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Click hereWolf Creek Ski Area is committed to promoting slope safety including using lifts safely. This page will provide you with helpful tips, information and an educational video on how to safely use a lift at Wolf Creek Ski Area; as well as familiarize you with Wolf Creek’s refined lift system that is inclusive of eleven lifts total. Wolf Creek’s lift system ranges from high-speed detachable quads and triple chairlifts to rolling conveyor. All guests riding a lift should be knowledgeable of the steps of riding a lift, in addition to the passenger’s responsibility code, and other useful information provided below.
Lift Passenger Responsibilities
1. Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely. Ask lift attendant or ski school for help if you have never ridden a lift before.
2. I acknowledge I need to be an active participant every time I load a lift. It is my responsibility to take each ride seriously to ensure my safety and the safety of others.
3. Being distracted when loading/unloading a lift can endanger myself, as well as the safety of other riders. I will not be on my cell phone or other electronic devices as I load/unload a chair.
4. Horseplay or throwing objects from a chairlift is absolutely unacceptable and could cause you to fall out of the chair and possibly de-rope the lift; endangering everyone else on line.
5. Intentionally jumping off the chairlift will not be tolerated and will result in a ticket from Mineral County Sheriff for public endangerment.
6. Do not use lifts or terrain when impaired by alcohol or drugs. I understand drinking alcohol on a chair lift is against the law and is not safe. I will not drink alcohol on the chairlifts.
7. I understand that lifts and terrain can be closed at any time due to weather/conditions/lift maintenance.
6. If you don't make it into the chair, do not hang on to the chair. If your partner doesn't make it into the chair, do not hang on to your partner. It's ok to let the chair go by, there is another chair behind it.
Video: “Load and Unload with Care”
Skiing is more fun when you ski with caution and in control!
Slow skiing zones have been established in areas of merging trails and designated beginner runs.
Wolf Creek Ski Area is concerned about the safety of skiers using the mountain. Fast, reckless, or out-of-control skiers or snowboarders will lose their lift tickets and be asked to leave the mountain.
I acknowledge the Colorado Ski Safety Act has been provided to me on the back of my lift ticket and understand that the full unabridged version has been made available to me if I choose to read it.
Full version of the Colorado Ski Safety Act.
Skiing and snowboarding can be HAZARDOUS. The Colorado Legislature, recognizing the dangers and risks inherent to the sport, has seen fit to amend the Ski Safety Act to provide as follows:
Under Colorado law, a skier assumes the risk of any injury to person or property resulting from any of the inherent dangers and risks of skiing and may not recover from any ski area operator for any injury resulting from any of the inherent dangers and risks of skiing, including: changing weather conditions; existing and changing snow conditions; bare spots; rocks; stumps; trees; collisions with natural objects, man-made objects, or other skiers; variations in terrain; the failure of skiers to ski within their own abilities.
1. Always ski in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects.
2. People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them.
3. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above.
4. Whenever starting downhill or merging onto a trail, look uphill and yield to others.
5. Always use device to help prevent runaway equipment.
6. Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas.
7. Prior to using any lifts, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.
8. Do not use lifts or terrain when impaired by alcohol or drugs.
9. If you are involved in a collision or incident, share your contact information with each other and a ski area employee.
The trail designations at Wolf Creek Ski Area are not necessarily the same as a similarly rated trail at another area. This is a relative system that is valid only at Wolf Creek Ski Area. Skiers and riders should work their way up, beginning with the easiest trails regardless of their ability level, until they are familiar with the trails at Wolf Creek Ski Area.
Our professional ski patrol is here to provide you with first aid, direction and to answer questions that will help you (our guest) enjoy our mountain. The Wolf Creek Ski Patrol continuously ski the mountain to help with problems, give directions, identify hazards and control fast traffic. Don’t be afraid to ask for their help. Ski Patrol wear red and black jackets and vests with crosses. Ski School Instructors wear green jackets and can also be asked for help.
First Aid stations are located:
Wolf Creek’s Professional Patrol are all certified in one or more of the following groups:
In addition we have 6 heart defibrillators in the following locations:
What to do if you see or have an accident requiring help from Ski Patrol:
Electronic Message Boards
Wolf Creek Ski Patrol assesses conditions daily and performs avalanche hazard reduction in all potential avalanche areas during storm cycles. Be aware that closures pertaining to these areas are for your safety and that violation of these closures is a serious matter under Colorada law.
