![]() ![]() However, the 55 degree slope is still definitely worth the 10 minute hike to hit waist-deep, powder stashes with the occasional cliff drop. Knife Ridge would be absolutely fantastic if it lasted for another 500 vertical feet! As it is, you get maybe 4-5 fast paced turns before you run into the cat-track at the bottom. From there, you can take the Alberta Lift up to hit Knife Ridge or go back to the base area. Instead, you'll be encountering very steep, chute-like, mogul, tree runs that collect together in an open area at the bottom and run you back to the Alberta Lift on a calming blue. Most of the drops are planned off to the side of the main route down. Not to worry though, none of these gates require a cliff drop if you don't want one. On the way down from Alberta Peak you'll most likely run into the Waterfall Chutes, which contains one of the largest cliff drops in the area - a 40 foot drop on the skiers left when you enter Waterfall Gate 3. They only give you one way down without hitting a 30-40 ft drop with a large amount of speed to clear the outcrops unless you decide to traverse around the area. However, be wary of the Alberta Peak Chutes! They aren't so much chutes as they are a slanted wall of jagged rocks. However, this isn't to say that Bonanza, Montezuma, and Horseshoe Bowl don't have their fair share of adrenaline inducing drops and steeps!Īlberta Peak gives you access to some of Wolf Creek's best terrain and longest, continuous vertical. The most exciting of this expert terrain can be found on Alberta Peak, Knife Ridge, and the Waterfall Area. While there are several huckable cliffs, steeps, and chutes, they tend to be very short lived. The only thing holding Wolf Creek back is its lack long-run expert terrain. Wolf Creek consistently gets 500+ inches of snowfall per year, making it one of the premier powder destinations for southern resorts. On a powder day I wonder if you could even find enough momentum to make turns on most of the terrain - it’s that flat.Wolf Creek Ski Area is one of the small, hidden gems that remains uncrowded in Colorado despite its great variety of terrain, friendly staff, and unbeatable snowfall. Blues are really green and blacks are really intermediate. The rest of the ridge is unimpressive and you can pretty much subtract a full rating from each trail. However, that area is very small and only has a few hundred feet of vertical followed by a long flat runout to the base of the Alberta chair. ![]() ![]() Yes, it has the Waterfall area which is a collection of double-black chutes and narrow lines through the trees. But the place seemed way too flat for the most part. Maybe it was because we had just skied Taos the day before, or maybe I’ve gotten a lot better or equipment has changed the way I ski now. When we finally visited together it had been about 25 years since my last visit and I had a hard time reconciling my memories of the place with the reality. Wolf Creek always seems to get snow year after year even when the rest of Colorado and New Mexico was dry. We would go there when snow at Taos wasn’t that good. I started skiing Wolf Creek back in the 80’s when I was growing up in New Mexico. Wolf Creek trail map 21/22 Wolf Creek Review History with Wolf Creek ![]()
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