Wolf Creek Ski Area closed

Checked Sunday evening, Nov. 1. Wolf Creek's homepage says the ski area will be closed from Sunday, November 1, until the mandatory evacuation order in Archuleta County is lifted. The page calls it a precaution based on recommendations from local and state authorities. It says Archuleta County has experienced a 100-year flood with record-breaking flooding in the San Juan River Basin, and that municipal, county, and state agencies are under extreme duress. It says the website will be updated as information becomes available. It does not post a reopen date. The Saturday schedule below is what that homepage said then. It is not the current plan.

Checked Saturday, Oct. 31. The homepage said the ski area opens that day for the 2026-2027 season. Treasure Stoke, Bonanza, and Nova were listed from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, through Tuesday, Nov. 3, on roughly 30% of the mountain. The page said the ski area would be closed Wednesday, Nov. 4, and Thursday, Nov. 5, reopen Friday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 8, then run Fridays through Sundays until significant snowfall.

Local Appreciation lift tickets on that Saturday page were $73 for adults, $55 for seniors, and $36 for children. The page said the ski and snowboard school, rentals, and Treasure Sports would be open, and that the Main Day Lodge would be serving food. It did not say lift tickets were free. Sunday evening's homepage does not list those prices.

The contact block lists a Pagosa Springs mailing address. The page says the ski area is on the Continental Divide in southern Colorado, and that early-season visitors can look for lodging in Pagosa Springs and South Fork.

Checked Saturday evening, Oct. 31. The same homepage says the ski area received 1 inch of new snow throughout the day. The latest storm total is 5 inches. The midway snow depth is 17 inches. Year-to-date snowfall is 27 inches. The page calls conditions powder and packed powder, and also springlike, early season, and highly variable. It says skiers and riders should expect rocks, unmarked obstacles, and possible open water on any trail. OnTheSnow's open-resorts list shows a 17-inch base, 3 of 11 lifts, 43 of 144 runs, and 5 inches over three days.

The homepage lists these groomed runs: Nova, Upper and Lower Navajo, Tranquility, Summer Day, Upper Treasure, Upper and Lower Powder Puff Valley, Turnpike, Divide, Bunny Hop to Easy Out, and Kelly Boyce. It lists this off-piste terrain: Prospector Ridge, Exhibition Ridge except Bonanza Cliffs, Boundary Bowl, and Step Bowl.

The page says CDOT has reopened the pass in both directions and that alternating traffic should be expected in multiple locations. It says uphill traffic is directed to Lobo Overlook, and that Kelly Boyce is reserved for downhill skiers until more snow.

An earlier note on that homepage, dated Thursday, Oct. 29, listed a 12-inch midway depth, a 20-inch storm, and 22 inches for the year. Those figures are older than this evening's numbers. This page uses the evening homepage.

Saturday's homepage dated the first open stretch as Oct. 31 through Nov. 3. The closed days and the Nov. 6–8 reopen were on that same page. They were not separate opening days. Sunday evening's homepage replaces that plan with the closure above. Arapahoe Basin and Keystone were already open. Their opening-day pages stay off this calendar. Saturday's note is Wolf Creek is open. The Saturday evening check is Halloween is off the calendar.

Checked Sunday morning, Nov. 1. That check still had Wolf Creek open on the Saturday schedule. It did not replace Saturday evening's snow figures. Sunday morning's note is last days, new kitchens, and ski dates.

The Sunday evening homepage no longer shows the Saturday operating schedule or the Local Appreciation prices. OnTheSnow's open-resorts list still shows Wolf Creek open, with a 17-inch base, 3 of 11 lifts, 43 of 144 runs, and 5 inches over three days. That list does not match the homepage.

This calendar keeps Oct. 31 through Nov. 3, the first stretch the Saturday homepage had scheduled, so the closure stays visible on the days that schedule told people to come. After Nov. 3 the listing drops off the calendar. The page stays up. There is still no posted end to the closure.

Arapahoe Basin's snow report, checked the same evening, lists no snow in the past 24 or 48 hours, an 18-inch base, a high of 41°F, a low of 28°F, 1 of 147 runs, 1 of 9 lifts, and 1 of 10 areas. It says there is no beginner terrain, and that no parking reservations are needed. Keystone's terrain page listed 0 of 21 lifts, 1 of 144 trails, and about 1 percent of the terrain. OnTheSnow's Nov. 1 Keystone report lists an 18-inch base, 2 of 21 lifts, 44 acres, and no snow today. Those lift counts do not match. Saturday evening Keystone's terrain page listed 1 of 21 lifts. Copper's opening-day page still says Friday, Nov. 6. Breckenridge's hours page still says opening day is November 6. OnTheSnow's projected-openings list puts Breckenridge on Nov. 26. That projection is not the hours page, so this calendar keeps Nov. 6. Loveland's hours page still says late October or early November and lists the lifts closed for the season. There is still no official date. Winter Park's hours page still says as soon as possible. Eldora's FAQ still schedules Friday, November 13. Vail's hours page still says opening day is Nov. 13. The evening note is Wolf Creek is closed.