Santa Fe School of Cooking
Enroll in one of the overwhelmingly popular half-day or day-long classes to learn how to reproduce the intriguing Hispanic and Native American cuisine peculiar to this region. Courses can be demonstration-style with a full and wonderful lunch or hands-on, with field trips to markets, farms and wineries. There's an excellent culinary gift shop, too.

116 West San Francisco Street
Tel: 1 800 982 4688 or (505) 983 4511.
Website: www.santafeschoolofcooking.com

Ski Santa Fe
In winter, most visitors head up the fairly quick but twisting drive uphill from the Plaza to the area's 3,710m- (12,175ft-) high ski mountain. Skiing and snowboarding keep snow bunnies happy from mid November through to at least early April. Ski Santa Fe offers numerous lifts to 67 trails. There's a ski shop for equipment hire and a choice of restaurants on site.
 
2209 Brothers Road
Tel: (505) 982 4429.
Website: www.skisantafe.com

El Rancho de las Golondrinas
Once a stop on the Camino Real this 81-hectare (200-acre) ranch now functions as a living museum preserving the heritage of the Spanish Colonial and Territorial period.

334 Los Pinos Road
Tel: (505) 471 2261.
Website: www.golondrinas.org