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Not everyone in Colorado has given up on the idea of lift-served skiing in Spring 2020. Wolf Creek is hoping to get in a few more ski days in the next week or two. But needs to start soon or else won't be worth the effort.
April 30, Pagosa Sun
We’re very hopeful’: Wolf Creek Ski Area could reopen on Friday
https://www.pagosasun.com/were-very-hopeful-wolf-creek-ski-area-could-reopen-on-friday/
"Wolf Creek Ski Area could reopen in the coming days if it is granted a variance from the state health department.
Davey Pitcher, president and CEO of the ski area, explained how Gov. Jared Polis’ new Safer at Home guidelines, implemented this week, open a window of opportunity for the ski area to reopen.
“Interestingly, in the Safer at Home guidelines the biggest and actually the one thing that we’re asking the variance for — the new guideline says you can’t recreate more than 10 miles from your house,” said Pitcher, adding, “It’s probably in response to concerns of the mountain communities up the I-70 corridor. Irregardless of skiing or not skiing, I think those communities might have had some concerns about too many people coming out of Denver too quickly … Right below that section is a section that we can get a variance, and we’re very hopeful that this variance is allowed and we can open again on Friday.”
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“We think we can run two to three weeks, but every week we wait it does get harder to rationalize doing this with the expense of grooming and the expense of doing everything we need to do to provide a good service,” he said.
Pitcher explained that Eagle County recently obtained a similar variance.
“Eagle County obtained one last week. The governor’s office [and] department of health has allowed for additional recreation opportunities in Eagle County. Larger crowds than gatherings of 10. I think they’re up to 40 or 50,” Pitcher said, noting the variance took only a few days to get approved.
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April 30, Pagosa Sun
We’re very hopeful’: Wolf Creek Ski Area could reopen on Friday
https://www.pagosasun.com/were-very-hopeful-wolf-creek-ski-area-could-reopen-on-friday/
"Wolf Creek Ski Area could reopen in the coming days if it is granted a variance from the state health department.
Davey Pitcher, president and CEO of the ski area, explained how Gov. Jared Polis’ new Safer at Home guidelines, implemented this week, open a window of opportunity for the ski area to reopen.
“Interestingly, in the Safer at Home guidelines the biggest and actually the one thing that we’re asking the variance for — the new guideline says you can’t recreate more than 10 miles from your house,” said Pitcher, adding, “It’s probably in response to concerns of the mountain communities up the I-70 corridor. Irregardless of skiing or not skiing, I think those communities might have had some concerns about too many people coming out of Denver too quickly … Right below that section is a section that we can get a variance, and we’re very hopeful that this variance is allowed and we can open again on Friday.”
. . .
“We think we can run two to three weeks, but every week we wait it does get harder to rationalize doing this with the expense of grooming and the expense of doing everything we need to do to provide a good service,” he said.
Pitcher explained that Eagle County recently obtained a similar variance.
“Eagle County obtained one last week. The governor’s office [and] department of health has allowed for additional recreation opportunities in Eagle County. Larger crowds than gatherings of 10. I think they’re up to 40 or 50,” Pitcher said, noting the variance took only a few days to get approved.
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