Purgatory received 18 inches of new snow Friday but will still close April 15. Longer days and warmer weather can only mean one thing ski season is coming to an end. Wolf Creek plans on closing its lifts down Sunday, while Telluride and Durango Mountain Resort will stay open through Easter Sunday, April 15. Wolf Creek still boasts a base of more than 130 inches of snow, including 21 new in the last 24 hours, but is being forced to close early because of low skier turnout, a spokeswoman said. Just 103 people turned out to ski the mountain Thursday.
Diehards can still get in one last cheap weekend of swooshing down the slopes, however.
All of the mountain, including the waterfall area off the Alberta Lift, will be open. Though Durango Mountain Resort just received 18 inches Friday, it, too, is gradually gearing down for spring. The good news is that that means lower lift ticket prices. Telluride s prices will not drop for spring skiers. Telluride, which received four inches of new snow, will keep all 12 lifts and 95 percent of the mountain open until it shuts down its lifts on April 15.