[NMCCSC] Help with XC ski lessons and practice groups please

[John Griessen]

On 10/6/25 21:46, Samantha Darling via NMCCSCeGroup wrote:
> f anyone has any recommendations for how to get started and how soon I can start getting ready for the season, please let me know!

Besides scheduling trips to the snow, you can get ready for the immediate use of last night's snow by finding internet 
webcam/snowcams and NWS to check (and not waiting for skier reports, just go!).  Places with gentle slopes good for practice are 
in Jemez mtns:  Redondo campground, Valles Caldera, and  Clear Creek campground near Cuba.
reason to consider "just go!" is the snow melts and the first snow is the best for beginners or experts.

I hiked from  Clear Creek campground this summer seeing lots of nice mild swoopy slopes and nearly flat zones to be a beginner on.