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Article: Ahead of the (snow)pack The reasons run deep as to why Wolf Creek is skiers' go-to spot.(Sports)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- November 19, 2005
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Byline: David O. Williams, Special to the News
WOLF CREEK SKI AREA -- But for the buttresses of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains looming as an impressive backdrop, the flatlanders who comprise the bulk of this southern Colorado classic's clientele might feel right at home crossing the farm country of the San Luis Valley.
But once they start winding their way up the narrow, cliff-lined gorge formed by the South Fork of the Rio Grande and arrive at 10,300-foot Wolf Creek, they know they're not in Kansas anymore.
Which, actually, is the third-biggest market for Wolf Creek, trailing Oklahoma and by far the area's largest source of skiers, Texas.
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