Sipapu Free Music on the Rocks Concert

The first Music on the Rocks festival twangs up its guitar strings on Saturday August 7, 2010. It’s free for all and family-friendly. Read on for the details, plus a lodging deal if you want to make a weekend of it.

Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort debuts the free festival with live music and a wine tasting by La Chiripada Winery of Dixon, mixed in with a straw bale demonstration, organic farming presentation, and a documentary film on sustainable living. (Only in New Mexico!)

Music on the Rocks runs from 2pm till dark, and here’s the free concert line-up:

• 2 – 3 pm:  Max Gomez  I heard this Taos folk and rock musician recently, he’s terrific. And frighteningly young to be so good.
• 3 – 5 pm:  Etc.   That’s not me saying etcetera, that’s the name of the pop and rock band from Boulder.
• 5 – 7 pm:  John O. Blues Band   Another Boulder band playing blues, rock, funk, and soul

Sipapu is about a 2.5 hour drive from Albuquerque via Santa Fe, 20 miles southeast of Taos. Get directions to Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort.

If you want to make a long weekend of it, a Sipapu lodging deal gives the third night free when you pay for the first two nights. On the weekend of the music festival, the offer is good on Motel Rooms and Lodge Rooms only. 

(Cabins, suites, and an RV Park offer other lodging options, but they’re excluded from the third night free deal on the nights of August 6 and 7. )

–Tania

Last Chance Skiiing at Sipapu: Discounts & Free Lodging

Not ready to give up skiing for the season? Here’s your chance to squeeze in one last weekend of fantastic New Mexico spring skiing or snowboarding at a bargain price.

Sipapu Ski Resort has extended its season and is open for one last weekend – closing day is now scheduled for Sunday April 18, 2010. If you want to pop up there and grab a final rush on the weekend of April 17 and 18, the resort is open between 9:30 am and 4:30 pm and there are plenty of bargains to be had… especially if you grab a few friends to take with you.

• Ski Lift Ticket Sale
  $25 for adults (same price for teens aged 13-20)
  $10 lift ticket rates for kids aged 7-12 or seniors between 60-69
  Free for kids aged 6 or under, for seniors 70 and over, and for anyone aged exactly 40!
• Car Load Days Deal Everyone in one car skis for $50 on April 17 and 18. You can pack up to 6 skiers in one vehicle and get this deal – that’s under 10 bucks per person. But you must mention the Car Load Days Deal when collecting your lift tickets.
• Stay FREE at Sipapu’s own motel If you want to stay overnight, pay for a full-price lift ticket at $39, and stay free at the motel, a mere 650 feet from the ski lifts. Rooms have two queen beds and full bath. Sleep over the night before OR on the day you ski Sipapu.
• Active military ski FREE - to get your free lift ticket, present your active military ID card.

Sipapu is a family-friendly resort for skiers and snowboarders. At just two hours away, it’s within
easy driving distance from Albuquerque.

– Tania

Cheap Weekend: Sipapu Father’s Day Fishing Derby

If Dad possesses mad fishing skilz — or even if he just enjoys casting every now and then — this weekend getaway might make a great Father’s Day gift.

Sipapu is holding its first Father’s Day Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 20 (2009), and they have plenty of other family-friendly activities available, in case fishing’s not your thing. Just $59 per person per night gets you accommodations, free entry into the fishing derby, and a BBQ dinner on the patio with a demonstration from the chef on how to cook your trout. Plus, kids 12 and under are FREE!

Besides fishing in the resort’s stocked trout pond, you can play FREE Frisbee golf on their world-class course. Of course, there’s always hiking the beautiful mountainsides, too, and simply kicking back and enjoying nature.

This special package  is good only June 20 and 21, 2009. Mention the “Father’s Day Fishing Derby Package” when you call to make reservations: 800-587-2240.

Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort is located due south of Taos, at 5524 State Road 518, Vadito, NM.

–Elizabeth Hanes

$9.99 ADULT LIFT TICKETS + FRESH POWDER AT SIPAPU

If you’re not ready to give up skiing for the season, here’s your chance to squeeze in one last weekend of fantastic New Mexico spring skiing at a bargain price. And the new snow projected to fall Friday at Sipapu won’t cost you an extra penny!

These $9.99 adult lift tickets are available in limited quantities for Sunday, March 29 only, so act quickly. If you miss out — or you want to ski Saturday instead — don’t despair. You can still enjoy cheap skiing in NM with heavily discounted Sipapu lift tickets through the end of the season. For example, you can now get an adult lift ticket for just $25 — still quite a bargain, compared to big Colorado resorts. Sipapu is a family-friendly resort and, at just two hours away, within easy driving distance from Albuquerque.

So, throw the skis or snowboards in the car, sneak out of work early, and head on up to Sipapu, NM, for a day of fab spring skiing!

–Elizabeth Hanes