Porkies offers full schedule of events

By JAN TUCKER

news@yourdailyglobe,com

SILVER CITY — The recent snow storm dumped 12 inches of new snow on the Porcupine Mountain Ski Hill and mountain manager Bill Perrin said that has helped the skiing with all runs open and covered.

Perrin added it will be a busy few months with some major events slated in the next couple of months. One of the newer events will be the guided Snow Shoe Hike on Jan. 11, 18, 25, and Feb. 1, 15 and 22. Hikers will take a free chairlift ride to the top of the hill and then snowshoe down. Perrin said the hike is about 2 miles. “Some of it is through a beautiful wo...