I laced up my boots, clipped in, and moved quickly to the trees to get out of the wind. What waited for me inside the tall, swishing pines, was a snow globe like I had not seen in Albuquerque before. Fresh, soft snow passed under my skis, and I moved quickly along the forested trail to warm up my hands. (Not expecting that there would be *actual winter* waiting for me so close to Albuquerque, I made the mistake of wearing my thinnest gloves)….

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