IT'S NOT TOO EARLY TO START THINKING ABOUT SKI SEASON IN NEW MEXICO. AT SIPAPU SKI RESORT SOUTH OF TAOS, MOUNTAIN MANAGER JOHN PAUL BRADLEY SAYS THEY STARTED THE ARTIFICIAL SNOW-MAKING PROCESS LAST (WED) NIGHT…ABOUT 10 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. BUT HE SAYS THEY'RE STILL NOWHERE NEAR BEING READY.
BRADLEY TELLS 770 KKOB SIPAPU GOT ABOUT SIX INCHES OF HEAVY, WET SNOW…THE REAL KIND…EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE RESORT PLANS TO OPEN FOR THE SEASON ON NOVEMBER 16TH.
SIPAPU HAD ABOUT 40-THOUSAND SKIER VISITS LAST WINTER.
