After skiing in Angel Fire, we drive at night in a snowstorm on a mountain road through the Cimarran Pass of New Mexico. I had at first decided not to go straight north from Angel Fire and drive to the Vail/Beaver Creek area. That was my one mistake and I decided to have only one mistake and double back through the same storm and go to Wolf Creek. This storm had cars and semi-trucks in the ditches, snowy icy roads, and steep mountain passes to ascend and decend. MauiSkiBus handled the roads with no problem, as I bought the best snow tires I could find. I drove within an hour of Wolf Creek and decided that a rest was in order. I found an electrical outlet at a closed gas station, plugged in the engine block heater and interior heater, and went to bed. When I awoke in the morning, it was -10 degrees. So much for that Maui tropical 80 degree weather.
The drive to Wolf Creek is through a wild side of Colorado. Not too much as developement goes and the resort attracts skiers/snowboarders that want a snowy mountain, not a fancy lodge. Go to Wolf Creek for the mountain. Forget the rest of what many ski resorts have. The snow was great, the runs were terrific, and the down side of this “Tropical Ski Bum” adventure is that I had just one day there. Onward to Summit County.
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