THE BALLOON FIESTA IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS BEEN DEEMED A BIG SUCCESS THIS YEAR … AND THAT’S DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO MASS ASCENSION SUNDAY MORNING OR A BALLOON GLOW SATURDAY NIGHT. ON THE FINAL WEEKEND OF THE FIESTA, HIGH WINDS RUSHED IN AT GROUND LEVEL AND KEPT MOST BALLOONS GROUNDED.
THE MASS ASCENSION WAS CANCELLED AFTER SOME BALLOONISTS WERE ALLOWED TO TAKE OFF TO THE WEST. THE BALLOON GLOW SATURDAY NIGHT WAS ALSO CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER. BUT JAY CZAR, PRESIDENT OF THE FIESTA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SAYS THE FIESTA WAS ONE OF THE BEST IN YEARS.
THE ATTENDANCE NUMBERS WON’T BE AVAILABLE FOR A FEW WEEKS.
