Taos On The Cheap

Great deals on Santa Fe and Albuquerque restaurants with three course meals starting at $25 per couple, from now through March 13, 2010.  Not sure why we don’t have a Taos version of the New Mexico Restaurant Week promotion – hopefully they’ll get to us next year – but if you’re heading south over the [...]

Ticket prices for the summer 2010  Santa Fe Opera season are offered at 2009 prices if you buy them before the end of February. Prices go up on March 1. 
So, opera buffs, if you plan on seeing a performance this summer at the beautiful Santa Fe Opera house – the season includes Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Puccini’s Madame [...]

To take the edge off notching up another birthday and to celebrate in soothing style, remember that New Mexico residents get free entry to the springs at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa on their birthday – but don’t forget to take your New Mexico ID with proof of date of birth.

Feel like a trip to Albuquerque this weekend? We’ve got exclusive discounts on tickets to The Second City comedy show at KiMo Theatre on February 20, and to Jungle Jack Hanna at Popejoy Hall on February 21.
I’m now reporting deals and steals at Albuquerque on the Cheap too, and we’re nabbing some great EXCLUSIVE offers for our readers, including [...]

Save 30% on B&B lodging through March 31 at one of my favorite places. I recall that Ms. Georgia O’Keeffe was pretty fond of it too…
Take a break amongst the gorgeous red rocks at Ghost Ranch Abiquiu, or at the Ghost Ranch property in smart Santa Fe (just three blocks from the plaza) and get 30% off [...]

Ok, so we don’t have a discount for this, but I reckon night skiing at Angel Fire is a steal at 24 bucks (or $12 to upgrade a day lift ticket). Ski or snowbord 50 acres of the mountain’s easier trails from Thursday through Saturday, between 4 and 9 pm. You’re not sliding around in [...]

Nice little packages at Angel Fire Resort through February 11 offer an all-in rate for room, breakfast, and lift ticket starting at $59. 
Angel Fire’s Winter White sale includes accommodation in The Lodge at Angel Fire Resort, breakfast buffet in the Lodge’s Chianti’s restaurant, and ski lift ticket, for the special rate of:
- $59 per person per [...]

Delighted to see a bunch of free lodging deals at Sipapu Ski Resort, about 20 miles south of Taos.  Free accommodation is at your choice of Sipapu, Taos, or Las Vegas, NM, or at the Sipapu RV Park and Campsite.  What’s the catch? Not much of a catch if you’re already planning to ski Sipapu, or feel [...]

Fancy a free guided mountain hike at this month’s full moon, followed by hot cocoa round the camp fire?
Then head down to Sipapu Ski Resort on Friday January 29 for a free moonlight hiking tour, stories, and campfire. They say the hiking trail is beginner level, up to the middle of the mountain, so be [...]

Ski Taos then soak your bones at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs with 20% off spring entry or 20% off accommodations when you show your lift ticket from Taos Ski Valley. (Actually, from any New Mexico resort, but who’d ski anywhere else?) Same deal for season pass holders. Lift ticket must have been used within a [...]

The free Questa Vecindad Studio Tour is on the weekend of August 1 and 2, visiting the homes and studios of artists around Questa, El Rito, and San Cristobal. Meet arts and crafts people working in forms including blown glass, woodwork, furniture, pottery, photography, paintings, jewelery, textiles, and leather. Apparently there are quite a [...]

I’m excited to find a super-discounted golf package for New Mexico residents to play all eight of the Santa Fe Trail courses for only $200. That’s 25 bucks per round, a very low par for these courses, and a saving of over $150.  None are in Taos, but Taos golfers will stumble on their soft [...]

Summer Happy Hours at Vivác Winery’s Tasting Room offer two for the price of one glasses of wine on Wednesdays to Sundays between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Try new wines, hang out on the patio, listen to music on Saturdays, and taste Vivác vinos including Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, or Dolcetto at $2.50 a glass. [...]

As part of American Express Women’s Golf month, free Chicks with Sticks Group Clinics run at Angel Fire Resort every Tuesday in June, between 3:00 and 3:45 p.m. Then you tee off for a 9 hole Shamble, which hopefully won’t be such a shambles if you’ve taken the clinic first. The whole shebang ends with [...]

Ongoing deals for New Mexico residents at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs (take valid New Mexico ID): 
* Two for Tuesday  – Turn up on a Tuesday with a pal, and you’ll get two entries to the Springs for the price of one ($16) if you live in New Mexico.  Treat a friend, or split the savings. (Every Tuesday, year [...]

That’s Llama the critter, not Dharma Lamas, although Taos has its fair share of those too.  Wild Earth Llama Adventures is holding its 2008 prices for 2009 reservations made before April 30.  A ‘Take a Llama to Lunch’ day hike including lunch is $89 (will go up to $99) or $69 for children under 12, [...]

Pocket a free Visa or Mastercard Gift Card when you board the weekend Winter Wonderland Express. A $25 gift card for 2 tickets purchased; $75 gift card on 4 tickets; $125 gift card on 6 tickets.
Offer valid to April 25 2009, or while gift cards last, on regular priced dome car tickets for the Winter [...]

A fun free event for all the family this Sat March 28, 10:30 am. Watch the 5th Annual Pond Skimming Contest at Sipapu, where bold skiers and snowboarders zoom down the slope and try to skim across the 70 foot pond without getting a dunking. Free to turn up and watch even if you’re not [...]

* Performance and Improv workshop for children 12 years plus, with actor Bruce Mcintosh. Sat March 28, 10:00 – 11:30 at the Harwood Museum. Free
* At the magical Twirl toystore and playspace: Fabulous Flowers Creative Adventures with Angela, Thurs March 26, 3:00 – 5:00pm. Sun Prints at Twirl Explorers with Angela, Sat March 28, 11am - 1pm. Both Free [...]