12km of free groomed nordic ski trails including a trail for dogs, snowshoes and pulks! The trails are maintained and groomed by club volunteers. If you would like to donate and/or join the club to support our efforts we would really appreciate it! Check out the Blogs link at left for latest grooming info and photos!
In the early 1980's at the behest of UNM's cross country ski Coach Klaus Weber, Tim Johnson, Dave Platts, Donna Berg and Tom Berg started the Los Alamos Junior Nordic Ski Team, a United States Ski Association sanctioned kids' x-c ski racing program. Our 1st season's activities took place on the Los Alamos golf course due to a lack of groomable trails in the mountains above town.
By the second season we were working on a trail (The Pajarito X-C Ski Trail) specific to groomed x-c skiing which ran parallel to the old "Quemazon Trail", at that time a four wheel drive road (and hiking trail now called Guaje Trail # 282) which still leads from Pajarito Ski Area up thru Canada Bonita to the Pipeline Road.
Over the years the x-c ski trail has been improved and maintained by ski club members working with the Forest Service, and has become a very popular hiking, biking and horseback riding trail in the off season. The original Forest Service Guaje Trail 282 has been improved and maintained by club members as well, and the Southwest Nordic Ski Club has groomed both trails each Winter for 20 some years for public use at club expense.
The Southwest Nordic Ski Club is a non profit organization consisting of 70 members and 30 "donor/friends" from across Northern NM. The purpose of the club is to encourage involvement in cross country skiing, both recreational and racing. We accomplish this by holding clinics and races, maintaining a trail system, and providing information on the XC ski scene in Northern New Mexico.
SWNSKI operates solely on donations and membership fees. Thanks to an influx of new enthusiastic individuals in recent years, the club has grown steadily in size. We hope to continue the trend and gladly welcome new members!! If you would like to become involved in growing XC skiing in northern NM please join us by filling out a membership form. As a member you will be added to our email list, where you will be kept up to date on all club activities. You will also be invited to member only events such as clinics and club outings.
Ken Kisiel- Chairperson
Tom Berg - Vice Chairperson
Dina Pesenson - Secretary
Paul Graham - Treasurer
Brett Hollander - Communications/Web
Jonathan Storer
Seppo Pentilla
John Ullmann
David Wykoff
John Bernadin
Clay Moseley
Crested Butte Thanksgiving Ski Camp 2007
Heavy Logs, Chainsaws and Babies (Trail Work Nov 2007)
Trail - February 2005 | Trail - December 2004 | Trail - April 2003
Southwest Nordic Ski Club, P.O. Box 1556, Los Alamos, NM 87544
Tel: 505 455 2380 or 505 662 5526
Chairman: Tom Berg
If you don't want to become a member but would like to recieve general information about club activity, please send a request with your name and email to bhllnd@yahoo.com.
Our non-profit tax exempt status is pending - as soon as we have the number we will post it here. To donate, please make checks out to Southwest Nordic Ski Club and mail to:
SWNSC, P O Box 1556, Los Alamos, NM 87544-1556
Please include your name and address as we would like to acknowledge and thank you. Thanks a lot for your time and generosity! Enjoy Winter!
