I know this isn’t technically ABQ, but I drive up to Ski Santa Fe multiple times each winter and I’m guessing other people in this community do as well. The new technology mentioned in this article made it interesting to me.

The RFID passes aren’t a big deal, but they are kind of nice. They could be finicky when trying to get on the lift when I had them at Red River, no better or worse than having someone manually scan passes. But being able to reload them without visiting the ticket office in the morning was great.

But this is the first time I’ve heard about the high-speed detachable lifts coming to Santa Fe, and I’m really looking forward to that even though it won’t be there until next winter. I’ve only gotten to try them once, in Winter Park, CO, and spending half as much time sitting on a lift makes the day so much better.