Powder, powder and more powder, are the three best things about Wolf Creek. This mountain, with a base elevation of 10,300 feet, gets more snow than any other resort in Colorado.
And not just a little more snow. We are talking about a LOT MORE snow. Aspen gets a very respectable 300 inches of powder a year. Wolf Creek gets 460. It straddles the continental divide and sucks in moisture like nowhere else in the state.
With 10 lifts and 1600 acres, Wolf Creek is a mid-sized resort without all the fancy dining options and apres ski scene. There’s no employee housing so workers need to find their own place to live in either Pagosa Springs or South Fork. You’ll also need reliable vehicle to get to the mountain 20 miles away.
Big developers have been eyeing off Wolf Creek for a while but that’s not what this place is all about. Wolf Creek has a website that’s looks older than the internet, Ikon and Epic passes are useless here, and it doesn’t even have a boutique fashion store. If it did, the store would go broke because Wolf Creek doesn’t attract “that” crowd.
45% of the runs are black and double black diamonds so if you are chasing steep and deep, Wolf Creek should be on your radar. Especially if you love glade skiing.
Wolf Creek was the first mountain in Colorado to open this winter. This is a much sort after award and it shows Wolf Creek will spin lifts for long seasons. Don’t expect any summer work here. It’s all about the skiing.
For more information, check out this story in Powder The Skiers Magazine