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Alberta Peak turned out to be a much easier hike than we have been taking lately.  You start the hike at the Continental Divide sign up on Wolf Creek Pass just before you get to the Wolf Creek Ski Area. You immediately find yourself in a pine forest with a spongy needle-covered ground which feels great on the feet. The first part of the hike is uphill with switchbacks but they are not too arduous — that is if you are already acclimated to the altitude.

I made this hike this week with my buddy and Pagosa Springs home inspector Eric Ziminsky of Total Home Inspections — great guy who does outstanding work.  Below is a video from the top of Alberta Peak. The video starts off with a 360 degree view and then includes some zoomed in shots of Chimney Rock and other surrounding peaks. Below the video are various pictures I took of the hike. Enjoy!

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We watched them all so you don’t have to. Below is a series of the best videos we have found of the Wolf Creek Ski Area from January – March 2011. Helmut cams are even more prominent this year giving the viewer a sense that they are along for the ride. Bookmark this post for those emergency moments when your stuck at the office or a hot day in July.

Be sure to watch in full screen if you can get away it and check out my blog video viewing tips if your an internet video novice. You can view even more of these videos on my YouTube channel as well.

From Will Hurtgen and Vimeo: This is one of our favorites from this year especially at 1:20 as Will holds the video camera on a pole and films himself in the powder.

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SKI GUIDE 2010
Affordable Skiing: Wolf Creek

Jonathan Bell skis through heavy snow at Wolf Creek Ski Resort near Wolf Creek Pass, Colo.

I have been writing the travel writers at The New York Times for two years asking why they never write about Pagosa Springs and the Wolf Creek Ski Area. After all, our ski area consistently gets the most snow in Colorado.

Well today I got my wish. Click here to view the article they will run tomorrow’s Ski Guide 2010.