Pagosa Springs, Colorado — The ski season at Wolf Creek began with a bang. Fresh snow led to great conditions on its Halloween opening day. Guests were treated to a great day of skiing.
And then… something spooky happened: they stopped operating.
The town of Pagosa Springs suffered flooding again early last week, which led to damage throughout the community. It also caused a road closure that’s keeping its ski area closed. The Wolf Creek Pass (US 160) has been closed for over a week now due to washouts, which is how guests reach the ski area.
Since then, recovery work has been underway to repair the affected roads. While other roads have reopened, Wolf Creek Pass stays closed for now. This means that Wolf Creek Ski Area can’t reopen until the road does.
Wolf Creek shared an update in a video report from Denver7. Wolf Creek’s Rosanne Haidorfer-Pitcher called the situation “not a really great start to the season.” The ski area has been helping CDOT to reopen the road. Because of the road repairs, reopening before Thanksgiving could be a challenge, as repairs are expected to take weeks.
Ironically, Wolf Creek skiers missed out on a good powder day. Their November 2 snow report noted over a foot of fresh snow, but people couldn’t shred it due to the closure.
As implied above, the reopening date for Wolf Creek has yet to be announced.
Image/Video Credits: Heavenly Dazed, CDOT, Denver7, Wolf Creek Ski Area
