Anyone been to Ruidoso lately? Some friends, the wife and I are headed there end of February for some skiing. It's been ages since I've been. When I was living in Odessa the family went at least twice a year.

What can we expect?

Any places we need to make sure we hit up besides Inn of the Mountain Gods Casino and of course Ski Apache?

Breakfast at the Log Cabin restaurant is good. It's on Mechem if I remember correctly. It's on the way from town to the Ski Apache turn-off. It'll be on the right. I'm pretty sure it's closed on Tuesdays.

If you like flavored coffees and teas, hit the Misty Mountain Gourmet Shoppe on the main drive. They sell them made or you can buy the beans or grounds. It's a pink building. Cool little place.

Hope you have a good time.

[This message has been edited by epag (edited 1/19/2009 6:47p).]

If you like New Mexico style Mexican food, go to Casa Blanca and order the Chiles Rellenos. They are absolutely the best I've ever eaten. It's in town on the road that eventually goes to Alto. It will be on the left as you're headed out.

The Cattle Baron is hard to beat for Prime Rib and Steaks. Their salad bar is good too.

If it's as dry in Ruidoso as it is in west Texas, the only snow may be man made.

If you like history, make the trip over to Lincoln one day and take a look around. It's very interesting to see where the Lincoln County War and the Billy the Kid business all happened. They have a really good museum there.

Another good museum is at Ruidoso Downs. It's on the right as you're coming in to town, and has the giant horse statues in front of it. This summer, they had some really neat exhibits on mining in New Mexico and a collection of horse drawn vehicles that was pretty amazing. They also had a lot of articles that were used in the pioneer days on farms and ranches.

[This message has been edited by Ag65Son (edited 1/14/2009 4:15p).]

the bar across from wendell's inside the inn of the mountain gods is solid. cafe rio in town is a very good pizza place - you usually have to wait a while for a table, but it's worth the wait. hopefully, they'll be some snow by the time you come because there's not much now...

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If you like flavored coffees and teas, hit the Sweet Shoppe on the main drive. They sell them made or you can buy the beans or grounds. It's a pink building. Cool little place

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are you a woman? oops, sorry. I forgot I wasnt on the rivalries board anymore.....

Thanks for the help guys. I've been checking out the snow reports and it's not looking good. We aren't headed down until the end of February though so hopefully it will get better.

I second Cafe Rio for pizza. Bunch of different kinds of beer too.

From what I have heard so far this year about the skiing there, On the weekends it is completely overcrowded with El Pasoans making the 2 hour drive up. If you guys need a lot of room to maneuver, I would be cautious.

In town however, there are lots of cool places to eat and grab a few beers. If you are into casino action, you can't miss Inn of Mtn. Gods. The resort has some cool features and Wendell's (fine dining) is very impressive.

If the skiing doesn't work out, check out Pillow's Funtrackers if you're in need of some entertainment. I think they are only open on the weekends during cold season though.

Skiing there will not be worth it, conditions are terrible.

JMO

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cafe rio in town is a very good pizza place

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I 'third' this one. Very good place to eat.