Always check the local Avalanche Risk Level and ski with appropriate safety equipment. Turn your Snow Mail on or off at any time.īefore skiing or snowboarding off-piste in Wolf Creek, you must assess the local snow conditions. Join 45,000 Skiers and Boarders who get our Snow Mails! Generationally, I think, this terrain would provide the community some excitement and a sense of purpose for multiple generations to come.Get Powder Alarms and Snow Storm Warnings. “In the short run, if you looked at these numbers from a banker’s standpoint, it doesn’t pencil all that well. Keith Pitcher described the appeal of constructing such a lift in spite of the financial hurdles: This expansion still appears to be a long-term project, not something that would happen soon. Forest Service to get a lift into that potential terrain pod. Wolf Creek is currently seeking approval from the U.S. This isn’t intended to bring in more visitors, but rather grow the amount of lift accessible challenging terrain. Some of the terrain would even require climbing gear. They want to expand into the Matchless Pod (pictured above), which would grow their expert terrain. The third interesting tidbit discusses future expansion. The only reciprocal partnership is with the Discovery Ski Area in Montana, which is owned by the Pitcher family’s brother. They said that they aren’t interested in joining these passes, as the last partnership they tried, which was with Taos Ski Valley, was a mess.
The second major topic that was discussed was whether Wolf Creek had considered joining a multi-mountain mega-season pass that has become popular in recent years. Whether they would eventually sell is left up to debate, as the Durango Herald said that “ he is too savvy a businessman to say he’d never sell.” The Pitcher family made it known throughout the piece that they aren’t interested in a sale in the short-term future, as they’ve grown to love managing a ski resort. Pitcher thought that the way they approached them was condescending, and he rejected them on the spot. … The nature of the conversation was, ‘Are you tired of it? This could be the year when you end up with your back against the wall financially.’” It was a year where we didn’t have a lot of snow, the ski business wasn’t exactly booming in Colorado in general. “It was predatory by nature, to be honest. Davey Pitcher, who is the owner of the ski area, described how the meeting went: The closest they came to selling was during the brutal 2017-18 winter, which had below-average snowfall. Almost always, they don’t respond to the request. One entity usually approaches the Pitcher family each fall to discuss whether they’re interested in selling. Rather than have outsiders come in, they have staff members build the lifts, which reduces expenses and allows them to keep employees on full-time.īecause they are a small family operation, other parties often approach the Pitchers to buy the ski area. The family works as lift supervisors, in marketing and sales, and in their maintenance department. The Pitcher family is fully involved in the operations of the ski resort. I found the following very interesting about Wolf Creek:
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The Durango Herald article is worth reading in full to capture Wolf Creek’s unique place in the Colorado ski industry. The Durango Herald interviewed the Pitcher family, who owns the mountain, to discuss how they’ve been able to withstand the corporate grip that the ski industry has dealt with over the past decade. This has created a loyal following and has seen increased visitation in recent years. Wolf Creek isn’t associated with a major season partner pass, and it’s hours away from major metro areas. The snowiest ski resort in Colorado isn’t Vail, Aspen/Snowmass, or Silverton.
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