Pine Creek, Wyoming

Pine Creek is the most remote ski area I’ve ever visited. Far away from any population centers in South West Wyoming, unless you live in one of the small farming communities nearby you could very possibly be driving past larger resorts to get there. It’s this remoteness that is the major attraction.

Stats

Real Vertical ?	1,362′
Size	640 Acres
Annual Snowfall ?	350″ (Published but highly questionable)
Lift Pods ?	1
Distinct Trails ?	22
Review Date	March 2025
Number of visits	1
Go, or skip?	Depends …  Go on a powder day, skip otherwise
Resort Website	https://www.pinecreekskiresort.com

Pine Creek Review

In March 2025 I took a day to drive from Victor, Idaho where I was skiing Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee to try out Pine Creek.  I had read some informal reviews on forums and thought it might be worth a visit.  It’s a LONG drive — especially with fresh snow on the roads.

This is a one-lift very modest ski hill but it is still impossible to ski every run in 1 day.  The lift is pretty long and each ride takes 9 minutes.  The 22 runs are pretty evenly split between easier, intermediate, and advanced, but there is nothing that is very steep.  Difficulty is more dictated by snow conditions, and the day I was there it was firm off-piste until later in the day, so I had to pick my runs carefully.

Many of the blue and green runs were groomed, which is great since conditions were very firm off-piste in the morning.  With probably less than 100 people skiing that day, and with cheap lift ticket and season pass prices, it’s admirable that they spend the amount of effort and money they are on grooming.

My favorite runs were Bump n’ Grind to The Face, and Levi.  These are interesting and were in good shape that day.  Any of the runs off Floating Feather are really too short and the approach is way too flat to make it worthwhile.  Steeper runs like Jays and Chainsaw are just marginally steeper but unfortunately you have a long green run to get back to the base area.  Still, there was good variety for a ski area that has only 640 acres of terrain.

Beginner terrain

This is definitely a great place for beginners, who will have 2 very long routes down from the top on either Floating Feather or Rio’s Ravine.  There is also a dedicated beginner area at the base area with a magic carpet lift.

Food, the lodge, and parking

The day I was there it seemed like most of the people skiing that day were in the lodge at lunch time.  It was somewhat chaotic and food took a long time, but it was inexpensive just like the lift ticket.  The food choices were limited and very basic which was expected.

Parking is ample and close, but the lot was dirt and quite a mess in late March.

The good

• Uncrowded
• More snow than other small resorts of this type
• A reasonable amount of grooming even though very few skiers
• Inexpensive ($68 in 2025)

The bad

• Only 1 lift
• No steep terrain
• Very remote with no other nearby attractions

The Bottom Line

Pine Creek is a great place to get away from crowds, but other than that I’m finding it hard to come up with many reasons to make a special trip there.  There is one though … it’s not open every day of the week.  They have an operations calendar which shows which days they are planning to open.  That means that unless the mountain is rented out to a private party on the closed to the public days, there is a greater chance that you might catch a powder day even if it last snowed 2 days before.  The terrain there is ideal for powder skiing so if the timing is right you might just have a fantastic day.  The trees are widely spaced in many areas, so pretty much the whole area that is reachable by the lift is skiable.  With the low numbers of skiers I bet you could get fresh tracks all day.