Jessie Unruch, left, Trailer Tom, Chad Otterstrom and Nate Doggg from the Breckenridge area celebrate as they take the first chair on the Treasure Stoke lift on the first day of skiing for the 2018-19 season at Wolf Creek Ski Area. Wolf Creek on Saturday was the first ski area in North America to open after receiving 30 inches of snow last week. The ski area, which reported a 22-inch base of snow, will be open on weekends for now.
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A skier drops into Alberta Face on Saturday during the season’s first day of skiing at Wolf Creek Ski Area. Last week, the ski area opened three lifts for weekend skiers.
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A snowboarder cuts a fresh line under the Treasure Stoke chairlift on opening day Saturday at Wolf Creek Ski Area.
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Wolf Creek Ski Area opens ski season in Colorado
Jessie Unruch, left, Trailer Tom, Chad Otterstrom and Nate Doggg from the Breckenridge area celebrate as they take the first chair on the Treasure Stoke lift on the first day of skiing for the 2018-19 season at Wolf Creek Ski Area. Wolf Creek on Saturday was the first ski area in North America to open after receiving 30 inches of snow last week. The ski area, which reported a 22-inch base of snow, will be open on weekends for now.
Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP
A skier drops into Alberta Face on Saturday during the season’s first day of skiing at Wolf Creek Ski Area. Last week, the ski area opened three lifts for weekend skiers.
Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP
A snowboarder cuts a fresh line under the Treasure Stoke chairlift on opening day Saturday at Wolf Creek Ski Area.
