Ski Apache to close season early; last run is Sunday

From the El Paso Times - By Victor R. Martinez - Skiers looking to get that one last run in before putting away the skis have until Sunday if they want to hit the slopes at Ski Apache. "We were going to try to push it back to April 8 but it's a little too warm," said Justin Rowland, director of operations at Ski Apache. "We are two weeks ahead of when we closed last year. But our last big snow fall was a week before the Texas spring break when we got about a foot of snow." Ski Apache, the ski resort in Alto, N.M., near Ruidoso, has drawn more than 140,000 skiers and snow boarders this season. "The snow, the staff and the beauty of the mountain were all magnificent this season," Rowland said. "The season was great. We had snow just at the right times. We had a lot of people up here which kept us very busy. We had a great season." Ruidoso was hit with heavy snowfall right before Christmas which helped during the always busy holiday season and again in mid-March when it received more than a foot of snow. The Ruidoso area was snowed upon again last week which increased the base on the slopes to 102 inches. Read more

Ski Apache to close season early; last run is Sunday