Seasonal sports

| The New Mexican

12/11/2007 -

Outdoor events planned — including festivals, races and competitions — during the spring and summer festivals in 2008 are all listed. If you would like to add an event, send an e-mail to service@sfnewmexican.com.


Angel Fire Resort, together with Red Bull and Bigfoot Productions, today officially announced the first-of-its-kind 12-hour, endurance downhill mountain bike competition.  The event will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2008, at Angel Fire Resort in northern New Mexico. Branded “The Burner,” the competition will be open to any and all sport, expert and pro-class mountain bike riders, both men and women. Categories will include solo, duo and team entries. Over $5,000 in cash plus prizes will be distributed to first to third place riders in each category & class. First place winners in men and women's pro class solo category will also receive VIP trips to a premiere Red Bull event in the United States.

The Red Bull Burner will start at 9:00am and finish in the dark at 9:00pm. Winners will be determined by total number of laps in the twelve hour period. Riding after dark will require the use of approved front mounted bike lights. Three of Angel Fire's top bike park downhill trails will be utilized simultaneously for the event.

Festivities surrounding the event will include barbecue vendors combined with beer sampling from the top brewers throughout the Four Corners area, including SKA Brewery, Steamworks Brewing Company and the Santa Fe Brewing Company. In addition, there will be live entertainment, and mountain gear/bike-related retail. Immediately following The Burner will be an end-of-season party, dubbed “The Afterburner,” featuring live music from the band Iocane out of Moab, Utah and raffle prizes.

Official sponsors of this event include Commencal/ BTI, Yeti Cycles, the Chile Pepper Bike Shop, Shimano, Santa Cruz, Fox Racing, Twin Tip Nation and JET Lites.

For additional rider and team registration information, including fees and lodging availability, please visit www.angelfirelburner.com or Angel Fire Resort's website at www.angelfireresort.com. Please direct all media inquiries to Christy Germscheid at 505-377-4244 or christyg@angelfireresort.com.


Los Alamos County Recreation Division's Adventure Edge Program has weekend adventure trips to the great outdoors to learn the extreme adventure sports of rock climbing, rappelling & caving. Learn in a safe, supportive setting with experienced instructors. Ages 12 & up. Cost is $45 for most series. More info: contact Garry Wolfe, 505.662.8173 or garry.wolfe@lacnm.us; or check our website, www.losalamosnm.us/rec, click on the Adventure Edge link on the left.



Cultural encounter days at Fort Union National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service include musical entertainment, a nature walk across the prairie, historical presentations, living history cannon and small arms demonstrations, and activities by interpretivere-enactors from the First New Mexico Volunteers, the Second Colorado
Volunteer Infantry, and the Artillery Company of New Mexico. Feature
presentations for the weekend event will include “The Life and Times of
William Bent” by John Atkinson and “The Long Walk”, by Ed Lee Natay, and “Comerciantes, Arrieros y Peones: New Mexican Contributions to Commercial
Developments in the United States, 1821-1880” by historian Susan Calafate
Boyle. On Saturday at noon, members of the New Mexico Territorial Brass
Band will perform music popular before and during the American Civil War.
Fort Union Staff will also be hosting a prairie hike on both days, starting
at  nine  o’clock  in the morning.  Park guides will take visitors into the
prairie  and  along the Santa Fe Trail.  The hike will focus on the natural
environment  of  Fort  Union  and  what travelers faced when navigating the
Santa  Fe Trail.  The hike also offers a unique view of Fort Union from the
north.  Visitors  who  wish  to  participate  on the hike need to wear good
walking  shoes,  sunscreen  and  a  hat,  bring  water  and a snack, and be
prepared  to  hike approximately two miles on uneven ground.  The hike will
take  around  two hours and visitors are advised that there is no shade, so
to  be  prepared  for warm temperatures and the bright New Mexico sunshine. The  hike  will be limited to 20 people and guides will be taking the first twenty to arrive each day. For more information, visit the Web site at www.nps.gov/foun or call 505-425-8025.





Quail Run Golf Course: 3101 Old Pecos Trail. Web site is www.quailrunsantafe.com or call  986-2200.
Towa Golf Course at Cities of Gold Casino: 17746 U.S. 84/285. Web site is www.citiesofgold.com or call 455-9000.
Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe: 205 Caja del Rio Road. Web site is www.santafenm.gov or call 955-4470.
Santa Fe Country Club: 4360 Country Club Road, No. A. Web site is www.santafecountryclub.com or call 471-0601.



Orienteering is an international outdoor sport played by teams and individuals of all ages in scenic locations around the world.  The sport is popular with runners, adventure racers, scouts, families, and outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds.  New Mexico Orienteers hosts orienteering meets throughout the year, in Los Alamos, Santa Fe National Forest, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Aubuquerque, and
the Sandias.  Meet fees vary by location but usually are under $10 per person.  NMO hosts free or at cost training classes to improve your orienteering skills.  A 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit, NMO also seeks volunteers to help with meets;  volunteers orienteer for free.  For details call 505 661-8132 or visit  the Web site at www.nmorienteers.org.

• July 26: Cienega Canyon, Abuquerque 10-3
• Aug 1-10: Laramie, Wyoming (US Championships)
• Aug 23: Rendija Canyon, Los Alamos
• Sep TBA:  Albuquerque area
• Oct 25 :Rendija Canyon, Los Alamos (Mini-rogaine)
• Nov 22: Rendija Canyon, Los Alamo

Become a Citizen Scientist and make a real contribution to community stewardship of public lands and natural resources. Volunteers needed to collect data in the spectacular Pecos Wilderness with Seventh Generation Institute.  Project includes mapping of invasive plants, inventory and condition assessment of camp sites, restoration projects, public outreach, and surveys of visitor numbers, activities, knowledge. Training provided. Field season approximately June 15 - Sept 30.  For additional information and to apply visitthe  Website at www.seventh-generation.org


Volunteers are needed to join the trained observers of HawkWatch International in the Sandia Mountains to monitor the migration of the raptors flying north to summer nesting grounds. The staff will be on site daily — weather permitting — from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the next two months. The peak migration season is mid-March to mid-April and the count will end May 5. Those who volunteer are asked to bring water, extra clothing, sunscreen, food, binoculars and a camera. To schedule a field trip, for directions, and other information, visit the Web site at www.hawkwatch.org or call 255-7622.

Northern New Mexico’s Premier Semi-Pro Football Club is getting ready for the 2008 Season! Tryouts and Practices are at noon on Saturdays and Sundays at  Salvador Perez Park off of St. Francis Dr. & Alta Vista St. Tone up/tune up and be part of be part of the Sting Family and remember dedication starts in the heart.




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