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Canyoneering at Pajarito

published by Evan_Rose on Sat, 2026-02-14 08:37
Leader: 
Evan Rose
Telephone: 
(505)695-8945
Date: 
Mon, 2026-02-16
Leader Email: 
evanrose988@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Intermediate
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

This trip is full.

   Washington's Birthday is celebrated on Monday, February 16.  By then, the rain will have passed, the skies will be partly sunny and the air will be warm (60F).  My last canyon descent was in November 2025, so I would like to visit Pajarito Canyon.  This canyon has four rappels (45, 55, 120 & 70 feet).  Access is from Kinberley Lane.  Exit is over rocks and dirt and steep with cacti, and nobody likes it.

Nambe Lake snowshoe - Santa Fe ski basin

published by ogan.li43 on Mon, 2026-01-26 11:14
Leader: 
Olivia Li
Telephone: 
7033866924
Date: 
Sat, 2026-01-31
Leader Email: 
ogan.li43@hotmail.com
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Intermediate
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

Join me in snowshoeing at Santa Fe Ski Basin from the Windsor trailhead. We will go up to Pecos Wilderness fence with the option to take a short detour to Aspen Peak first.

After that we go back to Windsor trail and proceed to Nambe Lake. Nambe Lake is at 11400 feet. The route to the Lake has very steep terrain at times. On the way down we may go off trail to return to Windsor Trail. 

It is going to be 7+ miles and over 2000 feet elevation gain.

X-C Skiing at Cumbres Pass

published by dewart on Wed, 2026-01-21 19:34
Leader: 
Jean Dewart
Telephone: 
jeandewart7@gmail.com
Date: 
Sun, 2026-01-25
Leader Email: 
jeandewart7@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Intermediate
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

Best snowfall of the year coming this Saturday, so, let's go XC Skiing at Cumbres Pass on Sunday January 25th.  There may be 18" of new snow by Sunday morning.  The plan is to ski Dixie Creek, from Cumbres Pass to the Chama River Valley Overlook.  This is an 8 mile, out/back ski, with 400 ft of elevation gain/loss.  This tour is appropriate for fish scale/metal edged skis (not AT skis or track skis).  If we haven't skied together before, please let me know ahead of time what kind of equipment you will bring.

Pagosa/Wolf Creek winter sports

published by Anonymous on Sun, 2025-12-14 20:15
Leader: 
Bill Priedhorsky
Telephone: 
(505) 412-0376
Date: 
Sat, 2026-01-17
Leader Email: 
bill@priedhorsky.net
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Intermediate
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

I would like to propose a long weekend trip, staying in Pagosa Springs, and spending our days in winter sports - skiing at Wolf Creek, or cross-country skiing and snowshoeing wherever there is snow to be found. It is still early season (Dec. 14), but the Wolf Creek season seems to be starting out nicely, with a 27” base and the mountain already 100% open - well ahead of the situation in New Mexico. We might also take a day to drive over for a ski at Purgatory north of Durango.

Las Conchas Snowshoe and Cross-Country Ski

published by admin on Wed, 2025-12-03 19:08
Leader: 
Zack Baker
Telephone: 
5054125961
Date: 
Sat, 2026-01-10
Leader Email: 
zackbaker@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

Join Zack, PEEC and the Los Alamos Mountaineers for an intermediate, point-to-point snowshoe or cross-country ski outing from the Las Conchas Trailhead to the East Fork Trailhead on Saturday, Jan 10. This trip will cover 4.5 miles and about 800 feet of elevation gain. It will be of intermediate difficulty and technicality and participants should be able to hike 5 miles in 2.5 hours comfortably and have previous experience snowshoeing or skiing. The use of snowshoes and skis will be weather-dependent.

Cumbres Pass X-C Ski

published by dewart on Tue, 2026-01-06 07:16
Leader: 
Jean Dewart
Telephone: 
jeandewart7@gmail.com
Date: 
Sat, 2026-01-10
Leader Email: 
jeandewart7@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Intermediate
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

Let's cross country ski the Neff Mountain/Cumbres Pass route.  This is a 6.5 mile ski on Forest Service Roads with 700 ft of elevation gain and loss.  The uphill is fairly gradual, but the downhill at the end requires some snow plow and/or telemark skills.   This tour requires a car shuttle and the ski will take about 4.5 hours.  The forecast is for a moderately cold day - with starting temperatures in the upper teens and high temperature for the day about 27 degrees.

Palacio Wash Trail

published by Anonymous on Fri, 2025-12-26 13:20
Leader: 
Bill Priedhorsky
Telephone: 
(505) 412-0376
Date: 
Tue, 2025-12-30
Leader Email: 
bill@priedhorsky.net
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?: 
Allowed

This hike leaves one of the trailheads between Espanola and Abiquiu and heads up a rocky and sandy arroyo to complex terrain that the Salzmans called the "Gates of Hell" in their classic hiking guide. Much of it is a hike up a dry arroyo with interesting rock formations on both sides, starting at one of the designated trailheads off highway 84/285. If we get the moisture that is promised, the arroyo bottom may be consolidated and even easier to hike. The weather looks promising for Tuesday, so let's give this local hike a go. We will leave Los Alamos at 8:30 and get back before dark.

2025 Avalanche Refresher

published by mraltherr1 on Sat, 2025-11-01 16:14
Leader: 
Michael Altherr
Telephone: 
5054120061
Date: 
Sun, 2025-12-14
Leader Email: 
mraltherr1@gmail.com
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Intermediate
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

(updated dates)

The trip leader anticipates that all participants have winter backcountry travel experience and some knowledge of traveling safe in avalanche terrain. 

This year we will start out with a planning session for the field exercise at Mesa Public Library on Thursday  December 11th at 17:30. The field session (snow permitting) will occur the following weekend on Sunday the 14th. In the field we will exercise our transceiver, probing and strategic shoveling skills. 

Bluff Hiking weekend Dec. 10 - Dec. 14

published by Anonymous on Sat, 2025-06-28 11:47
Leader: 
Bill Priedhorsky
Telephone: 
(505) 412-0376
Date: 
Wed, 2025-12-10
Leader Email: 
bill@priedhorsky.net
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Intermediate
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

We have many times travelled to Bluff, Utah for a taste of the canyon country. Bluff is less than six hours from Los Alamos and, situated along the San Juan River, at a low altitude best suited for trips late or early in the season. Even in early December the average daily high is around 50 F. There are numerous places to hike and explore from Bluff, including the ruins and big views of Comb Ridge, the canyons accessible from Cedar Mesa, the canyon rim just north of Bluff itself, and farther afield to places like White Canyon.

Annual Mountaineers Potpourri

published by sylvie.adam01 on Fri, 2025-12-05 06:32
Leader: 
LAM
Telephone: 
N/A
Date: 
Wed, 2025-12-10
Difficulty: 
Easy
Technicality: 
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

The Los Alamos Mountaineers will host the annual Potpourri at Fuller Lodge, with doors opening at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.  Potpourri is a stew that consists of one part potluck and six parts ten-minute talks, simmered slowly in conversation and camaraderie.

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