Check out the festivities at the Angel Fire Mardi Gras:

February 17 -  Krewe of Haephaestus Mardi Gras Ball - 7-10pm Angel Fire
Community Center - (505)377-9917

February 18 -  Krewe of Haephaestus Mardi Gras Parade - 3:00pm North Angel
Fire Rd. - 377-9917

February 18 -  Fiesta Cajun Boil –benefit for Shuter Library Endowment Fund at
the Angel Fire Community Center 4 pm- 377-6755
www.shuterlibrary.org

February 19 -  Pirates Krew e – Pirate Parley Party – 8-12pm Zebadiahs – 377-
8012

February 20 - Fat Tuesday Ball - Garden Court/Angel Fire Resort - 800-633-
7463 or (505)377-6401 www.angelfireresort.com

Has anyone else noticed how frequently the Chili Express is shut down lately ?

Here it is again today.

Current winds, as reported from the weather station at the top of the mountain, 10-15 gusts to twenty and the Chili is closed due to high winds?????????????????? 

Over 3 1/2 feet in the past 48 hours opens the entire Angel Fire Ski Resort.  Every run open

Car Condition - Winter Travel

• Keep a FULL tank of gas in your car.
• Make sure you have good tires.
• Get a mechanic to do a winter check.
• Make sure they look at your: battery, antifreeze, wipers, windshield fluid, ignition system, thermostat, lights, heater, brakes, defroster and oil.
• Keep an ice scraper handy and a small broom if your area is expecting snow.

• Butane lighter and or matches.
  
• Flashlight and batteries.
• Small tool kit.
• Booster cables.
• Bottled water.
• Snack bars.
• Small shovel.
• Snow Chains.
• Tow Strap.
• Small bag of sand to use as traction under your tires.

• Stay in the car.
• Only leave the car if help is visible within 100 yards.
• Display a brightly colored cloth or other sign of trouble outside your car.
• Turn on the car’s engine for about 10 minutes each hour. Run the heater and turn on the inside light when the car is running to help keep warm.
• Beware of carbon monoxide poisoning. Clear the exhaust pipe of snow and if necessary open a downwind window for air.
• Watch for signs of hypothermia. That includes loss of feeling and pale color in the skin.
• To keep warm, do exercises, huddle together and use newspapers, maps and even inside car mats.

• Wear loose fitting, layered, light-weight clothes.
• Layers can be pulled off to prevent perspiration which can quickly turn cold near the body.
• Cover your mouth. That protects your lungs.
• Keep dry.

• Do so only during the daytime.
• Check the news or call friends for an idea of what shape the roads are in ahead of you.
• If going on a long trip, check the weather for your destination and places along the way.
• It could save frustration and even time to wait. Plows could clear roads and sunlight may melt ice.

• Seek immediate help if at all possible.
• Slowly warm the person’s body, starting with their trunk.
• Warm up arms and legs last because stimulation of the limbs could send cold blood to the heart and cause heart failure.
• Put the person in dry clothing and wrap their whole body with a blanket if possible.
• Use your own body to warm them.
• Do not give them anything with caffeine or alcohol in it. Caffeine speeds up the heart and can intensify the effects of cold weather. Alcohol slows down the heart and therefore also speeds up some effects of cold weather.