If you want some sense of accuracty or truth in your movies, don't look for it in this one. I am a former resident of Ruidoso, New Mexico and have been to the ski resort there on multiple occasions. I can tell you that:
It is called Ski Apache and not Ski Alto. While you do turn in the small town of Alto to go up the mountain to the resort, that is not the name of the resort.
The ski resort has been owned by the Mescalero Apache Indian Tribe for over sixty years. It is not owned by a local family (or been in their family for generations).
A character asks why there are no hotels in the area. THERE ARE!!!! Tourism because of the ski resort, the horse racing track, the lakes, the casinos, and many other things make this town into a tourist destination and the area towns (Ruidoso, Alto, and Ruidoso Downs) are full of hotels and motels. It is the main industry for the area.
Ski Apache is not a dumpy little ski run. As the southern most ski resort in the United States, it is full every week with skiers for the nearby cities of El Paso and Lubbock (Texas) and Juarez and Chihuahua (Mexico) as well as people from further away in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
There isn't a Christmas Tree lot on the top of the mountain in the parking lot for the resort. That is honestly not a financially viable plan for the square footage.
The constant Dick jokes in the movie because of a main characters name were also unappreciated as well as unwelcome and should have gotten this a PG-13 rating.
Avoid this film like the plague.
It is called Ski Apache and not Ski Alto. While you do turn in the small town of Alto to go up the mountain to the resort, that is not the name of the resort.
The ski resort has been owned by the Mescalero Apache Indian Tribe for over sixty years. It is not owned by a local family (or been in their family for generations).
A character asks why there are no hotels in the area. THERE ARE!!!! Tourism because of the ski resort, the horse racing track, the lakes, the casinos, and many other things make this town into a tourist destination and the area towns (Ruidoso, Alto, and Ruidoso Downs) are full of hotels and motels. It is the main industry for the area.
Ski Apache is not a dumpy little ski run. As the southern most ski resort in the United States, it is full every week with skiers for the nearby cities of El Paso and Lubbock (Texas) and Juarez and Chihuahua (Mexico) as well as people from further away in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
There isn't a Christmas Tree lot on the top of the mountain in the parking lot for the resort. That is honestly not a financially viable plan for the square footage.
The constant Dick jokes in the movie because of a main characters name were also unappreciated as well as unwelcome and should have gotten this a PG-13 rating.
Avoid this film like the plague.