Kinda takes your breath away, doesn’t it? This, too, could be a part of your every day. Take a look around Ponderosa Views through our online gallery and contact us for more info on how you could enjoy views like these for yourself.

These aren’t your average every day fuzzy balls of white wool: these exotic creatures are Barbary Sheep, native to North Africa. Snapped on a sunny day near Vera Cruz Mountain Ranch, this herd is probably descended from the animals released by the Canadian River by the Game and Fish Department back in 1950.

Just one of the many breathtaking sights you can view right outside your window when you own a piece of New Mexico at Vera Cruz Mountain Ranch!

A Cool Cuartet of Barbary Sheep Near Vera Cruz Mountain Ranch

The New Mexico Ski Season opened on the 15th at the Sipapu Resort, and we’ve got more openings scheduled for this weekend!

Red River will open Nov. 26 and Taos Ski Valley and Ski Apache will open Thanksgiving Day. This will be the first full ski season for snowboarders at Taos, which only opened its runs to snowboarders at the very end of last season. Angel Fire will open Dec. 19 and has already announced season pass discounts, packages and early booking incentives to interest families who might be rethinking vacations during the recession.

Pajarito Mountain Ski Area will open Dec. 12 and Sandia Peak will open Dec. 19.

Ski Santa Fe officials said they will delay the opening of the 2008-09 ski season, originally scheduled for Thanksgiving Day. The ski area will open as soon as weather and snowfall permit, they said. A storm system is forecast to move into New Mexico by Wednesday night, possibly bringing snow to higher elevations. The staff at Ski Santa Fe has also been making snow.

George Brooks, with Ski New Mexico, said none of the other ski areas or resorts in the state have plans to delay their scheduled openings and all are ahead of schedule with their snow-making operations.