Monday, April 16, 2012

March in Santa Fe

Can anyone tell me what Santa Fe in mid-March is like? Cold and snowy, or early spring? Is there still skiing? Would it be chilly to walk around town for those of us who don%26#39;t ski (we are a family of 5, including 2 teens)?





Thanks for your advice!



March in Santa Fe


Mother Nature is so hard to predict. We (the Santa Fe/Albuquerque area) had a couple weeks of very cold weather, and quite a lot of snow in Santa Fe and northward...now we%26#39;re having about 10 degrees above normal.





At over 7,000ft elevation, there will definitely be snow in March at the Santa Fe Ski Area, NE of downtown about 16 miles. Temps ';should be'; at least in the 60%26#39;s by then, and most of our days are sunny, so it feels warmer than one would think. Just plan to dress in layers, so you can take off, or put on whatever is needed to be comfortable.





I%26#39;ll leave Santa Fe particulars to our Santa Fe Experts who are much more in the know there than I am. Have a wonderful, and memorable visit!





SFE%26#39;s: When does the Santa Fe Ski Area close?



March in Santa Fe


Mid March in Santa Fe can be cold, cool, or warm, snowy, rainy or sunny... sorry, weather here is so unpredictable.





But... usually 40-high 50%26#39;s with some 60%26#39;s during the day and 20-30%26#39;s at night. Days usually are sunny, spring time can be windy. We walk around town all year round. Today was a chilly 35 with 15mph winds!!





Santa Fe Ski Basin has a date of April 5 as closing date. That could vary depending on weather.




Thank you both for your info. We are in CT--sunny, but so cold, snowy, %26amp; windy lately that being outside is no fun. I have heard that similar temps in the west are different, because of the sun, and it sounds like you are affirming that.





We are thinking of staying at the Inn of the Governors, in 2 rooms. It seems like a place all of us will enjoy. Have you any experience there?





Also, if anyone has ideas of things to do or places to go between Albuquerque and Santa FE that would absolutely captivate a teenager, please share!





Thanks again!




The Inn of the Governors is one of Santa Fe%26#39;s most popular hotels. I haven%26#39;t stayed there in years, but here are the reviews from other visitors to TripAdvisor.com: tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60958-d92939-R…





Teenagers are so diverse in their likes and dislikes, it%26#39;s hard to recommend anything all would enjoy. In Albuquerque, they might find interesting, the history and art at the Albuquerque Museum on Mountain Road, adjacent to the NE corner of Old Town. Across the street is the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science with dinosaurs, IMAX theater showing a variety of subject matter, and a plantetarium. If you want the ';unusual,'; Old Town is also home to the Rattlesnake Museum. :-) Old Town%26#39;s variety of shops are also interesting, and a good place for souvenirs of New Mexico.





Try to drive NM-14 up or back to Santa Fe through the old mining towns of Madrid and Cerrillos. Nicknamed the Turquoise Trail, this is in essence, the ';back road'; between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and much more interesting than I-25. If you%26#39;re driving the 75mph speed limit on the latter, you%26#39;d better move over into the right lane! :-)





Before you come, you might rent the recent Tim Allen, John Travolta comedy, ';Wild Hogs.'; You%26#39;ll see a lot of northern New Mexico%26#39;s scenery, including Madrid. (';Mad-rid.'; Many Spanish names have become ';Anglo-ized'; over the years unfortunately.)





Maybe CasaAzul can offer more ';teenage'; places in Santa Fe...aside from the skiing. New Mexico is always a great place to get away from your usual ';norm'; at home, because no matter where you%26#39;re coming from...it%26#39;s nothing like this. :-)



Enjoy your visit!




Not much between Albuquerque and Santa Fe for most people to enjoy, much less teens. A casino, a few pueblos and desert!





Santa Fe does not really have much for teens either. I%26#39;m a high school teacher and most kids either work, or hang out. We have a great rec center with pool, ice rink etc...Genoveva Chavez Center on the south side of town on Rodeo Road. If your teens like museums, then we have a number of those. Our 2 malls are not great and have many empty stores. Warehouse 21 is the local teen art/music hangout place. My kid doesn%26#39;t got there, so I have little info.





Pecos and Bandelier Nat Monuments may be fun as well. The ski area is nice and they will have fun skiing or snowboarding there.





Inn of the Governors is quite nice. Del Charro is their restaurant, great food at incredible prices. $5 for a burger and fries!!




Just got back from 12 days in Santa Fe-Bandalier State Park has great hiking and ancient ruins. The hike to the waterfalls is a nice one. You can spend a half or a whole day here. The Inn of the Govenors-a great hotel.( Our room was oly 75.00 with the special running)-has an outdoor heated pool. WE sat by it bundled up but great just the same. Skiing at Sant Fe Basin was great. It%26#39;ll take you a half hour to drive there if it is a bit snowy. Not the 15 minutes some claim and there are a ton of hkiing trails on that road. The front desk can give you maps.The 10,000 waves spa is interesting but only for adults unless you do not mind naked people wandering around. I know I am an uptight New Englander.



We walked around all day in our fleeces in Jan. and in the sun it was glorious a bit cold in the shade but it%26#39;ll much warmer than Ct. And the best Rest.with kids is Marias a bit outside of town and the Chocolate Maven for sinful desserts.It is fun to go to Cowboyz a vintage store full of cowby boots, coats and shirts. My daughter bought a pair of 1960 Fry boots for 30 dollars. Lots of shopping,the folk art museum is a must and the free Wheelright Museum has a cool exhibit . Some museums are free friday night and the five and dime has good cheap knick -knacks in the plaza. The underground, antique store, near the plazas, owner is an interesting fellow and you should go in there and chat him up with your teenagers. His son is the world champion base jumper who jumped off the eiffel tower and angel falls and he will tell you all about him and give you great inside tips about Santa Fe. So have fun! You will bask in the Sun -not be stuck in muddy march back here!




Hi corabean,





Could you give me specifics on 2 places you mentioned:





The Underground and Cowboyz





Where are they located? I found a listing for the underground, listed as a contemporary art gallery, but it didn%26#39;t sound like an antique store? They sound like places we would like to check out.





TIA




The store is actually Kowboyz near the rail district which you will hear so much about 581 South Guadelpoe st. there are two buildings one has high-end vintage,the other has the lass expensive boots. We bought 2 pair for a 120 dollars.



I looked up the underground and I think it has changed hands because te owner listed wasn%26#39;t the same and it was definitly antiques -actually really funones but we did not look too mch because we were chatting with the guy for so long. but it is at 100 west macy.



Also on Canyon Road .which has alot of questionable art -there is a fun folk artist Ed Larson who paints cool stuff and is fun to chat with as well.




Thanks, will be checking them out! Hopefully these places will be there when we go later in the summer.




Thanks again to you all, and Corabean--your info makes me SO excited to get there! Sounds like there%26#39;s enough to keep the teens happy. And I%26#39;m glad to hear you had a good stay at the Inn of the Governors!

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