Welcome to Angel Fire, a place unlike any other, where nature’s call is the soundtrack and pristine beauty is the backdrop. In our charming and growing mountain village, you can escape the hustle …
It’s been repeated so many times: When a fire threatened to destroy the forest, the Ute prayed for rain. When it came, the intervention was known as “Angel’s Fire.” Others say famed Indian …
Angel Fire in summer is a place where you can steep your senses in joy, through beauty and lots of music. Here, you can uplift your soul to perfect sounds of chamber music, dance to rock 'n' roll, or …
It's all about the light and the water. Ramona Bagley and her husband David visited Angel Fire first in 2019. Ramona was already an artist working in watercolor. Her mother was an artist, too. Ramona …
Sweet Shirt Company is unapologetically a souvenir shop. Still, it may be the oldest open business operating under its original name in Angel Fire history . It is the place to buy that perfect Angel …
1. Hit the links Why golf Angel Fire? Named one among the top five public golf courses in New Mexico by reviewers on golfpass.com, Angel Fire Resort’s par 72, 18-hole, links-style, 6,600-yard, …
Not many folks are as amazing as Jamie Elliott — a Junior Olympics athlete in swimming and track and field, a 2018 Senior Olympics pickleball silver medalist, and the now famous, hard-core …
With a year-round population of 1,200 full-time residents, we are a mosaic of small family-owned businesses rooted in their talents, dedication and hard work.
The community of Angel Fire is fortunate to have within its borders a rare, high-alpine riparian wetland which is part of the much larger Moreno Valley wetland watershed system. This dynamic, constantly changing wetland, created along the water-flow of Cieneguilla Creek, is a fascinating and beautiful ecosystem which creates habitat for a great number of birds, amphibians, insects and mammals. Many will agree that this wetland is the jewel of Angel Fire Village.
Playing a round of golf at Angel Fire Resort offers special challenges — you’ll feel your pulse pounding a little more since the par 72, 6,670-yard, 18-hole golf course at 8,600-plus feet above sea level gives the ball an extra boost. Golfers love to see how far their shots will go! The views are a perk too, as “Stefon” from Oklahoma effused on Yelp: “Co-designed by the gods themselves, you will feel like you stepped into the Chronicles of Narnia ...”
Skinnies, jump lines, manicured flow and super chuck trails, you'll find a mountain bike trail for every level of skill – all at Angel Fire Bike Park – the largest bike park in the Rockies. Voted Best in the Southwest by MTBparks’ riders for almost a decade now (mtbparks.com/New-Mexico/245-Angel- Fire-Bike-Park/View-details.html)!
Have you ever watched birds riding the thermals high overhead and wished you had their 'bird'-eye-view?'
At dusk, sunlight glitters on the water like so many jewels. A few nocturnal animals amble out for supper after their long day's sleep.
The Moreno Valley Trekkers Club was founded in 1991 by Kathy and Herb Kalen to promote hiking in the Enchanted Circle area. Herb said it was rewarding for older people to participate in arduous hikes. “A lot of those people who go on the hikes never would have dreamed ... of what they could do,” he said. “Kathy and I are proud that we could get them up there.”
I am headed from Angel Fire’s Coyote Greenbelt Trail onto the Bear Trail — an open meadow with a meandering creek with myriad wildflowers and views of Angel Fire ski slopes and, again, I am grateful.
It's a gorgeous spring day, cool but with a crisp blue sky against the the stark white of Wheeler Peak, which can be seen right out the door. Inside, staff are busy unpacking boxes, pricing merchandise and getting ready for their busy summer season. Don Willingham, a PGA professional who has worked as Director of Golf at Angel Fire resort and Country Club since 2012, offers a warm greeting before sitting down to chat in the Par & Grill, a casual-dining spot offering players breakfast…