![]() ![]() Probably cuz most of the greens are there. ![]() Only issue: on wkds the lifts near the lodge can get backed up some. This place the snow was better, softer and more plentiful. We drove all the way down from Denver after skiing a day in summit county. Stay half hour to hour away in Pagosa springs, Alamosa, or further in Durango. While no lodging at the place, get over it, cuz of the skiing. It’s not a fancy resort, but a ‘skiers place’. Yet this place is modest and ‘affordable’ for skiing, with $80 weekday lift tix and $90 wkd tix.Ĭan ski here for two days for the price of one in summit county. Plenty of terrain for a couple days of skiing, and while we didn’t have a powder day, this place would be spectacular on a powder day with so much space in the trees. Alberta lift is awesome for getting out in solitude on the mountain and skiing through trees and moguls and trails on the way down. Definitely recommend Wolf Creek to any family looking for a place to go! It was perfect for us beginners but they had so many trails and lifts we could have done.Īs avid skiers, we look for fun terrain and good, plentiful snow.įor 20-21, snow is in short supply. ![]() I couldn't have asked for a better experience and we will never forget their kindness. Thanks to these fine folks my children had an awesome day and walked away knowing how to ski and wanting to do it again. Even one of the lift operators Ernesto, jumped in and helped and rode with one of the kids that was afraid to ride the lift alone. They were both soooo patient and graceful with the kids. Soon, his fellow instructor be Kathy came to our rescue too and helped with the kids. He helped get our 11 year old up on the lift and then the 8 year old down the hill the first time. Not long after we had been standing next to the beginners lift an instructor, Josh, who was there helping,even though they aren't doing lesson right now thanks to COVID-19, came to our aid. My wife was the only one of the six of us that had ever skiied so it took us a little while to adjust to even standing on the skis. We rented skis for me, my wife and 4 children at Pagosa Ski Rentals (very reasonable and so nice) and took off to Wolf Creek. We made the trek down yesterday after flying into Denver and it has been worth it. It is now much easier to ski downhill and not have to worry about missing a cat track that would save you a hike.I can't say enough good things about the folks we met today at Wolf Creek Ski Resort. Previous to these lifts, it was harder for new skiers to avoid needing to hike out of certain terrain skier's right of the Alberta lift, so keep this in mind if reading reviews of the mountain more than a few years old. Both lifts eliminate what were longer flat cat tracks- Charity Jane eliminates Lagerfest's uphill section and Elma eliminates the need to use Park Avenue as a long flat cat track to return to the main base area. With the addition of the Elma and Charity Jane lifts in the last decade, the Alberta area is much easier to navigate. Part of skiing the mountain effectively is recognizing how to string together the steeps. ![]() In most of the mountain you have short hits of technical terrain and then mellow benches before you hit the next band of steeps. There is a ton of technical terrain here- cliffs, chutes, gullies, couloirs and cornices. The Alberta area is 1000 acres with only a handful of cleared runs. Trees are amazingly good here, all over the mountain you have well-spaced trees. Outside of Christmas and Texas Spring Break this mountain is has no lift lines and if you already have a pass or lift ticket you can easily park where you can walk 50 feet to a run and ski down to a lift. Few placed get this much snow with this little competition for getting on that powder. Wolf Creek breaks you for skiing elsewhere. ![]()
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