Reviews & Comments
Ruidoso, NM
RUIDOSO-12 YR VETERAN -
10/23/2010The best thing about Ruidoso is its climate. To me, it is perfect... you get all four seasons. It seems to be never too cold, never too hot. It is usually sunny so you can be outside a lot. The town is working on expanding the mountain biking trails and the ski season was awesome last year. The mountain is about 20 min from town..awesome! Also, you get the hiking to yourself a lot. It's not crowded, in fact you'll probably be one the only one on the trail. The music scene is starting to evolve here which is cool. The town is spread out so even though there are only about 10k people here you can run into someone you know once every couple years...its wild. Down sides: The snow on the mountain is inconsistent. There aren't very many young, progressive, career-oriented people here. There seems to be more low-income hispanic families and lots of old retired people for full time residents. I love Ruidoso but it is limited on things to do. If you want a simple life come here. There is no traffic and it is REALLY LOW KEY. BUT,, limited on friends, and things to do after awhile. Its also very transient, so friends come & go. I have young children and am debating on whether to stay or go. I don't want them to be limited in competition, sports, friends. I wish there were more people here like me.