A Mountain For Everyone
Historic Monarch Photo from SkiMonarch.com
By R. Scott Rappold
Eighty years ago this winter, something special was happening in Colorado.
We were learning to love the sport of skiing. Colorado ski areas Monarch Mountain, Winter Park and Wolf Creek all trace their beginnings to the winter of 1939-40.
Wolf Creek Ski Area boasts more snow than any ski area in Colorado. Annually, they average more than 400" of snow. They are family owned and have been operating since 1939! This makes Wolf Creek one of the oldest ski areas in the country.
Photo Credit: Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek is excited to announce the 2019-2020 ski season will kick off on Halloween, complete with a Haunted House!!
Thursday, October 31st, Wolf Creek will open the Nova Lift and Magic Carpet from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. giving access to 4 of 133 named runs. Lift tickets will be $31 for ages 6 and older. Children 5 years and younger will be $6.
Photos: TR – Purgatory Resort; TL – Powderhorn Mountain Resort
BL – Steamboat Resort; BR – Purgatory Resort
Click here for high res photos: http://bit.ly/WhatsNew2019-20
Photo Credit: Aspen Snowmass
As March winds down, Colorado’s ski areas are in the midst of a great spring season with ideal conditions for experts, guests ready to learn to ski or snowboard and everyone in between. Late season features warmer temperatures perfect for learning or for those looking to enjoy a non-skiing activity or the mountain environment.
Photo Credit: Curtis DeVore, Copper Mountain
At most Colorado ski resorts, there's a place where you can find powder days after a storm - a place you can reach without hiking a half hour to the outer reaches of the mountain.
We're talking about the trees.
Photo Credit: Curtis Devore, Arapahoe Basin
March is upon us, and for millions of students, teachers and parents, that means one thing: SPRING BREAK!!!!!
Want to sample some local Colorado-brewed beer on your visit to a Colorado ski area? You’re in luck – Almost every resort in Colorado serves local brews and micro-brews from around the state.
February has been a very snowy month in Colorado, and within the last week, several Colorado ski areas have seen feet of snowfall on the slopes.
In what some are calling Snowmaggedon, Wolf Creek Ski Area has seen more than 3 feet of snow in 3 days and 74 inches in the last 7 days. The highest 24-hour snow total of this storm was 28 inches in 24 hours, which fell on Wolf Creek through mid-day Tuesday.
