Hubbard gets in his most challenging licks after work on Thursday nights, when the resort's race series is in full swing. The informal series lasts about eight weeks and includes teams of four people each. The race course changes each week, says Hubbard, but typically the runs are to the right of the Quick Silver lift on East Mountain. The last race of last ski season was held on the mountain's terrain park, sending team members skidding over jumps and berms. Night races are made possible by the resort's extensive night-skiing operation, the second largest in the state.
Some runs are lit top to bottom, and the terrain park is lighted as well.
Skiers and boarders can ride under the lights every Thursday through Saturday and on holidays. If that's still not challenge enough, Silver Creek has another deal for you. The family that owns Silver Creek also owns the Berthoud Pass ski area its badass neighbor down the road and Silver Creek offers a shuttle service to the tougher area. At Berthoud, the cornices, cliffs and tree skiing are enough to keep any hardcore powder hound happy. If downhill skiing isn't your thing, Silver Creek also offers up tubing and snowbiking and features forty kilometers of cross-country trails.