Taken from SUN files of
March 14, 1924
A total of 230 new movable and adjustable seats, recently purchased by the school board, arrived Saturday from Denver, and the first of the week a sufficient number were placed in the M.E. Church to accommodate the high and junior high school. No others will be placed at this time, but all will be utilized in the new school building to be erected. They are a decided improvement over the old style.
A majority of the people seem to have the idea in mind that plenty of playgrounds and natural hot water heating facilities are the two first considerations for the new school building.
This vicinity was visited by a heavy snow storm Tuesday night and Wednesday, but Wednesday night it cleared off and turned cold, the thermometer registering considerable below zero.
Born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. John Lattin, a girl. The mother has been seriously ill, being afflicted with appendicitis.
The City Garage this week received a carload of Chevrolet cars for local sale. There were five in all and three have been sold.
Taken from SUN files of
March 11, 1949
Ronald Major, President of the Wolf Creek Ski Club announces that the club is sponsoring a downhill race this Sunday, March 13, at the Wolf Creek Pass Ski course. The race will probably be held on the south side of the highway with the last couple hundred yards of the course in full view of the spectators. All entrants are to report to the race committee at the pass by not later than 12:00 noon as the race will start promptly at 2:00 p.m. All runners will be required to climb up the course which will be at least a mile long and some time is being allowed to reach the starting gate. Ranger Joe Kay, who is now in charge of the Wolf Creek Pass area on Sundays, took several club members up the course last Sunday and they all report the course as having excellent snow and as being in top condition for the race.
Amarante Martinez, one of the old-time settlers of Archuleta County, passed away in Pagosa Springs on Tuesday night of this week, March 8. Mr. Martinez was born at Cordillera, Colorado on January 13, 1875, being 74 years of age at the time of his death. He was one of the early day residents of this area, having come here in 1896. Most of his life was spent working as a sheepherder in this area.
Taken from SUN files of
March 14, 1974
A new chair lift will be installed at Wolf Creek Ski Area this summer, according to an announcement this week by Glen Edmonds, president of the Wolf Creek Ski Corporation. The lift is on order from the Borvig Lift Co. and will be delivered early this summer.
It will be almost 3000 feet in length, have an uphill capacity of 1000 persons per hour, and will have its base terminal near the present lodge. The new lift will also open up two main runs and a shorter connection to other runs.
At the present time Wolf Creek has three Poma lifts and one rope tow. One of the Poma lifts will be removed to make room for the installation of the new lift.
Dean Cox, manager at the area, said that the new lift will not only give much greater uphill capacity for skiers but that it will also provide some new skiing area. He pointed out that this is the first big step in the improvement and enlargement of the area that has been planned for some time.
Taken from SUN files of
March 11, 1999
Wolf Creek Ski Area officials are racing the calendar, hoping to obtain final U.S. Forest Service approval of their latest environmental assessment application in time to make proposed improvements before winter weather closes the 1999 construction season.
“We’ll start the work this summer as soon as we have final approval,” said Davey Pitcher, Wolf Creek general manager. “We’ll continue working into the fall, but when temperatures fall and snow starts falling, working conditions get more expensive and more laborious.”
Wolf Creek has proposed adding a chairlift, more ski trails, and additional access road, and expanded parking. Justification for the expansion is based on increased attendance. The increased attendance has forced employees and skiers to park along U.S. 160 during peak attendance. Ski area and Forest Service officials have viewed the proposed expansion as a valid solution to dangers created by the parking problem.
