OT: Pagossa Springs, Co

[Dawg1979]

Anyone looking for an awesome and cheap skiing, check out pagosa springs and ski at wolf creek. Father in law bought land in pagossa. We are on way home now, but wolf creek has comparable skiing to steamboat and vail. $14 ski rental and $50 lift tickets. More than double that anywhere else. Pagossa also gets more inches of snow on average than anywhere else in US. They also have the deepest Natural hot spring in the US with multiple outdoor pools at different temps with a gal that brings you drinks. It was an awesome town with awesome activities. Wolf creek is also the only privately owned ski mountain. So no condos. They owner wants to keep it cheap and affordable. We never waited jn a line for lifts. Hidden gem for sure

 

[LovemesomeCroom]

You’ve got the right idea but Monarch Mountain is the superior local ski area. No condos or hotels.

Salida is also about 25 mins away and is the best mountain town in Colorado.

 

[msubrave]

Hey guys I found this super awesome ski resort. It's affordable, not crowded, and convenient. Just wanted to tell y'all about it so next time I go maybe it'll be more crowded. See ya there!

 

[dawglurker]

If you’re going to praise it so much, at least spell it correctly. Pagosa, with one “s”.

 

[Crucifictorious]

Walt Longmire and the Ferg would say that Pagosa Springs is a hotbed of crime.

 

[Dawg1979]

Hey guys I found this super awesome ski resort. It's affordable, not crowded, and convenient. Just wanted to tell y'all about it so next time I go maybe it'll be more crowded. See ya there!

Well hey there messageboard *******. Trying to share share an idea with fellow bulldogs. i don’t mind it being covered with cowbells and maroon. You can go to aspen just so you can tell your friend that u went there. Won’t affect me any hope you avoid a tee *****

 

[615 Guy]

Glad you had a good time but from one look at that trail map it is not comparable to Steamboat much less Vail. Why are condos a bad thing?

 

[Dawg_4_lifes]

How does it compare to Ober Gatlinbhrg?

 

[Dawg1979]

It’s still very small town. But 4 pot shops. Condos are corporate and the town and slope owners want to keep in small, simple, and inexpensive. And i never said the trail quantity compared. It’s the quality of runs, no lines, and damn near daily powder. Look, i meant no disrespect, i was just trying to share a great place to try that a family can do for half the price of vail, aspen and others similar.

 

[fishwater99]

You’ve got the right idea but Monarch Mountain is the superior local ski area. No condos or hotels.

Salida is also about 25 mins away and is the best mountain town in Colorado.

Don't let the secret out.
Wolf Creek is one of the best areas in the US. Most snow in Colorado, great champagne powder.
I had a 54 inch day there back in the late 90's, best day ever...
Monarch is okay, but is a really small ski area and gets tracked out real quickly.

The National Forest service just approved a road so they can build a village with condo's etc. at Wolf Creek, will take a few years though.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Anyone looking for an awesome and cheap skiing, check out pagosa springs and ski at wolf creek. Father in law bought land in pagossa. We are on way home now, but wolf creek has comparable skiing to steamboat and vail. $14 ski rental and $50 lift tickets. More than double that anywhere else. Pagossa also gets more inches of snow on average than anywhere else in US. They also have the deepest Natural hot spring in the US with multiple outdoor pools at different temps with a gal that brings you drinks. It was an awesome town with awesome activities. Wolf creek is also the only privately owned ski mountain. So no condos. They owner wants to keep it cheap and affordable. We never waited jn a line for lifts. Hidden gem for sure

Concur when there a couple years back, great time and not crowded.

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

We go to Taos or Durango nearly every Thanksgiving for a ski/fly fishing vacation with another family. We are looking hard at Pagosa this year, but the wives want more to do off the mountain. When we go to Durango we hit both Wolf Creek and Purgatory and both are relatively cheap. I am fighting for Pagosa Springs because I want to fish the San Juan, but either way I will deal. We went to Taos last time and the mountain was late to open so everyone is set on Colorado this year.

 

[Bobby Ricigliano]

First rule of fishing the San Juan...don’t talk about fishing the San Juan.

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

First rule of fishing the San Juan...don’t talk about fishing the San Juan.

I won the battle. I am watching the 2019 Egg Bowl 30 yards from the San Juan....

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