Archive photos: Ski Apache

The lodge, also designed by Victor Lundy, with its signature spires intended to replicate the surrounding tall trees, was completed.

A Forest Service letter dealt with one of the ski lifts at Ski Apache.

2004: Ski Apache's Boyd Kinzhuma helped skiers unload from the gondola at Ski Apache.

2005: Kermit Baumann pulls a tail grab iron cross off the jump in the Boneyard at Ski Apache during the Last Blast weekend at Ski Apache.

2007: Skiers ascended the Capitan chair lift during a sunny day of skiing at Ski Apache near Ruidoso.

1996: Ski Apache's new ski life is waiting for the rush of slushers at the Ruidoso, New Mexico resort.

1996: Ski Apache mountain manager, Dan Grover, uses a snow plow to even out the snow along the intermediate slope at the Ruidoso, New Mexico resort.

2002: Maintenance crew boss Rooney Lopez adjusts a snow maker at Ski Apache.

2002: Jake Henson, 16, carves his way down Ski Apache's El Capitan run.

2002: Seven-year-old Juliann Lamb puts on her skiing gear before joining her Kids Club lesson at Ski Apache, just outside Ruidos.

2002: Snowboarders at Ski Apache headed up the mountain in the Capitan lift in the middle of a daylong snowstorm Dec. 8.

Skiers and snowboarders will see how high they can climb in Ski Apache's its Big Mountain Vertical Challenge set for March 4.

When snowy slopes beckon, enjoy them responsibly, reminds Yvonne Lanelli.

Competitors had three chances to fly over jumps, rails and boxes and were judged on style, difficulty and sportsmanship.

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For more information about the Ski Apache Terrain Park Competition Finals or about lift tickets and passes, lift status and snow reports, visit skiapache.com or call 575-464-3600.

Ski Apache's final Terrain Park Competition begins 11 a.m. for the Youth Division (12-and-younger), $10 entry; and at 1 p.m. for the Big Park Division (13-and-older), $25 entry.

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