Sledding at White Sands National Monument

Video and music credit: Mark Milian / Los Angeles Times
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/be-my-guide-sledding-4903/

The stretch of land in the middle of New Mexico that is White Sands National Monument is situated next to a missile range (comforting, I know). Buried behind a $3-per-person toll collector is an incredible sight. Expansive, white dunes roll on for miles. By appearances, you'd think you were in snow-covered Alaska -- until you step out of your car and feel the sweltering heat.

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[nicholaslvelasquez]

You are an idiot. It snows all the time here in the winter.

[CallMeKristyn]

I went here when we went on vacation a couple of years ago at Ruidoso we went skiing at Ski Apache:) And we decided to take a break from skiing so we came here and it was in the winter so the dunes were covered with a light layer of ice so it was already super slippery:) It's really fun there and I recommend vacationing there:)

[e5095]

Dude, not only does it snow in NM, Ski Apache is less than 2 hrs from White Sands and the top is over 10,000 ft. Much higher than any so-called mountains in the east with their puny 1,000 ft. vertical runs.

[3TheEthan]

lol it snows in new mexico...we see snow almost every winter

[Nickt7014]

I love it there, i was just there about a month ago. My relative is in the air force, and is in alamorgodo AFB. and so we visited her. nice place, but exhausting

[Volcomnosie]

I live in Las Cruces

[Drive2kill]

omg that's gay

[SomeFunkyDude79]

pretty cool, they have some decent skiing up in ruidoso not far from there.