Took a 5 day(3 ski days) trip to Wolf Creek from the 26th-31st.
Cost wise it's unbeatable. Per day it was cheaper for me to sleep, rent demos, and ski than it was for a single lift ticket at Vail.
I've skied Vail, WP, Keystone, Copper, A Basin, Steamboat, and Breck in CO. Outside of Vail, I prefer Wolf Creek. Snow conditions are nearly unbeatable, and the mountain has great terrain.
The amenities are the only knock on the place. Wolf Creek had two straight record days when I was there, and their lodges are not meant to handle anything over 4,000 people. Long waits for food, and seating. Assumption was that due to the chitty conditions in NM, everyone headed N to Wolf Creek.
This however did not translate to lift lines. Longest lift line on Alberta was 45 seconds. Even after 3-4 days without new snow, you could still make new tracks in the glade runs and waterfall chutes.
Final ski day was a powder day, and it was even better.
It's not very snowboard friendly(Praise God), so unless you are incredibly comfortable going full tilt through trees you are nearly guaranteed a catwalk hike.
Unless I know I'm getting at least 20 ski days in a year I don't do any hiking. If you are more inclined to hike, then Wolf Creek has even more to offer.
Overall I was very impressed with the trip. Drive up took around 13.5 hours. We were stuck in a blizzard in NM on the way home that increased the drive to 16 hours.
Cost wise it's unbeatable. Per day it was cheaper for me to sleep, rent demos, and ski than it was for a single lift ticket at Vail.
I've skied Vail, WP, Keystone, Copper, A Basin, Steamboat, and Breck in CO. Outside of Vail, I prefer Wolf Creek. Snow conditions are nearly unbeatable, and the mountain has great terrain.
The amenities are the only knock on the place. Wolf Creek had two straight record days when I was there, and their lodges are not meant to handle anything over 4,000 people. Long waits for food, and seating. Assumption was that due to the chitty conditions in NM, everyone headed N to Wolf Creek.
This however did not translate to lift lines. Longest lift line on Alberta was 45 seconds. Even after 3-4 days without new snow, you could still make new tracks in the glade runs and waterfall chutes.
Final ski day was a powder day, and it was even better.
It's not very snowboard friendly(Praise God), so unless you are incredibly comfortable going full tilt through trees you are nearly guaranteed a catwalk hike.
Unless I know I'm getting at least 20 ski days in a year I don't do any hiking. If you are more inclined to hike, then Wolf Creek has even more to offer.
Overall I was very impressed with the trip. Drive up took around 13.5 hours. We were stuck in a blizzard in NM on the way home that increased the drive to 16 hours.