artists from the U.S. andCanada. Six artist demonstrationstudios — staffed by 2012 Bestof Class jeweler VernonHaskie,Native Peoples’ 2012 CreativityAwardwinner Allen Aragon, 2011SWAIA fellowship winner painterRyan Lee Smith and potter Erik

Fender among others —will be scatteredthroughout the center.

“We [SWAIA staff and artists] are all really excited about thisyear’sWinter IndianMarket,” said directorof public relations andmarketing TailinhAgoyo. “Every year, it grows in terms ofattendance and interest and tends to set thetone for the holiday season in Santa Fe.”Othermarket highlights include a silent

auction from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday,November 24, featuring Indian art donatedby artists, galleries andmerchants, with allproceeds going to SWAIA, and a fashion row inthe back of themain room, showing wearableart created byNative fashion designers,including Penny Singer (Navajo/Diné). Therewill also be a youth area showcasing the work ofyoung artists who have studied undermentorsincludingMarla Anderson, Orlando Dugi,Kenneth Johnson and Ryan Singer. A raffle oftwo holiday trees decorated with one-of-a-kindornaments designed by renowned SWAIA artists isanother new feature.Entertainment is provided by Tchin (Blackfeet/

Narragansett), who performs the courting fluteand a colorful contemporary take on traditionalstorytelling. He appears twice on Saturday(1 and 4 p.m.) and again on Sunday (1 p.m.). Theperformer also is a jewelrymaker, among other

artistic endeavors, and has a booth showcasing hiswork at themarket.

Award-winning films from the 2012 summer IndianMarket ClassX competition also will be screened duringWinterMarket. Featurelength filmsMesnak and Shouting Secrets show at 11 a.m. and at 2 p.m.respectively, on both Saturday and Sunday, with the shorts running justprior to each.“I love [WinterMarket],” noted Comanche painterNocona Burgess

said, “because it’s smaller [in terms of the number of artists andlocation], it’smore casual and intimate.We get to really talkwith fellow

Stop. Look. Learn.Indian, Spanish markets move indoors for festive winter events

By Kay LocKridge

Artist and performer Tchin (Blackfeet/Narragansett)

Painter Nocona Burgess (Comanche)

Visitors flock to Santa Fe during the summer for art, music and culture— butlocals know that the City Different comes alive during the winter holidays.

SpanishMarket.‘Thewintermarket gets you into the seasonalmood,” Arthur said. “And, it’s just a fun

time for the artists and all who attend,” Bernadette added. “Plus, it’s free for the public,and that’s especially good in this economic climate,” Arthur said.“It’s a great place to start as a collector, because you have time to talkwith the artists

and ask lots of questions.Many artists bringlower priced items to thewintermarket, andtheymake good starting purchases.”

The Lopezes’ workmay be seen at theSpanish Colonial ArtMuseum and at www.artlopezart.com.

Where ‘fine’meets ‘folk’While you’re visiting theWinter IndianMarket andWinter SpanishMarket at theSanta FeCommunity Convention Center,be sure towalk a few steps across thehallway to the Community Gallery, wherea special show— “The Fine Folk of NewMexico: People, Places andCultureThroughArt”— is up through January 5.

The show is curated by santeroArthur Lopez and includesmore than25 notable contemporary Indian,Hispanic andAnglo artists.

“The [show]was inspired by theart of the people, places and culture of

NewMexico,” Lopez said. “NewMexico is rich in culture andtraditions from theNative American people to the religious artwork brought by theSpanish 400 years ago and the academic influences of the Anglo settlers. These richesare still fostered today,” he said, “and they produce art that is unique to the Land ofEnchantment. The show focuses on the common threads from fine and folk art thatmake up the diverse group of artistic talents selected for the show.”

Shop. Enjoy!WINTERINDIANMARKET

EarlyBird ShoppingSaturday, November 24, 9-10 a.m.Santa Fe Community Convention Center201W.Marcy Street$5 with SWAIAmembershipTo become a SWAIAmember call Denise Keron at505-983-5220.

GeneralWinter IndianMarketHoursSaturday, November 24, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Sunday, November 25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Santa Fe Community Convention Center201W.Marcy Street$5 per day; children under 12 free. Performances andfilm screenings included in price of admission.Call 505-983-5220 or visit www.swaia.org.

WINTERSPANISHMARKETLuncheonWith theArtistsSponsored by the Spanish Colonial Arts Society.Wednesday, November 28, at noonHotel St. Francis, 210 Don Gaspar AvenueTickets are $55 per person; a table of 11(including a SpanishMarket artist) is $500.Advance reservations are required; call 505-982-2226or visit www.SpanishColonial.org for reservationsor more information.

Winter SpanishMarketSponsored by the Spanish Colonial Arts SocietySaturday, December 1, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.Sunday, December 2, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.Santa Fe Community Convention Center201W.Marcy StreetAdmission is free.For more information call 505-982-2226or visit www.SpanishColonial.org.

WinterNiteA holiday party sponsored by the Spanish ColonialArts Society during whichmarket artists exhibit andsell their artFriday, November 30, 6-9 p.m.Santa Fe Community Convention Center201W.Marcy StreetTickets are $25 for Spanish Colonial Arts Societymembers and $40 for nonmembers. Reservationsmust bemade in advance.For more information or reservations,call 505-982-2226 or visit www.SpanishColonial.org.

COMMUNITYGALLERYTheFineFolk ofNewMexico: People,Places andCultureThroughArtA show sponsored by the Santa Fe Arts CommissionTuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. through January 5closed Sundays andMondaysSanta Fe Community Convention Center201W.Marcy StreetAdmission is free.For more information call 505-955-6705or visit www.SantaFeArtsCommission.org.

Tin art by Christine Montaño Carey

Jane PhilliPsArthur Lopez holds up twomatachine masks.


Deckthe

Plaza

Holiday lights brightenhistoric city center

including the lights, are illuminated throughNewYear’sDay, and “everything has to come down and be put awayby the end of January,” Griego said.The Plaza lighting ceremony this year begins at 3

p.m. Friday, November 23. Various community groups,including theGirl Scout Choir and the SantaMaria de laPaz Choir, will perform on the bandstand.“This year, the Santa Fe Brass will join the

entertainment lineup,” said BobbiMossman, whocoordinates the event for the PublicWorks Department,which oversees the parks crew. “Wewant to involveeveryonewhowants to be involved in the celebration.”Santa andMrs. Claus arrive about 4 p.m. on a vintage

fire truck provided byRogerLamoreux,who owns thecrane service that hoists ParksDepartment employees.Approximately 12,000 lights are used on the trees,decorations andbandstand, aswell as on the electricfarolitos that line the perimeter of thePlaza.

“The city also provides the luminarias on the portalsaround the Plaza,” Griego said, althoughThePalace of theGovernors supplies its own luminarias on the north side.Rounding out the city’s decorations are greenery and

garlands around various poles and two “scenes” on thewest and east sides of the Plaza— one a skating familyand the other a sleighwith reindeer and Santa.Speaking of Santa, he andMrs. Claus take up

residence in a special hut created by the Christmas Shop

where they’ll be available for photos until the event endsat 8 p.m.Joining the festivities areMayor David Coss, City

Manager Robert Romero and various City Councilmembers.Themayor begins the countdown at 6 p.m. “There

are always oohs and aahs when the lights go on,” Griegonoted.Entertainment resumes after the lighting and

continues until 8 p.m. Various local groups andmusicians plan to have a jam session involving theaudience,Mossman said. Guitarists and singerswhostart the improvisationwill be joined by the SoleraSisters, trumpeter and singer RyanMontano anddrummer Eddie Garcia of the Equal Cut band.“This is a great family event that brings the entire

community together to experience themagic of theholiday season in Santa Fe,” Coss said.

If you goAnnual lighting ceremony, featuringentertainment, Santa andMrs. Claus and thelighting ofmore than 12,000 lights in and aroundthe Santa Fe Plaza.3 to 8 p.m. Friday, November 23

Story By Kay LocKridge • photoS By gene peach

The Plaza lighting ceremony, held annually the evening after Thanksgiving, began because of oneman’s loveof the holiday season in Santa Fe.

“I’ll never forget the day (in 1987)whenEdBerry (founder of The Shop –AChristmas Store) said—with atear in his eye— that ‘Santa Fe needs to have a celebration. … Christmas is the best time of the year in SantaFe, and that needs to be recognized,’” saidMarkGriego, who, with his wife, Janice, bought the shop fromBerry 10 years ago.But Griego acknowledged that the eventwouldn’t happenwithoutMark Aragon and his crew at the city

Parks andRecreationDivision. Seven or eight workers, including two electricians and an apprentice, prepareand light up the Plaza for the holidays.Aragon and his crew begin putting up the lights and other effects right after Veterans Day. All the decorations,


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During her second winter inher new Santa Fe home, retiredmedical editor Christine Zuckerspent a few hours each weekknitting with new friends overhomemade apricot bread andherbal tea.Her Labradoodle namedEnchilada (Chile forshort) took great delight in the clicking soundof the needles and the colorful, half-formedhats, scarves, socks, and sweaters draped overthe laps of women in the living room. Zucker,meanwhile, looked forward to the company asshe transitioned from life inNew Jersey to lifeinNewMexico. “It’s fun to have people to talk towhen you’re knitting,” she said.It all startedwith a casual conversation at

a party. Zucker offered to help awomanwhoexpressed an interest in knitting. Soon, theywere seated on the leather couch under Zucker’scollection ofMexicanmasks, talking stitches andsuch. Threewomen joined them and the groupkept a regular schedule for awhile. But when theweatherwarmed up, the group petered out.Zucker, however, kept on knitting. As the

seasons changed, she switched fromwool tolinen and sought out public knitting tables. Sheknitted at Tutto Fine Yarn and Buttons shopuntil it moved to a smaller location onGalisteoStreet. Then she and other yarn devoteesgathered at CollectedWorks Bookstore. Aswinter approaches again, Zucker said she hopesto revive her living roomknitting circle.

Threads of traditionNorthernNewMexico has always been aspecial place for fiber arts, from theweavers ofChimayó to cottage industries to peoplewhohavemade sweaters and scarves for their ownfamilies. Today, there aremore practitioners

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than youmight imagine, from thewomen’scollectives funded by theNewMexicoWomen’sFoundation, to individual artists, growers, andbusinesses featured throughNewMexico FiberArts Trails andNewMexico Fiber Artisans, toa burgeoning band of alpaca breederswho lovedigging their hands into sacks of raw fiber. Thereare nationally known education programs, suchas the 400-member Española Valley Fiber ArtsCenter. And there are tucked-away getaways

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Chimayó3. Centinela Traditional Arts4. Karen Martinez Studio & Gallery5. Ortega’s Weaving Shop

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Edgewood17. Robin Pascal Fiber Artist and Perfect Buttons18. Sandrasilk

Las Vegas13. Furniture and More14. World Treasures and the Travelers Café

Mora11. Tapetes de Lana12. Victory Ranch Alpacas

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A Guide to the North Central Loop of The New Mexico Fiber Arts Trail

1. BlackMesa Fiber Arts, south of Española, 505-753-37812. Española Valley Fiber Arts Center, Española, 505-747-3577, www.evfac.org3. Centinela Traditional Arts, Chimayó, 505-351-21804. KarenMartinez Studio & Gallery, Chimayó, 505-927-55095. Ortega’sWeaving Shop, Chimayó, 877-351-4215, ortegasweaving.com6. Art for the Heart: A Place to Create!, Peñasco, 575-587-2200 or 505-417-0155,

art-for-the-heart.org7. TDLT Fiber Artisans, Peñasco, 575-587-1076, www.gauchoblue.com8. Me’tier Fiber Studio, Dixon, 505-579-41119. Río Fernando Farm, Taos, 575-758-0019

10. Weaving Southwest, Arroyo Seco (near Taos), 575-758-0433,www.weavingsouthwest.com

11. Tapetes de Lana, Mora, 575-387-2247, moravalleyspinningmill.com12. Victory Ranch Alpacas, Mora, 575-387-2254, www.victoryranch.com13. Furniture andMore, Las Vegas, NewMexico, 505-454-9133 or 505-425-848514. World Treasures and the Travelers Café, Las Vegas, NewMexico15. Johnsons of Madrid Galleries of Fine and Fiber Art, Madrid, 505-471-105416. Tapestry Gallery, Madrid, 505-471-0194, www.tapgal.com17. Robin Pascal Fiber Artist and Perfect Buttons, Edgewood, 505-286-1783,

perfectbuttons.com18. Sandrasilk, Edgewood, 505-414-1292, www.sandrasilk.com

Key to theNorth Central Loop

Note: All locations are by appointment only. Contact the studio, farm or shopto set a date for your visit and verify directions. Formore information, go towww.nmfiberarts.org.

for thosewhowish to spin at the side of amaster weaver by day and relax in an adobeguest housewith quiet, old-world charm by night.Given such endless options, there’s no need to succumb to cabin fever this season

or to feel trapped bymind-numbing shoppingmall experiences.Despite all sorts of attempts tomap the surprisingworld of contemporary and

traditional fiber arts inNewMexico, it’s like an ever-changing quilt, especiallysince theU.S. economic downturn in 2008. Here, we’ve pulled together a roundupof resources that will satisfy the adventuresome, the novice, and the arts-and-craftssnob alike. You’ll find rural outposts and urban hotspots, locally produced andimportedwares, as well as high-ticket and by-donation classes.“NewMexico has one of the largest fiber arts communities in theUnited States,”

said Katy Blanchard, a Youngsville resident and director of NewMexico FiberArtisans, a coalitionwithmore than 50members. “It’s still very vibrant.We’re tryingto find the right puzzle pieces to help get theword out about fiber artisans.We’re in astate of flux as towhere to go fromhere.”

Anewspin on lifePart of the thrill of delving into the fiber arts scene is the people youmeet andthe conversations you strike up along theway.For some, fiber arts are away to connect to the Spanish andNative

American cultures of the region. For others, fiber arts aremerely anotherartisticmedium for self-expression.“There’s all kinds of fiber cultures inNewMexico: Some old and traditional,

and some new,” said BetheOrrell, director of Española Valley Fiber ArtsCenter. The 6,000-square-foot nonprofit hub forNorthernNewMexico’sfiber network offers year-round classes, a consignment gallery, 34 loomsand awide variety of supplies.Orrell is typical of themiddle-lifers you’ll alsomeet— “People,” she

said, “whomade their living, andnow they’remaking their life.”WhenOrrell reached her 40s, she turned her back on an

accounting career and invested instead in goats and sheep.She opened a yarn store in Edgewood and devoted her timeto knitting, weaving, felting, dyeing— anythingwarmand fuzzy she could get her hands on.“That’s kind of who the alpaca farmers are,”

Orrell observed aswell.TheNewMexico Alpaca Breeders

Association, formed in 2002, now has 25members, including eight in Santa FeCounty alone. Native to South America,alpacas are raised for their luxurious fiber,which is said to be softer than cashmere,lighter weight thanwool.

Related eventThird Annual Holiday Fiber Market, featuring allkinds of hand-dyed yarn and fine arts12-7 p.m. December 7and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. December 8Santa FeWomen’s Club1616 Old Pecos Trail, Santa FeFreeFor more information call the Española ValleyFiber Arts Center, 505-747-3577, and Art Throughthe LoomGuild, 505-466-0107

Anne Stallcup, owner of Que Sera Alpacas south of Eldorado, calls her farm a place“wheremiracles never cease.” Shewas a businesswoman in Santa Fewhen she visitedher first alpaca farm on an outing for a friend’s birthday. It took her 50 years to find herpassion, but once she did, she didn’t waste any time.Within a fewmonths, in 2003, shepurchased her first Huacaya alpacas. She now owns about 50, and her stripped-downjuniper trees show it. (Alpacas like to floss their teethwith the bitter needles.) Quick onher feet about alpaca behavior and quirky traits, Stallcup loves to give private farm toursupon request.To get certified to sort and grade alpaca fiber for the commercialmill process, Stallcup

went to Alberta, Canada, to studywith expert Ruth Elvestad at theNatural Fibre Centreat Olds College. “That class— and the breakthroughmomentwhen I really felt I learnedthe art of hand spinning—were really the life changers,” she said.Stallcupwas busy breeding and raising alpacas for several years before she grew

interested in fiber arts. It took her two years,with three different instructors, to get thehang of drop spinning andproduce something that youmightwant to knitwith. “Iwas

crying Iwas so happy,” she said. “I started spinning, and I couldn’t stop.”Today, thewalls of the Que Sera shop are decoratedwith the ribbonsStallcup’s alpacas havewon at shows around the country. She attributessome of her success to theNewMexico climate, which she said is well-suited to producing high-quality fiber.

“NewMexico is a land of big skies, grand vistas, enchanted out-of-the-way places, clean air and lots of sunshine. It is also home

to some of the finest quality alpacas in theUnited States,”Stallcup notes on herwebsite.While attending six shows a

year, she has observed that NewMexico alpacas (not justhers) compete equally or better than alpacas from otherstates. “I’m always proud howwell theNewMexicoalpacas do at shows, and I don’t thinkwe get enoughcredit,” she said.

• • •For Christine Zucker, knitting is a family tradition.She learned the craft fromher grandmother, whomadesweaters for Zucker’s children. She kept them all these

years, long after her children outgrew them.With a large family and a career, Zucker had little time for

knitting herself. But once Zucker’s own grandchildrenwere on theway, she picked up the craft againwith a sense of purpose, ratherthan practicality. After all, a simple baby blanket can run $70,given the price of yarn.

“The purpose of doing it is it’s a work of art,” Zucker said. Shepaused, then added, “Maybe you hope that some of the thingsmight be handed down.”


TDLT Fiber Artisans Traces (detail), 2008, Irvin Trujillo48” x 40” natural dyed wool, modernCentinela Traditional Arts

Sandrasilk

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Additional fiberarts resourcesNewMexico Fiber Artisans, www.nmfiberartisans.orgWomen’s Cottage Industries, nmwf.org/cottage-industriesSanta Fe Creative Tourism, www.santafecreativetourism.orgNewMexico Alpaca Breeders Association,www.newmexicoalpacabreeders.org.Start here to find amap of 25 alpaca breeders, an onlineshop of alpaca wool merchandise, and fiber art supplies soldthrough NewMexico ranches as well as information aboutalpaca farm tours. Members in Santa Fe area include BlueMesa Alpacas, RanchoMeluca Alpacas, Akasha Alpacas,Dream Catcher Ranchito Alpacas, Que Sera Alpacas, Ranchode Los Sueños. Members in Edgewood are Stable InvestmentsAlpaca Ranch and SouthMountain Alpacas.

New Mexico Fiber Arts trAils

A little frayed but still fabulousThe state’s arts trails continue to point theway to adventure and inspiration along theback roads of NewMexico.Banners began flying at studios, farms and textile-related businesses throughout

rural NewMexico in 2007, signifying the launch ofNewMexico Fiber Arts Trails.NewMexico Arts, a division of the state’s Cultural Affairs Office, developed an

impressive circuit of three regional trails that showcasedmore than 200 artists at 71stops in 18 counties. Under then-Gov. Bill Richardson’s rural economic initiatives anda one-time $250,000 legislative appropriation, the project placed a national spotlighton traditional and contemporary artists and their suppliers— “from sheep to shawl”—with the aim of bringing buyers to their doorsteps, nomatter how far off the beaten path.Modeled after a successful program inNorth Carolina, the effort in the Land of

Enchantment faced problems after the economy tanked in 2008.Tourists and localsmight become confused or frustrated if they pick up one of the

outdated brochures, “NewMexico Fiber Arts Trails: AGuide to Rural FiberArts Destinations,” before they head to the galleries, artist studios,workshops, trading posts, museums, farms,mills, cooperatives,suppliers, fiber arts centers and cottage enterprises thatmake up thetour, as some of those listed are no longer in business. However, theNorth Central Loop— once the largest of the three loops thatmake uptheNewMexico Fiber Arts Trails — still has 18 of its original 31 sites on thetour, according toThe Santa FeNewMexican’s recent survey.“At the beginning,when it just started, a lot of people [traveled] the

FiberArtsTrail,” saidDarcyWeisner,manager ofVictoryRanchAlpacas,whichher parents founded twodecades ago inMora. “Youhear about it less and less, that’s for sure…butwe’re happy to be a partof it.” The tour banner remains posted outside the ranch store.“I think it was very successful for a lot of fiber artisans,” said

Katy Blanchard, director of a grassroots effort calledNewMexico Fiber Artisans, which startedwith some supportfromNewMexico Arts. But because the trails bypassedurban areas, she believed the programwas too narrow in itsapproach.NewMexico Fiber Artisans is now trying to forge a

new, broader network of “all things fiber” that includesurban aswell as rural locations. The group spreads theword about its 50-somemembers through a frequentlyupdatedwebsite—www.nmfiberartisans.org— socialmedia and a free directory published every two years.


TDLT Fiber Artisans

Alpacas Kokomo and Autumnat Victory Ranch in Mora

AGuide to theNorthCentral Loopthe fiber Arts trails were created to connect shoppers to artisans andhandcrafters to suppliers of materials. ranging from edgewood to Mora totaos, many of the locations on the north Central loop are far-flung. it wouldbe difficult to cover them all in one weekend.1. BlackMesa Fiber Arts, south of española, 505-753-3781. trish Spillman,founder of the española Valley fiber Arts Center, has 14 looms and offerslessons.

2. Española Valley Fiber Arts Center, española, 505-747-3577,www.evfac.org. the hub of the fiber arts network, the center offers classes,supplies and handmade wares.

3. Centinela Traditional Arts, Chimayó, 505-351-2180. the studio galleryfeatures rio Grande weavings by such masters as irvin and lisa trujillo.

4. KarenMartinez Studio &Gallery, Chimayó, 505-927-5509. A seventh-generation weaver in the rio Grande style, Martinez is an award-winning artistand a master instructor.

5.Ortega’sWeaving Shop, Chimayó, 877-351-4215, ortegasweaving.com.Visitors can watch as weavers make a jacket, vest, blanket or purse to theirspecifications.

6.Art for the Heart: A Place to Create!, Peñasco, 575-587-2200 or505-417-0155, art-for-the-heart.org. Besides quilts, rag rugs and colchaembroidery, the gallery features UpCycled and PupCycled fashions, clothes forhumans and hounds cut from discarded clothes. Art-making women’s groups(free art materials) are offered on thursdays and by-donation art classes areheld on the last Sunday of every month.

7. TDLT Fiber Artisans, Peñasco, 575-587-1076, www.gauchoblue.com.in 2011, tejedoras de las trampas (theWomenWeavers of las trampas),a nonprofit venture of española Valley fiber Arts Center, changed its nameand moved to Gaucho Blue’s gallery in Peñasco. Known for its rag rugs, the11-member cooperative now also spins alpaca wool into yarn and weaves clothfor colcha, a kind of embroidery done in the state.

8.Me’tier Fiber Studio, Dixon, 505-579-4111. the studio sells Appalachian-style baskets, weavings and wearable art, and holds classes in basketry,weaving, spinning and natural dyeing.

9. Río Fernando Farm, taos, 575-758-0019. At 8,400-feet in the Sangre deCristo Mountains, the farm is a source of raw fiber, including angora rabbits,Pygora goats, alpacas and llamas. Owner Shelley loveless knits hats andscarves, often blending Angora rabbit with alpaca.

10.Weaving Southwest, Arroyo Seco (near taos), 575-758-0433,www.weavingsouthwest.com. After closing for nine months, the shop movedfrom taos to Arroyo Seco this fall. Owner teresa loveless and others sellyarn they dye as well as weave custom rugs, blankets and pillows while alsoteaching classes and managing the business´ mail and phone orders.

11. Tapetes de Lana, Mora, 575-387-2247, moravalleyspinningmill.com.the Mora mill, which processes local Churro and lincoln wool and more, hasadded an espresso coffee bar. tapetes de lana started as a vocational trainingprogram but now is a weaving gallery, local art venue and yarn store. the milloffers affordable weaving classes and loom rentals.

12. Victory Ranch Alpacas, Mora, 575-387-2254, www.victoryranch.com.this is the nation’s largest alpaca yarn retailer, from local and importedsources, and the Southwest’s largest alpaca ranch. educational, $5-a-personalpaca tours are offered, and visitors can purchase gifts for adults and children(sweaters, jackets, wraps, mittens, hats and muffs) and supplies in the storeand online. Overnight weaving classes with lodging in an adobe house are alsooffered. Closed January 1 to March 15, except by appointment.

13. Furniture andMore, las Vegas, newMexico, 505-454-9133 or505-425-8485. Offered here are handspun wool table runners by BeatriceMaestas Sandoval as well as rugs, shawls and tin crosses inset with colchaembroidery.

14.World Treasures and the Travelers Café, las Vegas, newMexico,505-426-8638. the gallery features five working looms and weavings made ofyarn from tapetes de lana.

15. Johnsons ofMadrid Galleries of Fine and Fiber Art, Madrid,505-471-1054. the gallery represents 50 fiber artists making “wearable andwallable” art.

16. Tapestry Gallery, Madrid, 505-471-0194, www.tapgal.com. the shopoffers wearable art and yarn supplies.

17. Robin Pascal Fiber Artist and Perfect Buttons, edgewood, 505-286-1783, perfectbuttons.com. this location offers exotic buttons and mixed-warpshawls with novelty yarns, including strips of beaver fur recycled from antiquehats.

18. Sandrasilk, Edgewood, 505-414-1292, www.sandrasilk.com. SandraHolzman recently built a new studio in edgewood where she crafts wearableart out of silk. Her specialty is hand-painted fabrics, and she teaches silkpainting and dyeing.


A lAndscApeof inspirAtionNewMexico writers find theirmuse in state’s cultures, surroundingsBy Arin McKennA

frankWaters was known as thegrandfather of southwesternliterature. despite beingnominated for the nobel prizein literature several times,Waters has also been calledAmerica’s greatest unknownwriter. His accolades includea rockefeller foundationgrant and a fellowship forcreativeWriters from thenational endowment for theArts. Waters vividly depictsmid-20th century northernnewMexico in TheManWhoKilled the Deer,which is basedon the trial he witnessed of ataos pueblo man who killeda deer out of season. thenovel has been in print since itwas published in 1942. Peopleof the Valley, also byWaters,portrays an isolated Hispaniccommunity in the sangrede cristo mountains that isthreatened by a changingworld. for an insider’s viewof northern newMexicanHispanic culture, read frayAngélico chávez’sGuitars andAdobes, written in responsetoWilla cather’s disparagingportrayal of Hispanics inDeathComes for the Archbishop.chávez’s love of his people andculture comes through in everypage of this heartwarmingnovel.

“the man made of words,”n. scott Momaday, won a1969 pulitzer prize for his firstnovel, House Made of Dawn.His other awards include aGuggenheim fellowship andthe Academy of Americanpoets prize. Momaday’smastery of languagecaptivates, whether he isportraying the deteriorationand ultimate healing ofan emotionally woundedAmerican indianWorld Warii veteran (House Made ofDawn) or retelling the storieshis father told him as a child(TheWay to Rainy Mountain).Momaday considers himselfprimarily a poet. for the bestof his early poetry as well assome of his most recent work,pick up Again the Far Morning:New and Selected Poems.Momaday is also an artist anddid the illustrations for hisonly children’s book, Circle ofWonder: A Native AmericanChristmas Story.

rudolfo Anaya has beencalled the father of chicanoliterature. His awards includethe national Medal of Arts forliterature and a pen lifetimeAchievement Award. Anaya’swriting echoes the storytellingtraditions he grew up with,bringing a lyric quality to all hiswork. His first novel, Bless MeUltima, has become a classic.this coming-of-age storyabout a boy growing up in asmall Hispanic town in newMexico’s llano (plains) and hisrelationship with a curandera(healer), is the first in asemiautobiographical trilogy.A movie based on the novelwas released this fall. someof Anaya’s thought-provokingreflections have been collectedin The Essays. At the other endof the spectrum is a four-partmystery series that leads thereader through some grippingsuspense, the main character’sembrace of his cultural rootsand spirituality, and newMexico’s history and culturallandscape. Zia Summer is thefirst in the series.

leslie Marmon silko enteredthe literary scene with TheManto Send Rain Clouds, a shortstory she wrote and publishedwhile in college. it earned hera national endowment for theHumanities discovery Grant.Marmon silko won acclaimfor her first novel Ceremony, astory about a laguna puebloveteran’s recovery from the“battle fatigue” of World War iiand the Bataan death March.Marmon silko’s awards includea MacArthur “Genius Award,”the pushcart prize and the1994 native Writers’ circleof the Americas lifetimeAchievement Award. someof Marmon silko’s work, suchas Almanac of the Dead, isedgy, but she has an uncannyability to portray sectors ofsociety beyond the ken of theaverage person. Her distinctiveprose also enriches nonfictionsuch as The Turquoise Ledge:AMemoir, a broad-rangingexploration of Marmon silko’sheritage and the southwesternenvironment.

Whether Jimmy santiagoBaca is writing poetry abouthis morning runs along therio Grande’s bosque inWinterPoems Along the Rio Grande ora portrait of the twisted pathspeople take to claim their pieceof the American dream in AGlass of Water, his powerful useof language reaches straight tothe soul and inspires healingand hope. Baca is a recipient ofthe pushcart prize, AmericanBook Award, national HispanicHeritage Award, nationalendowment poetry Award andmore. that Baca taught himselfto read and write during a stintin federal prison for a crime hemaintains he did not commitmakes his mastery that muchmore remarkable. His movingmemoir, A Place to Stand,reveals how poetry became alifeline during that dark periodof his life.


For a glimpse into the artscolonies of early 20th centuryNewMexico, there is nobetter place to start than withthe “first lady of Taos,” salonhostess and art patronessMabel Dodge Luhan. DodgeLuhan was famous for hercelebrity houseguests, whichincluded D.H. Lawrence,Georgia O’Keeffe, AnselAdams, ThorntonWilder,Carl Jung, Martha Grahamand Leopold Stokowski.Dodge Luhan’s memoirs, TheEdge of Taos Desert: Escape toReality andWinter in Taos, arereflections on her love of NewMexico and her relationshipwith Taos Pueblo member TonyLujan, who became her fourthhusband. Look to Luhan’sbiographies, such asMabelDodge Luhan: NewWoman,NewWorlds by Lois PalkenRudnick, for the celebritystories. The latest rage amongDodge Luhan’s fans is TheSuppressedMemoirs of MabelDodge Luhan: Sex, Syphilis, andPsychoanalysis in theMakingof Modern American Culture,also researched and edited byPalken Rudnick.

For NewMexico history thatreads like fiction, choose one ofPaul Horgan’s masterpieces.In his preface to The Centuriesof Santa Fe,Horgan writes,“Using real traditions, eventsand many real persons, Ihave wanted to bring alivethe historical realities of thepast rather in the way of thedocumentary film.” Horganachieves that by placingcomposite characters thereader can identify with in themidst of historical events. Hismastery of what is now called“creative nonfiction” earnedhim Pulitzer Prizes forGreatRiver: The Rio Grande in NorthAmerican History and Lamy ofSanta Fe. For current writingson NewMexico’s history, turnto Telling NewMexico: A NewHistory, edited by MartaWeiglewith Frances Levine and LouiseStiver. This comprehensivecollection of 52 essays by 47contributors covers everyaspect of NewMexico’s history,including episodes— suchas the Japanese internmentcamps ofWorldWar II — rarelyfound in other texts.

Cities of Gold: A Journey Acrossthe American Southwest, byDouglas Preston, is morethan an account of Preston’sjourney in the footstepsof Francisco Vásquez deCoronado. Chapters depictingPreston’s adventures(and misadventures) areinterspersed with wellresearched history ofthe region, ranging fromCoronado’s journey toranching traditions passeddown through generations.Preston’s mysteries arefrequently on The New YorkTimes bestseller lists. Twogood reads set in NewMexicoare Tyrannosaur Canyon andMountain Dragon, co-authoredwith Lincoln Child.

Blood and Thunder, byHampton Sides, is an epicaccount of the 1846 invasionof NewMexico by the Armyof theWest. Sides’ meticulousresearch is matched byhis engrossing storytelling,making this a difficult bookto put down. The bookwas the subject of a majordocumentary on the PBSprogram American Experience,and is currently underdevelopment for the screen.For a firsthand account of theMexican-AmericanWar, checkoutDown the Santa Fe Trailand IntoMexico: The diary ofSusan ShelbyMagoffin, 1846-1847.Magoffin was travelingthe Santa Fe Trail with herhusband, a trader, when theymet up with the U.S. Army ontheir way to Santa Fe. Sidescalls this one of his favoriteNewMexico books.

109 East Palace: RobertOppenheimer and the SecretCity of Los Alamos, by JennetConant, is one of the best readsabout the Manhattan Project.Conant grew up hearing hergrandfather James Conant, theproject’s main administrator,exchanging stories with theproject’s scientists. Conantcombines those memories withintensive research— she evenread the fiction the scientistsdevoured— to create a vividportrayal of life on “the Hill”and a detailed account of theproject from beginning to end.The House at Otowi Bridge: TheStory of EdithWarner and LosAlamos, by Peggy Pond Church,offers a more intimate view ofthe Manhattan Project as wellas a contrasting portrait of SanIldefonso Pueblo. Warner’s tearoom at the foot of the PajaritoPlateau became a magnet forscientists needing a break fromthe Hill. Warner was equally atease with the Puebloan peopleand Niels Bohr or RobertOppenheimer. The bookincludes a selection ofWarner’sownmoving journal entries.


story and recipes By patricia Greathousephotos By ryannan Bryer de hickman

many Americans’ idea of a traditionalThanksgiving revolves around theimages Norman Rockwell made famousin the 1940s and ’50s: Pilgrims in buckleshoes, big-breasted birds and steaming

pies loaded on groaning boards, all commemorating the firstThanksgiving at Plimoth Plantation in 1621 in present-dayMassachusetts.The only problemwith thismuch-loved American folktale is that by the time thePilgrimswere dazzling the Pequotswith glass beads, the Spaniardswere alreadyfirmly rooted inwhat is now the Southwest— and held their first fiesta of thanks.In 1598 explorer Don Juan deOñate led a band of settlers north fromMexico

to Santa Fe to claim the land and post granted him by the viceroy of NewSpain.The desolate aridity of the Chihuahuan desert brought severe difficulties tothe 500 travelers, whosewagons and 7,000 head of livestock stretched formorethan fourmiles. After a nearly fatal struggle to reachwater at the Rio Grande delNorte, they arrived at the river nearwhat is nowSanElizario, Texas. The travelersfell to their knees and gave thanks for survival. Preparations for a feast weredeclared and a bonfire lit. The Spaniards shared fish, duck and goosewith Piro andManso Indians, and the priests performed a ceremonialMass duringwhat somehistorians now claim is the first European/indigenous Thanksgiving inNorthAmerica— 23 years before the Pilgrims set foot at Plymouth Rock.The story of our very own Southwestern Thanksgiving came to light about 30

years ago, gleaned from the journal of Gaspar Perez de Villagra, one the settlerswho had followedOñate, hoping to become landowners in the far northern reachesof NewSpain. Although these peoplewould go on to etch out small farms in richriver and ruggedmountain valleys, they had to face harsh and icywinters andshort growing seasons in both locations. They survived by adopting the cropsdeveloped by the Puebloans, who had successfully farmed the region formillenia.As JosiahGregg, a Santa Fe trader, explorer, and naturalist described them in his1844 bookCommerce of the Prairies, “[the] inhabitants lived in comfortable housesand cultivated the soil. ... Indeed, they are now considered the best horticulturistsin the country, furnishingmost of the fruits and a large portion of the vegetablesupplies that are to be found in themarkets.”

The menu(*recipes included in this issue)

ancho chile and apple cider brined turkey*

Blue cornbread dressing with chorizo, apples, pecans, and currants*

red chile gravy*

Green chile and greens savory pudding

smashed golden potatoes with roasted garlic

roasted buttercup squash slices

mixed green salad with pears and blue goat cheese

pumpkin or winter squash piewith pecan praline and goat cheese whipped cream*

Thanksgiving’s Southwest roots

LocaL TradiTions, LocaL foods combine in graTefuL ceLebraTion

illustration by william rotsaert



Brining seasons the big bird all the way through andmakes themeat tender andmoist. However, the flavorfuldrippings can be very salty.Make sure that all componentsof the gravy are salt-free and that you taste as yougradually add the drippings to the gravy.

AnchochileAndAppleciderBrinedTurkey

20 pound turkey, giblets and kidneys removed,scrubbed and drained

heaping 1/3 cup ground ancho chile(about 8 stemmed and seeded dried chiles)12 large garlic cloves (unpeeled is fine)

4 cored and chunked golden delicious apples1 gallonwater, divided

1 gallon organic apple juice or cider2 cups kosher salt

1 cup dark brown sugar ormolassesSpecial equipment: Brining bagput chile, garlic, apples, a cup ofwater and two cups ofcider in the blender. Blenduntil smooth. pour into a largerbowl and add thewater, apple juice, salt, and brown sugarormolasses; stir until salt and sugar dissolve.

pour into brining bag or non-reactive pot that turkey justfits in. Add turkey. Brine in refrigerator for 20hours. rinseanddry. continue to refrigerate if not roasting right away.Turkeymaybe brined twodays before roasting. removefromrefrigerator anhour before putting in the oven.preheat oven to 400degreesF. place turkey in large,

low-sided baking pan, tie legs together if desired, and placein oven. Bake until a thermometer reads 155 degrees indeepest part of thigh (uSdArecommends 165 degrees forsafety). let turkey rest at least 20minutes before serving.

• • •Make the cornbread a day or two ahead of Thanksgiving ina preheated cast iron skillet for a crispy crust. The earthycornbread is also delicious plain, slatheredwith butter orservedwith soup or a bowl of beans.To save preparation time onThanksgivingDay,make

the dressing the day before, cool and refrigerate overnightin a buttered ovenproof serving dish. Simply put in theoven an hour and 15minutes before serving.LaMesaOrganic Farm grows, grinds and sells its own

blue corn at the Santa Fe FarmersMarket.

BluecornBreAddreSSingwiThchorizo, AppleS, pecAnS

AndcurrAnTSFor the skillet cornbread:

1 cup blue cornmeal1/2 cup all-purpose flour3/4 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

(use 1/3 less if using fine-grained salt)3 large eggs at room temperature

1-3/4 cupswell-shaken buttermilk, room temperature1/2 stick unsalted butter

preheat oven to 425 degrees F. put a cast iron skillet orheavymetal baking pan in the oven onmiddle rack.Stir together dry ingredients in small bowl.whisk

together eggs and buttermilk in amediumbowl.when oven reaches 425 degrees, use a pot holder to

remove skillet from oven. Add butter to skillet, swirlingto coat bottom and sides. let buttermelt completely; itwill be foaming and beginning to brown. drain it intobuttermilkmixture and return skillet to the oven.whisk to combine buttermilk andmelted butter. Stir

cornmealmixture into buttermilkmixture just untilevenlymoistened but still slightly lumpy. don’t over beat.remove skillet from oven again and scrape batter into

it, spreading as necessary. Bake until golden, 20 to 25minutes. Turn out onto a rack.when it’s cool enoughto handle, break cornbread up into 1/2 inch or smallerpieces, return to skillet, and place in oven. Stirringoccasionally, dry out the cornbread for about 30minutes.The insides shouldn’t bemoist to the touch.

For the dressing:1 recipe skillet cornbread

1/2-3/4 pound bulk chorizo sausage(don’t use Spanish chorizo for this recipe;

use the larger amount for ameatier dressing)1medium onion, chopped

3 celery ribs, chopped in 1/4 inch pieces1 bunch scallions, sliced in 1/8 inch rounds,

includingmost of green stem2 small, sweet apples, skins left on if desired,

cored and finely chopped2 garlic cloves, put through garlic press or finelyminced

1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth,plusmore as needed

2 large eggs

preheat oven to 350 degrees F. place baking rack inmiddle of oven. Butter a 3-quart serving casserole.place crumbled cornbread in a largemixing bowl. put

aside until needed. Sauté chorizo in a large, heavy skilletovermedium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until itshows no traces of pink. removewith slotted spoon andadd to cornbread. reserve.pour excess fat from skillet, leaving just enough in the

pan tomoisten the surface and keep things from sticking.Add onions and celery, seasonwith a pinch of salt andsauté, stirring occasionally, until softened, 10-15minutes.Add scallions and apples and cook for 5minutes, stirringoccasionally. Add garlic, cook 2minutes, then scrapeeverything into bowlwith cornbread and chorizo.whisk together broth and egg, then pour over dressing

and gently toss. if mixture appears too dry, addmorebroth as needed. Transfer to baking dish and cover tightlywith lid or buttered foil. Bake in upper third of oven 1hour. remove cover and bake until top is golden, about15minutesmore.(Recipe adapted from epicurious.com)

• • •Winter squash and pumpkin are not only from the samegenus, curcurbita, they’re also American in origin. Theirwonderful keeping qualities endeared them to earlyNewMexicans.When dried, squash are reconstituted beforeusing or added directly to soups and stews.Most canned pumpkin is actuallymade fromwinter

squash, so don’t hesitate to step out when selecting a squashfor your Thanksgiving pie; in fact, most winter squashesaremore flavorful and sweeter than pumpkins. To prepareawhole pumpkin or winter squash for pie filling, cut thepumpkin in half and scrape out the seeds. Set the halvescut side down on a rimmed baking sheet or two, and bakeat 350 degrees F until the flesh is quite soft. Scrape thepulp into a skillet and cook, alongwith any liquid from thebaking sheets, overmediumheat, stirring frequently, untilit holds its shape on a spoon. Themore water cooked out ofthe flesh, themore creamy and concentrated the filling willbe. If the pulp is still stringy after stovetop cooking, use animmersion blender or food processor to break it up.


PumPkinorWinter SquaSh PieWith PecanPralineand

GoatcheeSeWhiPPedcream1-3/4 cup cooked pumpkin orwinter squash(15-ounce can pumpkinmay be substituted)

1/4 cupmaple syrup2 eggs

1 cup evaporatedmilk1/2 cup hotmilk

2 tablespoons butter1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 teaspoon salt1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg1/4 teaspoon ginger1/8 teaspoon cloves1 unbaked pie shell

1 lightly beaten eggwhitePreheat oven to 425 degrees F.combine pumpkin,maple syrup, eggs and evaporatedmilk. Stir butter into hotmilk.Whisk brown sugar, salt,cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves together. combineall threemixtures and beat well. Pour into an unbakedpastry shell that has been brushedwith eggwhite.Bake for 15minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F

and bake 35minutes longer. cool.While pie is cooling, make praline topping.

Praline toPPinG3 tablespoons butter1/4 cup brown sugar1/4 cupmaple syrup1 cup chopped pecans1/4 teaspoon salt

melt butter, then add the other ingredients. Bring to boiland lower to a simmer for 5minutes. cool, then pour overpiewhile topping is stillwarm. Spread to cover the pie, thenlet sit for 30minutes until topping is totally cooled beforecutting pie. ServewithGoatcheeseWhippedcream.

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green chilegreensgolden potatoesherbsbuttercup squashsalad greenspearsblue goat cheesepumpkin orwintersquashgoat cheeseheavy creamhoney

Sourcing locallySources for locally raised, organic pasturedheritage turkey:

if you’re interested in a turkey from Pollo Real,contact them at [email protected] or drop by theirSanta fe farmers’ Market booth. the birds range insize from 8 to 20 pounds and are $7 a pound. they’llalso sell turkeys at the Santa fe farmers’ Market onSaturday, november 18 and tuesday, november 21between 8 a.m. and noon.

LaMontanita Coop will begin taking ordersfor embudo Valley organic pastured turkeys thebeginning of november, although reserving a turkey isnot absolutely necessary. 505-984-2852.

TalusWind Ranch raises organic pastured turkeysin Galisteo. reach them through their website atwww.taluswindranch.com. Delivery in both Galisteoand Santa fe.

WendyMcGuire (aka the turkey lady) raisesturkeys as well as geese and ducks at her Gallinadel Sol farm in Stanley. the turkeys are sold out forthis year but they have a few geese left. Call WendyMcGuire to reserve yours at 505-610-8326. Deliveryin Santa fe.

Local farmers marketsnote that although some markets outside Santafe may close before thanksgiving, pumpkins andsquashes may be purchased ahead of time and storeduntil needed.

Santa Fe Farmers’ Marketswww.santafefarmersmarket.com. 505-983-4098

Farmers’ Market Pavilion1607 Paseo de Peralta at Guadalupe StreetSaturdays and tuesdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m. (fall hours)

Outside Santa Fewww.farmersmarketsnm.org. this site has a map offarmers’ markets around the state as well as moredetailed information, including a harvest chartshowing the season when items are available.

Los Alamoslafm.org/fm or Cindy talamantes (505) 574-7674Mesa Public library parking lot, Central and BathtubHoliday markets in December, then winter marketJanuary-April.

Goatmilk is produced locally by several dairies. Fresh goatcheese andwildflower honey are flavors that echo acrosscenturies and cultures.

GoatcheeSeWhiPPedcream1 cup chilled heavywhipping cream

2 tablespoons honey3 ounces fresh goat cheese, room temperature

Whip creamwith honey until honey is incorporated. addcrumbled goat cheese andwhip until soft peaks form.maybemade an hour ahead of time.

• • •

redchileGravy1/2 cup unbleachedwhite flour

2 cupswaterFreshly ground black pepper to taste

1-1/2 quarts turkey giblet broth (or substitutechicken broth)

chopped neckmeat and giblets (optional)1-2 cups red chile sauce

Special equipment: a quart glass jar with a tight-fitting lidremove turkey from roasting pan and put on awarmedplatter. tentwith foil. Pour drippings into a container andladle off asmuch fat as possible. reserve.add flour and 2 cupswater to the glass jar and shake

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Intimate Spacesthese low-key environments are perfect for a night out with a date orgood friends. Although some offer dance bands and full dinner menus,what sets these apart are cozy environments, good music and delicioustapas or lighter fare.

•ElFarol: 808CanyonRoad, 983-9912, or www.elfarolsf.com. El Farol does notjust reflect Santa Fe style; it is set in an 18th-century CanyonRoad home. The subduedorangewalls are accented by the low, dark-stained viga ceiling, creating awarmatmosphere. The venue offers live entertainment seven nights aweek, with all stylesofmusic and dance— fromLatin and salsa to rhythm and blues— and flamenco dinnershows on Saturdays.•ElMesón: 213WashingtonAve., 983-6756, or www.elmeson-santafe.com. This

Spanish bistro serves flamenco and jazz several nights aweek, as well as the chance totango onTuesdays. The bar is designed to resemble a Spanish courtyard, with a portalaround the perimeter coveredwith a tiled “roof” sporting farolitos. A fresco of a Spanishvillage behind the stage andmayólica plates augment the decor.•Hotel ChimayodeSantaFe’s Low ‘nSlowLowriderBar: 125Washington

Ave., 988-4900, or www.hotelchimayo.com. The lowrider decor, with its diamond-tuckupholstered seats, hubcaps and tablesmade from chromed chain-link steeringwheels,sets this bar apart. Seating is largely at the bar or a long two-sided counter. Enjoyacoustic guitar and vocals on Saturdays and other live entertainment on Fridays.•Hotel SantaFe’sAmayaRestaurant: 1501 Paseo de Peralta, 982-1200, or www.

hotelsantafe.com. The Pueblo Revival style of this Picuris Pueblo-owned hotel iscomfortable and inviting. Although entertainment at the Amaya restaurant is limited, anevening spent savoring the blend of indigenous and non-indigenous ingredients on themenu andNative American flute and classical guitarmusic by six-timeNative AmericanMusic Award nominee Ronald Roybal is an unforgettable Santa Fe experience. Roybalperforms one or two evenings aweek.• LaCasa Sena’s LaCantina: 125 E. Palace Ave., 988-9232, or www.lacasasena.com.

It is easy to seewhy LaCasa Sena is still popular nearly 20 years after it opened. Thedecor does not quitemeshwith the architecture of this early 19th-century adobe home,with crystal chandeliers hanging frompine vigas, obtrusive artwork and a gray-greentint on the traditionally whitewashedwalls. But once the nightly entertainment begins—especially when servers belt out Broadwaymusical tunes— that’s all quickly forgotten.

• LaPosada of SantaFe’s StaabHouse: 330E. Palace Ave., 986-0000, or www.laposadadesantafe.com/hotel. La Posadawas constructed around the AbrahamStaabhome, built in 1882. The bar’s Victorian decor is congruentwith its setting in theoriginal house. Bright artwork by contemporary artists provides a nice contrast to thedark paneling on thewalls.Many claim the ghost of Julia Staab still haunts the bar—as domany visiting celebrities. Live entertainment is featured five nights aweek.• LaFonda on thePlaza, LaFiesta Lounge: 100E. San Francisco St., 982-5511,

or www.lafondasantafe.com. The ambiance of this historic hotel is part of the draw,with its classic JohnGawMeem architecture and furnishing that remains true toMary Colter’s early 20th-century Southwest design. Lively entertainment rangingfromTexas two-step, rock ’n’ roll, jazz and country set patrons’ feet tapping six nightsaweek.• Pranzo ItalianGrill’s Geist Cabaret: 540MontezumaAve., 984-2645, or www.

pranzosantafe.com. Pianist David Geist, who has been praised by the likes of AndrewLloydWebber and Stephen Sondheim, performs solo orwith other performers severalnights aweek. Geist is game for anything fromCole Porter to Elvis Presley. Theinviting cabaret atmosphere is enhanced bywood-framedwindows overlooking theRailyard, antique-style light fixturesmounted on serpentinemetal frames and patiotables coveredwithwhite tablecloths.•TabernaLaBoca: 72W.Marcy St., 982-3433,

or www.labocasf.com. A tapestry of an opencan of sardines dominating onewallmay ormay not be to your taste, buta closer look at this Spanish-styletavern reveals a small, enjoyablespacewith tables for two, highceilings of dark-stainedwoodand tile accents over the doorandwindows. Enjoy Spanish-influencemusic two to threenights aweek and frequentflamenco shows.•Vanessie: 427W.Water St.,

982-9966, or www.vanessiesantafe.com. Classic Santa Fe-stylearchitecture and stunning artworkmake this one of Santa Fe’smostinviting venues. Pianist DougMontgomery,who is described as “equally at home performingChopin or singing show tunes,” performs five nights aweek. The Bert Dalton Trio performs jazz onThursdays, and other performers providemusic ranging from rhythm and blues, soul, cabaret and “soulful” Americana.

Step it upSanta fe also boasts its share of neighborhood bars and restaurantsfrequented by locals. Both the music and the atmosphere tend to belivelier in these venues, as well as more casual and relaxed.

•Cowgirl SantaFe: 319 S. Guadalupe St, 982-2565, or www.cowgirlsantafe.com.Cowgirl’s eclectic collection of oldmovie posters, cowgirl boots, ramilletes (papergarlands) stretched across the bar and horseshoe condiment holders creates anentertaining atmosphere even before themusic starts. The dominance of dance bandsamong its nightly entertainment schedulemakes this one of the best dance venues inthe city.•Evangelo’s: 200W. San Francisco St., 982-9014. Evangelo’s is best known for

great entertainment and as one of the locations for themovieCrazyHeart. Peopleeither love or hate the edgy atmosphere of this dive bar, where owner/bartenderNickKlonis and his staff are as likely to offend patrons as towelcome them. The rhythm

NIGHT CRAWLERSSanta Fe has a reputation for being

a sleepy little town that rolls upthe streets by 9 p.m. And, tobe honest, much of the localentertainment is gearedtoward those with an“early to bed” motto.But tucked into hiddencorners of the CityDifferent are a surprisingnumber of venues whereyou can dance to yourheart’s content or listento world-class music.The siren’s call of The City

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and blues, rock and soul upstairs draws an older crowd. TheUnderground appeals to ayounger crowdwithDJs, punkabilly and local and national groups.•ThePalaceRestaurant: 142W. Palace Ave., 428-0690, or www.palacesantafe.

com.Many patronswere pleased to see the Palace “restored toits Victorian splendor” after a brief stint as Señor Lucky’sat the Palace, completewithmechanical bull. The19th-century saloon doors and chandeliers— fromits incarnation as a gambling saloon run by LaDoñaTules— are back in place, as well as the flockedwallpaper andwalnutwainscoting. Bluegrass, rockand ‘80smusic are featured Thursday throughSaturday.•RougeCat: 101W.Marcy St., 983-6603, or

www.rougecat.com. Rouge Cat bills itself as an afterdinner/after hours venue for disco and cocktails. Theclub furnishings— padded benches and contemporaryart — are subdued and comfortable. The downstairs discohas a large dance floor completewith lighting and specialeffects. Entertainment includes DJs onweekendswith karaokeTuesdays and countrymusic onWednesdays. Check the club’s Facebook page for thecurrent schedule.• SecondStreet Brewery at SecondStreet and at theRailyard: 1814 Second St.,

982-3030, or 1607 PaseoDe PeraltaNo. 10, 989-3278, www.secondstreetbrewery.com.Something is almost always happening at one or both of these restaurants. The focus ison rootsmusic ranging from acoustic OpenMicNight to bluegrass and folk/Americana.The casual atmosphere attracts local families and friends, although themusicmay be tooloud to hold an intimate conversation.•Tiny’sRestaurant andLounge: 1015 PenRoad (corner of St. Francis Drive and

Cerrillos Road), 983-9817, or www.tinyssantafe.com. Tiny’s could be a neighborhood bar/restaurant in any town in theUnited States. It is one of the placeswhere Santa Feans goto dance, with live entertainmentWednesday through Saturday featuring local bandsand a karaoke night.With its local artwork, large decanter collection and down-to-earthdecor, Tiny’s has a character all its own.

In the swingSanta fe also offers dance options for those who favor folk, swing orother classic styles.

•OddFellowsHall: 1125 Cerrillos Road, www.ioofsfnm.org.TheOddFellowsHall is booked almost nightly by groupsoffering various dance styles, including internationalfolk dance and Israeli folk dance. Other options includecontra dancewith theNewMexico FolkMusic &DanceSociety (www.folkmads.org), swingwith the ABQDanceCrew (www.meetup.com/abqdance) and salsa (www.santarueda.com).•DanceStation: 901W. Alameda St. 989-9788, or

www.dancestationusa.com. Dance Station serves SantaFe andNorthernNewMexicowith group and private

lessons in all of the partner dances, including ballroom, Latin,swing, tango and country.

• SantaFeTango schedules tango lessons and dances for beginningto advanced dancers at a variety of locations, www.santafetango.org.

Sounds for small placesGig drawsworld-classmusiciansWith no bar, no kitchen, and just a 70-seat theater with refinedacoustics, Gig Performance Space appeals to bothmusiciansand listeners with a passion formusic.Internationally renowned guitarist Bruce Dunlap, who

opened the nonprofit venue in a renovated garage in 2005,calls it a “listening environment,” where patrons can hearmusic ranging from jazz to classical to folk and anything frompolished performances to improvisational forays. Quality isDunlap’s only criteria.“It’s an amazing venue in that you can see some of these

world-class artists and you can sit three feet away from them,”he said. “There are things that happen in small rooms that justdon’t happen in big halls. It’s rare that you find a place that justdeals with good sound, goodmusic.”Dunlap’s connections and Gig’s environment attract

dedicatedmusicians from all over. “Musicians are looking fora respectful environment where all thatmatters is themusic,”Dunlap said. “It’s so funnywhen people call you from Franceand say theywant to play at your garage.”Gig has performances two to three nights a week, advertised

through its website calendar, www.gigsantafe.com. Dunlaprecommends signing up for email notification to stay informedabout “flash gigs”— spontaneous performances booked toaccommodatemusicians passing through town.Gig is located at 1808 Second St., Suite H. Donations range

from $10 to $35 at the door and usually average $15. Cash andlocal checks only.

— Arin McKennA

It’s fairly standard for venues to charge a small cover when bands or DJs arescheduled. Call ahead or find details in Pasatiempo, The Santa FeNewMexican’sweeklymagazine of arts, entertainment and culture that publishes every Friday.

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By Craig Smith

The holiday season is graced bymany annual performances, and eachperforming arts genre has a favorite work tomount.Dance companiesweigh inwith theNutcracker, while theater companies

often put on a version ofAChristmas Carol. Opera companies have a readywork inAmahl and theNight Visitors, while choirs large and small haveplenty of carols and popular songs to choose from for their concerts.Both big symphony orchestras and smaller orchestral ensembles have

their own guaranteed choice—George FridericHandel’s ever-popularoratorioMessiah. Thework has been a favorite ever since its firstperformance onApril 13, 1742, in Dublin, Ireland.WhileMessiah premieredduring the Lent-Easter season and has since become aChristmastidefavorite because its first part deals with Christ’s birth, Handel himselfconsidered thework to be performable at any time.Messiah’s three parts each portray a portion of Christ’s life on Earth—his

Incarnation, his Passion and his Resurrection. Given howmoving the pieceis in performance, it’s interesting to remember that the texts werewritten bya thoroughly self-satisfied clergyman, Charles Jennens, whowas— to put itcharitably— greatly in lovewith his own dramatic abilities.Nonetheless, the final libretto, which draws from both theOld andNew

Testaments, is both apt and inspired. (Handel did polish some of the textsbefore setting them tomusic.) TheDublin Journal, in an article written afterthe premiere performance, said the text was composed of “themost elevated,majestick andmovingWords.” Not thatHandel was left out: The Journalalso said, “Wordswerewanting to express the exquisite Delight it afforded tothe admiring croudedAudience.”

The Santa Fe Symphony presentsMessiah this year at 4 p.m. Sunday,November 18, in the Lensic Performing Arts Center, preceded by a 3 p.m.pre-concert talk. TomHall guest conducts, and the guest soloists aresopranoDevonGuthrie, mezzo-sopranoRenee Tatum, tenor GregoryWarren and bass AlanDunbar. All are former Santa FeOpera apprenticesreturning here for the concert. The Santa Fe SymphonyChoruswill alsotake part in thework’smany and important choruses.This will be the symphony’s 17th airing of the piece, said founder and

general director GregHeltman. The group first performed it in 1995, skipped1996, and have since 1997 done it annually.

“I think thework is amagnificent example of word painting,” Heltman said,“the dramatic portrayal of the text inmusic, and every timewe perform it, itgrabsme. How can I describe that feeling? I’m constantly astounded by thegenius of the composition and dramatic interpretation.”Handel was a resourceful composer and neverworried about borrowing a

theme from another composer or even himself: InMessiah, the chorus “ForUntoUs a Child is Born”was originally an Italian love duet titled “No, IWillNot Trust You, Blind Love.” He alsowould cut or transpose or rearrange anaria for a specific singer or add or subtract pieces depending on the forcesavailable to him.That gives contemporarymounters of the piecemany options, Heltman

pointed out. But, he added, a full performance can takemore than threehours, and, “I think our audience for the symphony is accustomed to thetwo-hour time frame.” Thatmeans some judicious cuts.Handel was a reverentman, but he also never hesitated to combinemusic

making andmoney, using the one to accumulate the other. After all, hewasa freelance composer, performer and impresario, with no one to look afterhis needs but himself. Born inHalle, Germany, his careerwas long, busy andoften full of turmoil, but he nonetheless ended his days as a solid citizen andnaturalized Englishman.In fact, Handel was not only famed and, by some, feared, but hewas also

loved.When he died, the journals of the day printed death notices thatbreathe an air of real sincerity despite their formally ornate language. Hewasmourned by those he remembered in his will but also bymany friends inmusic and other professions.By his death, he had attained such national importance that his

testamentarywish that he be buried inWestminster Abbey— an audacioussort of thing for a private citizen—wasmetwith nothing but approval.

If you goTickets to the symphony’s Messiah range from $20 to $70, with seniorand youth discounts; call Tickets Santa Fe at 505 988-1234 or thesymphony box office at 505-983-1414.Lensic is at 211 West San Francisco Street.

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If you’re driving throughNewMexico this season, youmaywant to upgrade thewinter kit you keep in yourtrunk— even if you plan to stick to themain highways.Cell phone signals can be intermittent through themountains and onlower-altitude roads aswell. Global positioning systems can get hopelesslyconfused, even on the outskirts of well-traveled Santa Fe. Highways can bedarker andmore desolate than you’ve experienced elsewhere. Snowplowscan be in short supply. Towns can be far apart and sparsely populated, andthey can shut down early— gas stations included. These are conditions youmay never have considered possible in the 21st century.Last year, a Texas family planning to go skiing inNorthernNewMexico

got buried in a giant snowdrift onU.S. 56 near Springer. Luckily, they hadfood, water and a cell phone that picked up a signal. They still had to spendtwo days in their GMCYukon before rescue crews could push away 4 feet ofsnow and ice to retrieve themother, father and 5-year-old daughter.

Rule No. 1Good planning can help you avoid or survive dangeroussituations.•Carry a current papermap of the area inwhich you are traveling; look for aspecialized roadmap if you’re traveling extensively through Indian Country— then checkGPS suggestions against themaps.•Talk to locals before you venture off the beaten path.•Tell a friend or relativewhere you are headed andwhen you plan to beback.•Make realistic plans. If theweather report is ominous or you don’t havethe right vehicle, don’t risk the trip. Even in town, some residential areas areunpaved and require four-wheel drive or at least plenty of clearance spaceunder your vehicle. In addition, given the rugged,mountainous topographyofNorthernNewMexico, it’s easy to underestimate how long a tripwill take.

Rule No. 2Fill up on gas often, keeping three-fourths of a tankmost of thetime. For some trips, thismight require extra planning so you hit the gasstations at appropriate intervals.

Rule No. 3Have a backup plan inmind. Technologymay not be there tosave you.Suppose it is no longer safe to drive and you’re in unfamiliar territory.

Howwould you survive for a day or perhaps longer? If you run into cartrouble or a blizzard, be prepared towait it out until daylight or until thestorm passes. If snowdrifts are too high, days could pass before help arrives.Consider these tips based on theNewMexico Family EmergencyPreparedness Guide:•Pull over in a safe location and set your hazard lights to flash. Hang adistress flag from the radio antenna.•For 10minutes each hour, run the engine and heater. Keep the exhaust pipefree of snow and crack awindow.•Exercise lightly, add layers of clothing and huddle together to staywarm.•Take turns sleeping.•Conserve your car’s battery (avoid using headlights and interior lights).

Preparation is key to staying safeon the state’s wintry roads

New Mexico winter car checklistEveryone’s needs vary, but here’s a list of items to get you thinking. DavidEngland, an inspector and investigator with the City of Santa Fe Fire Department,provided valuable contributions to this list based on what has helped him survivethrough New Mexico’s winter season.

EssentialsCurrent paper maps of the areaEmergency contacts on paperHealth and auto insurance cardsFirst aid kitHand sanitizer and wipesCell phone charger for the carNonperishable survival food, hard candies and bottled water for two daysMedications that you cannot skip for two daysA reflective distress flag or “Send Help” windshield signCollapsible avalanche or snow shovel, rags, deicer, kitty litter to throw underwheels in icy conditionsSleeping bags or fleece blanketsHats, goatskin or leather gloves, fleece or wool mittens, wool or polyester socksand bootsCoins and cashLight-emitting diode (LED) battery-powered flashlightToilet paper, feminine supplies and tissuesEmpty containers to hold snow (if you run out of drinking water) or humanwasteBattery chargerTire inflaterJumper cablesTire cables (instead of hard-to-handle chains)

Nice to haveBrightly colored drop clothReflective clothing or reflective tapeTrash bagsCandles, matches and metal cans (provides heat but sucks up oxygen; mustcrack window)A thermos of hot waterSunglasses and sunscreenPlaying cardsBooksSurvival guide and emergency medicine guide

• Spread a bright-colored cloth over the snow to attract the attention ofrescue teams in rural or wilderness areas.• Stay in your carwith the seatbelt on, waiting for help to come to you.If youmustwalk outside, dress in layers and a reflective outer layer;wear sturdy, snow-repellent boots; carry cash, a credit card, your healthinsurance card, your auto insurance card and emergency contactinformation on paper.

Rule No. 4 Beware of winter health concerns. Know the signs offrostbite and hypothermia. Carefully store and handle poisons that gowith the season: Antifreeze can be deadly for children and pets.


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The Santa Fe Skating Club “goesHollywood”when itpresents “Let’s Go to theMovies” at the Genoveva

Chavez Community Center ice rink on the secondweekend inDecember. The annual ice skating show atNorthernNewMexico’s only Olympic ice skating rinkdelights children and adults with a family-orientedprogram featuring up to 50 youth and adult skaters.“This showhighlightsmusic from, or related to, popular

movies,” said TammyBerendzen, president of the skatingclub and show chairwoman. “It will beginwith a galaopening number involvingmore than 20 skaters skatingtomusic from the James Bond/007movies, and the entire

Skating on Familiar IceClub performs film favorites at Santa Fe rink

By Kay Lockridge

“Let’s Go to theMovies,” the annual holiday iceskating show presented by the Santa fe SkatingClubGenoveva Chavez Community Center3221 rodeo roadSaturday, December 8, at 4 p.m. andSunday, December 9, at 1 p.m.tickets available now at the community centerand at the door before the performances$10 ages 12 and older; $6 ages 2-11; no chargeunder 2for information call 424-4986 or visit www.chavezcenter.com or www.santafeskatingclub.org.

Award winning skater Mark Tamoglia Jun-Hong Chen, 2012 Junior National Juvenile Boys Bronze Medalist

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showwill be bracketed by the eminently recognizablethememusic fromAustin Powers.”Mandy Edwards, who shares the post of the show’s

artistic director with her twin sister,Megan, noted thatthe “City Different has outstanding talent in all agecategories, from beginners to competitive skaters. Itwill be both a beautiful and fun show towatch. Families,especially, will enjoy the diversity of skaters andmusic,”Edwards said.Colorful costumeswill be provided to the skaters for

the gala opening number, while those performing solos,duets and small-group numberswill provide their own.Additional skaters will be drawn from theDesert IceFigure Skating Club of Santa Fe.In addition to the gala opening number, highlights

include duets by father-daughter andmother-son teams.Joel Berendzen, 51, an engineer at the Los AlamosNational Laboratory, will skatewith his 5-year-olddaughter, Annisa, to the theme fromCinderella by StevenCurtis Jackman.Berendzen began skatingwhenAnnisa started skating

lessons at 18months. “It gaveme a chance to spendquality timewithmy daughter, and it’s a wonderfuldeparture frommy job at the labs,” he said. “Chambermusic used to bemy diversion; now, it’s ice skating year-round on this wonderful rink.”“I love to skatewithmy daddy,” his daughter said

enthusiastically. The dance selectionwill be their take onthe classicmovie.Themother and son team of Laurel (53) andMichael

(22) Gray will perform “We’re a Couple of Swells.” Thisnumber wasmemorably danced by Judy Garland andFred Astaire and choreographed by Astaire inEasterParade.ShaynaMoellenberg, amember of the SunValley

Skating Club in Idaho, is this year’s special guestskater.Moellenberg, 18, is the 2012Northwest PacificRegion Senior Ladies SilverMedalist; shewill skate to“I Dreamed aDream” from themovie LesMisérables.(Moellenberg is the niece of Santa Fe skating coach LisaSchub, who choreographs a number fromThe PolarExpress performed bymembers of the Learn-to-Skate

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Ayaha Chen, 2012 Southwestern RegionIntermediate Ladies Bronze Medalist

program at the community center, which offers skatinginstruction to toddlers, teens and adults.Santa Fe’s own award-winning 11-year-old skater Jun-

HongChen is the featured skater for the 2012 show. Theyoungman splits his training between the communitycenter and the Colorado SpringsWorld Arena and is the2012 JuniorNational Juvenile Boys BronzeMedalist.His sister, Ayaha, also appears in the show. She is the2012 Southwestern Region Intermediate Ladies BronzeMedalist.Other award-winning skaters whowill perform in

“Let’s Go to theMovies” includeMark Tamoglia, whotook a gold and two silvermedals at the 2012U.S. AdultsFigure Skating Championships in Illinois last spring.Tamoglia does a solo dance to Frank Sinatra’s “That’sLife,” whichwas featured in the 1993movieABronxTale.Other popularmoviemusic featured in the 90-minute

show includes a duet by Allie Girmus andAbbyWilsonto “Singing in the Rain”; a solo byWilson toKaty Perry’s“Firework” fromMadagascar 3; a starlight waltz by JudyPearson-Wright andCharlesWright to the “PotterWaltz”fromHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; and a solo byRachel Ruckman to “Diamonds Are aGirl’s Best Friend.”The latter, as sung byMarilynMonroe, was the highlightof the filmGentlemen Prefer Blondes.


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Upgrades, expansions give ski resorts a new look

Azip line that sends riderswhooshing by trees andmountain boulders, a

global positioning satellite system thatmonitors the whereabouts of youngerskiers, extended tubing areas and arenovated and expanded ski lodgeare only a few of the many featuresNorthern NewMexico ski resorts haveadded to their facilities this year.

At Taos Ski Valley, additions and improvements aim tomake things easierfor young beginners and families and getting folks to and from the slopes.“We are just now installing a new quad lift in the beginners’ area,” said

marketing director Adriana Blake. “It will be up and runningwhen theseason starts.” Crews also cut a new beginners’ hill. “Our ski school gotbigger sowe neededmore room,” Blake said.In addition, the resort will be expanding its hours for tubing. Instead of 5

to 7 p.m.Wednesday through Saturday, tubing is allowed from2 to 6 p.m. onthose days. Tubing laneswill be longer and therewill bemore of them.“We are trying to open ourselves up to a biggermarket,” Blake said.

“There’s never been a big demand for day tubing in the past, but lots ofresorts are adding them.”Taos is adding round-trip shuttle services betweenAlbuquerque’s

Sunport and the Santa FeMunicipal Airport and the ski slopes. The costwill be $70 per person round trip.“A lot of guests were complaining that theywould rent a car at the airport

and then just park it up here,” Baker said. “Peoplewere kind of irritated bythat.”More information on the shuttle and the other services is available on the

resort’sWeb page, www.skitaos.org.

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Last season LaCasa Lodge sat as amere shell still undergoingmajorrenovations at the base of Ski Santa Fe. Now the 12,000-square-footbuilding expansion offers skiers and snowboarders, among other things,additional rental and food services, said Debbi Owen, communicationsdirector for Ski Santa Fe and Sandia resorts.

The sports shop has also been expanded.The second level is home to an extensive food court, including a grill,

local specialties, a pizza and pasta bar, a deli and an espresso coffee bar.The dining area offers seating for 650 people, Owen said. “The newLaCasaLodgewill offer unparalleled service to our skiers and snowboarders,” sheadded.Formore information about the lodge, visit www.skisantafe.com.

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At Sipapu, spokeswoman StaceyGrasier said the resort southeast of Taoshas added several snow guns aswell as pipelines and access points to beable to covermore of themountainwithman-made snow.Grasier noted that Sipapu is the first regional ski area to open— onNov.

17— and “wewantedmore terrain those early days andweekswhenwe arethe only ski area open.”Guests will notice the biggest difference in the increased number of

gladed and tree skiing areas, she said, especially on the steeper parts ofthe uppermountain in untracked sections usedmost frequently bymoreadvanced skiers.Formore information, visit www.sipapunm.com.

RedRiver Ski Area is stepping up its snowmaking abilities by adding twosnow guns. It’s also adding evening snowcatmountain-groomer tours ofthemountainMonday throughThursday andmore often during holidayweekends. The two-hour tours in the snowcat, which can hold 15 people,will include dinner at the summit restaurant, saidWesleyHayden, guestservices supervisor.Renovations have beenmade to themain chalet and guest lodge at the

base, and guests will be able to rent equipment through the resort’s website,www.Redriverskiarea.com.

PajaritoMountain Ski Area near Los Alamos, still recovering from the 2010Las Conchaswildfire, expects to reopen two chairlifts damaged in the blaze.“With a little bit of luck and a lot of hardwork, they should be ready for thisski season,” said generalmanager TomLong.Long said the resort’s top terminal had been destroyed in the fire andwas

still undergoing electrical work. The lift cable has been replaced.Crews planted 2,000 trees to restore burned areas. “We are hopeful that

MotherNaturewill kick in,” he said.More information about Pajarito restorations can be found on the resort’s

Web page, www.skipajarito.com.

A zip line that began offering rides 2,400 feet above the forest floor in Julywill also be operating this winter at the Angel Fire Resort. It’s only one ofmany new features for wintertime guests at the resort situated east of Taos.“At 25 stories above the forest floor, we’ll offer winter visitors the

four-segment high-flying, face-numbing experience to add to their rosterof skiing, boarding, Nordic cross-country and tubing,” said Angel FirespokeswomanKrysty Ronchetti.On a zip-line ride, gravity pulls riders through the air on cables stretched

between platforms. Participants sit in harnesses attached to the cables bytrolleys.Also new this season at Angel Fire, the resort’s ski and boarding schools

have joinedwith Flaik, a GPS-alpine guest-tracking system that enablesski instructors to determine the location of individual children. Images arecapturedmany times per second to allow the analysis of locations and turnshapes.“This system ensures an unprecedented level of security for children,

parents and resort instructors and officials,” Ronchetti said. Childrenwillbe given an electronic armband for all lift-serviced lessons.In addition, parents and children can view their runs, vertical feet skied

and other stats online.Ronchetti said the resort will open two improved freestyle parks

redesigned for different levels of freestyle skills — from beginners learningto ride rails or hit jumps tomasters.The resort also plans to open a new hiking-access-only black diamond

trail called C-4 located inwhat had been out-of-bounds territory north ofthe skimountain. Ranchetti said C-4 is a challenge for even an expert skier.Angel Fire has opened a newNordic center. The cross-country loopswill

wind skiers along rolling, scenic canyons of native trees, starting at 8,400feet. The terrain is varying, offering both light and challengingworkouts.The loops offer both skate and classic cross-country skiing. A single-daytrail passwill cost $12.Angel Fire also boastsNewMexico’s only night skiing on the lighted

lower bunny slope.In the spirit of theMayan calendar, Angel Fire is offering an End of Days

Pass. If you trust that you and the ski resort will still be here after Dec. 21(the last day some say is on the ancientMayan calendar), you can buy a passthat will be good for this winter, next summer and next winter. The cost is$399 if purchased byOct. 31. The End of Days pass, which goes up to $499onNov. 1, must be purchased byDec. 21.For details on the resort’smany changes and additions, visit its website at

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Ski SantaFewww.skisantafe.com505-982-4429Snowreport: 505-983-9155Scheduled season:Thanksgiving Day to April 7Distance fromSantaFe: 16milesTravel time: 20minutesLifts and runs:Five chairlifts and two conveyorlifts servicing 77 trails (40 percent expert, 40 percentintermediate, 20 percent beginner).Elevation: 10,350 feet at base; 12,075 feet at summit;1,725-foot vertical drop.Lift tickets:Adult, ages 21-61 full day $66, half-day$50; teens 13-20 full or half day $50; children 12 andunder and seniors 62-71, full or half day $46; free forchildren under 46 inches tall and seniors 72 years andolder. Season passes, Peak Plus Card and other discountsavailable.Snow:Average annual snowfall 225 inches, snowmaking on 50 percent of themountain.Facilities:Lessons, rentals, restaurants, Adaptive SkiProgram and freestyle fun park.Child care:ChipmunkCorner Children’s Center daycare and snow-sport school, Children’s Adventure Land.Directions fromSantaFe:TakeWashingtonAvenueto Artist Road and turn right. Artist Road becomesHydePark Road; follow it to the top of themountain.

TaosSkiValleywww.skitaos.org800-347-7414Snowboards now permitted.Snowreport: 575-776-2291 Ext. 2202Scheduled season:Thanksgiving Day to April 7(Nov. 22-Dec. 15 Thursday through Sunday)Distance fromSantaFe: 72milesTravel time:Two hoursLifts and runs: 11 chairlifts and three surface liftsservicing 113 trails (51 percent advanced, 25 percentintermediate, 24 percent beginner).Elevation: 9,207 feet at base; 11,819 feet at summit;12,481 feet with a hike to Kachina Peak; 2,612-footvertical drop (lift-served).Lift tickets:Adult full day $75, half day $62; teens 13-17full day $65, half day $47; children 7-12 $45, half day$37; seniors 65-79, $65 for full day, $47 half day; free forchildren ages 6 and under (with a paying adult) and those80 and older; seniors 70 to 79 qualify for a $185 pass forthe season.Annual passes, Taos Card and other discounts available.Prices reducedNov. 22-Dec. 14 andApril 1-7.Snow:Average annual snowfall 305 inches, snowmaking on all beginner and intermediate slopes.Facilities:Lessons, rentals, lodging, restaurants,Adaptive Ski Program and terrain park.Child care:Kinderkafig Children’s Center day care andski and ride school.Directions fromSantaFe:TakeU.S. 84/285 north toEspañola, thenN.M. 68 north throughTaos. TakeN.M.150 to Taos Ski Valley.

AngelFireResortwww.angelfireresort.com800-633-7463Snowreport: 800-633-7463Scheduled season:Dec. 14 toMarch 24Distance fromSantaFe: 94milesTravel time:Two hoursLifts and runs:Five chairlifts and two surface liftsservicing 74 downhill trails (24 percent expert,50 percent intermediate, 26 percent beginner) andgroomedNordic trails.Lift tickets:Adult ages 18-69 full day $66, half day $49;teens 13-17 full day $56, half day $42; juniors 7-12 fullday $46, half day $36; free for children age 6 and underand seniors 70 and older. Night lift ticket $24. Valuepackages andmilitary and other discounts are available.Elevation: 8,600 feet at base; 10,677 feet at summit;2,077-foot vertical drop.Snow:Average annual snowfall 210 inches, snowmaking on 62 percent of themountain.Facilities:Lessons, rentals, lodging, restaurants,Adaptive Ski Program,Nordic center, two terrain parks,tubing hill, sledding, snowshoeing andwinter zip line.Child care:Day-care center and children’s ski school.Directions fromSantaFe:TakeU.S. 84/285 north toEspañola, thenN.M. 68 to Taos. TakeU.S. 64 east toN.M.434, and follow this south to the resort.

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EnchantedForestCrossCountryandSnowshoeAreawww.enchantedforestxc.com575-754-6112Snowreport: 575-754-6112Scheduled season:Mid-November to lateMarchDistance fromSantaFe: 120milesTravel time:Two and a half hoursTrails:Up to 33 kilometers of groomed cross-countrytrails (5 percent expert, 20 percent advanced, 50 percentintermediate, 25 percent beginner), plus 18 kilometersfor snowshoeing and 5 kilometers where dogs areallowed.Trail passes:Adults, $16; seniors 62-69 $13; 70 and overfree; teenagers 13-17 $13; children 7-12 $8. No charge for6 and under. Three-day-plus discounts available.Elevation: 9,600 feet at base; 10,040 at summit;400-foot vertical drop.Snow:Average annual snowfall 240 inches, no snowmaking.Facilities:Lessons, rentals, snack bar andwarming hut,rental yurt, midway day lodge.Child care:None.Directions fromSantaFe:TakeU.S. 84/285 north toEspañola, thenN.M. 68 to Taos. Proceed north onN.M.522 toQuesta and turn ontoN.M. 38 heading east toEnchanted Forest, threemiles east of RedRiver.

PajaritoMountainSkiAreawww.skipajarito.com505-662-5725Snowreport: 505-662-5725Scheduled season:Dec. 21 toMarch 31Distance fromSantaFe: 45milesEstimated travel time:One hourLifts and runs:Five chairlifts and one surface liftservicing 40 trails (40 percent expert, 40 percentintermediate, 20 percent beginner).Lift tickets:Adult full day $59, half day $46; teens 13-17full day $49, half day $35; children 7-12 $35, half day $30;seniors 65-74 $49, half day $35; free for children age 6and under and seniors 75 and older. Season passes andother discounts are available.Elevation: 9,031 feet at base; 10,441 at summit;1,200-foot vertical drop.Snow:Average annual snowfall 125 inches.Facilities:Lessons, rentals, cafe, Adaptive Ski Program,accessible toNordic trails, terrain park.Child care:NoneDirections fromSantaFe:TakeU.S. 84/285 north toPojoaque, then headwest onN.M. 502 to Los Alamos.Follow signs to the ski area.

RedRiverSkiAreawww.redriverskiarea.com575-754-2223Snowreport: 575-754-2223Scheduled season:Nov. 21 toMarch 24Distance fromSantaFe: 110milesTravel time:Two and a half hoursLifts and runs:Three triple chairs, two doubles and twosurface lifts servicing 57 trails (30 percent advanced,38 percent intermediate, 32 percent beginner).Lift tickets:Adult full day $65, half day $50; teens 13-19full day $59, half day $45; juniors 4-12 full day $49, halfday $36; seniors 65-69 full day $49, half day $36; free forchildren age 3 and under and seniors 70 and older. Grouprates for 20 ormore skiers and other discounts available.Discounts and specials available. For details,call 575-754-2223 or visit www.redriverskiarea.com.Elevation: 8,750 feet at base; 10,350 feet at summit;1,600-foot vertical drop.Snow:Average annual snowfall 215 inches, snowmakingon 85 percent of themountain.Facilities:Lessons, rentals, restaurants.Child care:Day-care center.Directions fromSantaFe:TakeU.S. 84/285 north toEspañola, thenN.M. 522 north to Taos. Proceed toN.M.38 east to Questa. Turn right onto Pioneer Road andcontinue to RedRiver.

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SandiaPeakwww.sandiapeak.com505-242-9052Snowreport: 505-857-8977Scheduled season:Dec. 15-March 17Distance fromSantaFe: 66milesTravel time:One hourLifts and runs:Four chairlifts, one surface lift and onetramway servicing 30 trails (10 percent expert,55 percent intermediate, 35 percent beginner).Lift tickets:Adult full day $50, half day $35; seniors62-71 and children 6-12 full day $40, half day $30. Freefor seniors 72 and older and children under 46 inchestall in ski boots. Season passes, Peak Plus Card and otherdiscounts available.Elevation: 8,678 feet at base; summit, 10,376 feet; 1,700-foot vertical drop.Snow:Average annual snowfall 125 inches, snowmakingon 15 percent of themountain.Facilities: Lessons, rentals, restaurants, terrain park.Child care:No day care. Cubby Bear Corner ski schoolfor ages 4 to 6.Directions fromSantaFe:To reach the tramway, takeInterstate 25 south to Albuquerque, exit onto Tramwayroad and drive sixmiles. To reach the base lodge(beginner and intermediate trails), takeN.M. 14 southtoward Cedar Crest and turn ontoN.M. 536.

SkiApachewww.skiapache.com575-464-3600Snowreport: 575-464-1234Scheduled season:Thanksgiving to Easter weekend.Distance fromSantaFe: 200milesTravel time:Four and a half hoursLifts and runs:One gondola, eight chairlifts and onesurface lift servicing 55 trails (45 percent expert,35 percent intermediate, 20 percent beginner).Lift tickets:Adults $55, half day $39; children 12and under $35, half day $26; teens 13-17 $46, half day$34; free for seniors 70 and older. Season passes anddiscounts available.Elevation: 9,600 feet at base; 12,003 at summit;1,800-foot vertical drop.Snow:Average annual snowfall 180 inches, snowmaking on 15 trails including uppermountain.Facilities:Lessons, rentals, restaurant and terrain park.Child care:Day care available by reservation inRuidoso; Kiddie Korral lessons for ages 4 to 6.Directions fromSantaFe:Take I-25 south 143miles,thenU.S. 380 east toward Carrizozo for 74miles. Turnright ontoN.M. 37, then right ontoN.M. 48, then left ontoGavilan Road (which becomesGavilan CanyonRoad).Turn left onto Eagle Creek Road, then left onto EagleCreek Court.

SipapuSkiResortwww.sipapunm.com800-587-2240Snowreport: 800-587-2240Scheduled season:Nov. 17-April 14Distance fromSantaFe: 60milesTravel time: 90minutesLifts and runs:Two triple chairlifts, two platter liftsand oneMagic Carpet lift servicing 41 trails (20 percentbeginner, 40 percent intermediate, 25 percent advancedand 15 percent expert).Lift tickets:Adult full day $44, half day $33; teens13-20 full day $37, half day $28; juniors 7-12 full day $29,half day $22; free for children age 6 and under, fourth-graders, 40-year-olds, 60-year-olds and seniors over 70;seniors 61-69 full day $29, half day $22. Value packagesand other discounts are available.Elevation: 8,200 feet at base; 9,255 at summit;1,055-foot vertical drop.Snow:Average annual snowfall 190 inches, snowmaking on 70 percent of themountain.Facilities:Lessons, rentals, lodging, restaurantsand three terrain parks.Child care:None. Children’s ski school.Directions fromSantaFe:TakeU.S. 84/285 northto Española, thenN.M. 68 toN.M. 75 andthenN.M. 518 south fivemiles to Sipapu.

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Whether you decide to buy or rent,the following ski shops can get yououtfitted for the slopes. Also listedare repair shops for tune-ups.

ALPINESPORTSwww.alpinesports-santafe.comRepair shop for downhill, cross-countryskis and snowboards and snowshoes.Rents and sells skis, snowboards, Nordicequipment and snowshoes.121 Sandoval St.505-983-5155

COTTAM’SSKIRENTALSwww.Cottamsskishops.comRepair shop and rentals, downhillskis, snowboards, cross-country gear,snowshoes, snowblades.HydeMemorial State Park onHyde ParkRoad, 505-982-0495; and in Taos at 207-APaseo del Pueblo Sur, 575-758-2822; andTaos Ski Valley, 101 Sutton Place,575-776-8719.

NEWMEXICOBIKEN’ SPORTwww.nmbikensport.comSnowshoes and cross-country ski rentals.524-CCordova Road505-820-0809

SANTAFEMOUNTAINSPORTSwww.santafemountainsports.comRepair shop and sales and rentals fordownhill skis, snowboards, snowshoesand cross-country skis.1221 FlagmanWay505-988-3337

SKITECHSKIRENTALSwww.skitechsantafe.comRepair shop, downhill skis and snowboardsand snowshoes, clothing and helmets.905 St. Francis Drive505-983-5512

REISANTAFEwww.rei.comRepair shop sells but does not rentdownhill skis, snowboards, alpine touringskis and cross-country skis and equipment.Sells and rents snowshoes. Sells skiapparel and accessories.500Market St. Suite 100505-982-3557

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VallesCalderaNationalPreservewww.vallescaldera.gov505-428-7732 and 866-382-5537Snowreport andWeatherline: 505-661-3333Scheduled season:Dec. 26 toMarch 28Distance fromSantaFe: 65milesTravel time:One hour and 15minutesTrails: 37miles of cross-country and snowshoeingtrails, including a groomedmain trail that’s about a45-minute loop on the Valle Grande (5 percent expert,10 percent advanced, 65 percent intermediate, 20percent beginner). Free, an ungroomedCoyote Calltrail on the south side of N.M. 4. About 11,300 acres areavailable for day use, mostly ungroomed. The no-fee areaencompasses about 500 acres.Trail passes:Adults $10; children 4-15 $8; seniors 62and older $8; free under 4. Five-day passes are available.Elevation: 8,500 feetFacilities:Gift shop, rentalsDirections fromSantaFe:TakeU.S. 84/285 north toPojoaque, then headwest onN.M. 502 to Los Alamos.TakeN.M. 4west into the JemezMountains. Thepreserve entrance is on the north side of the road nearmilemarker 39.

VieW from lift at angel fire resort

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OrlandoMendonca says he has“one of the coolest jobs” in Santa

Fe. The 23-year-old is one of the half-dozen employees who get to operatethe Zamboni or ice resurfacer at theGenoveva Chavez Community Center’sice rink. Like the other rink employees,Mendonca’s happiest when he’s skating orplaying hockey.As a child,Mendoncawatched in awe as

the community center at 3221 RodeoRoadrose across the arroyo fromhis home.One of his neighbors, Dustin Rael, invitedMendonca to check out the ice rink. Hewas quickly hooked and became an avidhockey player. As a youngster, hewatchedthe Zamboni operators refresh the ice.There are several brands of ice

resurfacers, but the Zamboni brand,named after themanwho invented it in1949, Frank J. Zamboni, was the first.While skaters bemoan the downtimerequired for resurfacing, themachineitself fascinates spectators. Referencesto the Zamboni in thePeanuts comicstrip added to itsmystiquewhenCharlieBrown, the central character, said, “Thereare three things in life that people like tostare at: a flowing steam, a crackling fireand a Zamboni clearing the ice.”

Ice, IceBabySeeing the Zamboni is actually just the tipof thewhole ice-making process.MichaelJ. Hering, ice arena technician, said fewpeople knowwhat goes intomaintainingthe ice at the GCCC rink. Hering, a formerdirector of the School for AdvancedResearch, studied “the science of ice” for

four years and is a certified ice technicianwho loves skating.When theGCCC icerink first opened, Hering pitched in asa volunteer. He enjoyed returning to hisboyhood love of skating, andwhen anopportunity towork there arose hewasquick to take the opportunity to learn howtomaintain the ice.While few get to see behind the scenes,

Hering does lead school groups back tothe separate refrigeration roomwheretemperature adjustments aremade onthe glycol (refrigerant) and hotwater.“People are surprised that it takes veryhot water [about 140 degrees Fahrenheit]tomake ice,” he said.While itmight seemthat all one needs to do is push buttons,keeping the temperatures right is a precisescience. He takes temperature readingsof the ice surface and also checks rinkhumidity levels tomake adjustments. Areverse-osmosis water treatment plantcontributes to the procedure.“The city water has a highmineral

count—waterwith fluoride and chloride,too. It’s great formost purposes but not toogood formaking ice,” Hering said. “Oncetreated, thewater we have is 99 percentpure and freezesmuch better.”During the resurfacing, the Zamboni’s

front blade shaves the surface of the ice;then a large horizontal screw scoops theshavings and pushes them into a “snow”tank.Water flows from awashwatertank to a squeegee-type apparatus, whichsmoothes the ice. Dirty water is filteredand returned to the tank. Then clean,hot water is spread on the ice bywhatresembles a large towel.

Smooth Operators Chavez staff keeps cool maintaining ice rinkBy Emily Drabanksi

TurkeyBowling on Ice:November 16, 5:30-7 p.m.Skaters grab the handles of packages of frozen turkeys and slide them intobowling pins for the chance towin a free turkey. Admission is $5.50 for GCCCmembers and $6.50 for non-members, $3 to bowl. All proceeds benefit theSanta Fe FoodDepot.ZamboniHolidayPhotos:December 1, 1:30-3:30 p.m.Kids and curious adults can posewith the ice resurfacingmachine for adistinctive holiday photo for $5.50.Hanukkah on Ice:December 11, 3-5 p.m.Skate toHanukkahmusic and participate in lighting themenorah. Skatinglessons and games for thewhole family; entertainment, refreshments andHanukkah gelt. Free admission, $3 skate rental.Disco on Ice:December 21, 5-7:15 p.m.Don your favorite disco attire (think JohnTravolta!) and skate to flashinglights and discomusic. The first 100 skaters are admitted at no charge; allothers pay $5.50 for GCCCmembers and $6.50 for non-members.Year-round: Skating classes for all ages, adult recreation hockey leagues,speed skating and speed skating clinics. Skate rentals available for a fee.Please check the schedule at www.chavezcenter.com.Spectators arewelcome for the cost of admission to the center. Don’t forgetyour jacket. It’s cool inside.Formore details: www.chavezcenter.com, 955-4033 (skate shop) or [email protected].

COOLFACTS

MichaelHering loves sharing facts about the rink and theZamboni.Here are just a few:• The rink is 200 feet long and 80 feet wide (standard for National HockeyLeague hockey).

• 9mph is the fastest recommended speed that the Zamboni can travel onthe ice.

• When the Zamboni is full of water or ice shavings (called “snow”), itweighs about 6-1/2 tons.

• The Zamboni is driven about 3/4 of a mile for each resurfacing at thecenter. On an average day, it travels about 7.3 miles — about the distancefrom the center to the Plaza.

• Since it’s been in use at the center, the Zamboni has racked up about 33,000miles. Hering andMiller estimate the ice resurfacer could have traveledaround the circumference of the Earth about 1.6 times.

• The ice is resurfaced six to 10 times per day, depending on the rinkschedule.

• The arena’s ambient temperature is 54 degrees F. The ice surface has atemperature of 24 degrees F.

• The ice is about 1-1/2 inches thick.

The center’s Zamboni operates on giant,multiple battery packs. “It’s the equivalentof 40 batteries. It’s a hybrid system,”Hering said. The center’s 552 Zamboni IceResurfacer is an emission-free system. It’smore fuel-efficient and provides better airquality than earliermodels.TomMiller, ice arenamanager, said

skaters and hockey coaches visiting fromother parts of the country remark that theice at the center is “some of the best in

the country.” He said his goal is “tomakesure Santa Feans knowwhat a wonderfulice arena is available to skaters all yearround.”He andHering fell in lovewith the ice

in their youth as hockey players and stillenjoy skating.Hering didn’t just fall in lovewith the

ice, though. Hemet his wife, Dena, an avidskater, at the rink. They tied the knot onthe ice in October 2003.

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OrlandoMendonca poses with the Genoveva Chavez Community Center’s Zamboni— an opportunity open to the public on December 1.


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