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Tag: Wolf Creek

Southwest Season Set to Launch

Southwest Season Set to Launch

October 30, 2019 Rick Bolger
A spate of storms through the southern Rockies has a number of resorts lined up to join the fun; Wolf Creek Colorado expects to spin tomorrow for trick or treaters, running Nova chair and a carpet fro... Read More
10/23/18 -- Wild Mountain Takes Midwest Honors

10/23/18 — Wild Mountain Takes Midwest Honors

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 Rick Bolger
As in, first to open with lift-served skiing and boarding in the midwestern states — that’s small but mighty Wild Mountain in Taylors Falls, Minnesota. Lifts spun at Wild on Sunday, and as... Read More
1/16/18 Your Backside Might Be Open

1/16/18 Your Backside Might Be Open

January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 Rick Bolger
That photo above is the well known Blue Sky Basin section of Vail; it along with most of the “Back Bowls” are now open thanks to a couple feet of snow that built up over the past few days&... Read More
11/13/17 Guns cranking, lifts spinning, ropes dropping...

11/13/17 Guns cranking, lifts spinning, ropes dropping…

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 Rick Bolger
A plethora of ski areas opened this past weekend from coast to coast, our lead New England correspondent Sam Shirley was on hand at Bretton Woods NH Saturday; Sam shares the photos above and below to ... Read More
10/13/17 Showtime!

10/13/17 Showtime!

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Rick Bolger
And so the fun begins; check out the photo above taken from the Arapahoe Basin webcam about an hour after opening. If you’re looking at today’s live webcam image from A-Basin over there in... Read More
4/17/17 -- News Roundup

4/17/17 — News Roundup

April 17, 2017 Rick Bolger
17 April 2017 — Photo above from this past weekend, courtesy Sam Shirley, our New England correspondent…that’s Waterville Valley NH taken Saturday, Sam sez it was about as perfect as... Read More
3/29/17 -- Ups and Downs and All Arounds

3/29/17 — Ups and Downs and All Arounds

March 29, 2017 Rick Bolger
29 March 2017 — This season’s U.S. Alpine Championships now in the books, Hig Roberts sliced through the fog at Sugarloaf yesterday, besting 7-time National Champ Tim Jitloff on his way to... Read More

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