PHOTO TOUR: Wolf Creek, CO Opens Winter 2018/19 with Powder Conditions All eyes were on Wolf Creek, CO this weekend as they were the first resort in North America to open for the upcoming season. A 30″ mid-October storm set them up nicely for their second earliest opening day ever. The opening day treated eager skiers and riders to a 22″ base with powder conditions across 3 lifts, 60% of available […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 15, 2018 0 Comments
Wolf Creek, CO Wins the #RaceToOpen | A-Basin and Loveland, CO Announce they WON’T Open this Weekend After a storm this week dumped almost 2-feet of snow at Wolf Creek, CO the ski area announced they will open for business at 9 am on Saturday, Oct. 13, making it the first area in North America to open to the public for the season. The resort will open the rental shop, ski school, main lodge, and three lifts. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 12, 2018 0 Comments
#RaceToOpen UPDATE: Arapahoe Basin, CO Will NOT Open Before Wolf Creek, CO This Weekend For most of the last 20-years, the first resort to open in North America has been one of either Loveland or Arapahoe Basin, CO. Yesterday Wolf Creek, also Colorado, threw a curveball and announced that due to all the recent snow, they would start their lifts turning on Saturday, and will open weekends going forward. Wolf Creek Ski Area, CO Will […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 11, 2018 0 Comments
UPDATE: Wolf Creek Ski Area, CO WILL Open this Weekend for the 2018/19 Season #RaceToOpen Wolf Creek Ski Area, Colorado will be open for the season with weekends only, beginning Saturday, October 13th and Sunday, October 14th! Wolf Creek received 12 inches Monday, October 8th with another 8 inches today, October 10th. The settled midway base is 14 inches with 20 inches year-to-date this season. Treasure Stoke, Bonanza, and Nova lifts will be operating with very early […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 11, 2018 0 Comments
Wolf Creek Ski Area, CO Will OPEN This Weekend! The Durango Herald reports that Wolf Creek Ski Area in Pagosa Springs, Colorado will open this weekend. As of this morning, they had received 12″ of snow at the summit and 8″ at mid-mountain. Along with that, they received 5″ of snow on Monday. If Loveland and/or Arapahoe Basin don’t also open this week or this weekend, Wolf Creek will be the […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 10, 2018 0 Comments
Colorado Ski Area Opening Dates For The 2018/2019 Season The snow guns are primed and ready to start turning Colorado slopes white once again. After kind of a lousy snow year last winter, I bet most Colorado skiers are hungrier than ever to get back out there. The good news is your ski season may start as soon as next month. Projected Opening Dates Loveland: Mid October Arapahoe Basin: Mid October […] Industry News Mike Lavery | September 21, 2018 0 Comments
The First Fully Solar-Powered Ski Area: Wolf Creek, CO Wolf Creek Ski Area, located in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, has recently become the first ski area in the US (and potentially the world) to run purely on solar energy. The resort has been a leader in sustainable business practices for the past 11 years. Wolf Creek hails as one of the snowiest resorts in Colorado, and draws this solar energy […] Jenah MacGrain | July 11, 2018 11 Comments
Record Low Snowfall Closes San Juan Resorts Early | Taos Ski Valley in Sangre de Cristo Mountains Received Just 78″ Snow ALL SEASON It’s definitely been a weird winter for most of us. Some areas got dumped on all season (we’re looking at you Washington state and Jackson), some places like California had record dry starts but then got really lucky (#MiracleMarch), and the East Coast saw unseen snowfall from nor’easter Quinn, delivering a few lucky resorts up to three feet in one […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | April 11, 2018 0 Comments