Wolf Creek is usually my 1st stop during my annual ski week.

On arrival day, I cannot get on the slopes until the afternoon.
Add to this the fact that I just need to knock off the rust, and
Wolf Creek is the ideal spot. I can get a cheap lift ticket and ski
until 9pm.

Good:
-Cheap lift tickets
-Short lift lines
-Convenient and easy to get there.
-Family friendly. Lots of bargains on week nights.

Bad:
-Upper hill is not well lit. Easy to lose your depth perception
at night.
-Lower elevation than nearby resorts, Snowbasin and Powder Mountain,
makes for lower quality snow.
-Inadequate grooming
-Food is pretty mediocre and selection is limited.
-Zero night life anywhere around the resort.

We visited Wolf Mountain on New Year's Eve '07. I was exiting the lift with my young snow-boarding son when he wrecked right off the chair. The chair went right over the top of him, and somehow I got stuck in the wreck, and the chair knocked me over breaking my tailbone. The lift operator never stopped the lift, never asked us if we needed help, or if we were okay. I was unable to get up for a minute there, and other skiers just had to try to exit the lift around me. I thought that was very unprofessional. If I was the sueing type, They'd have a lawsuit on their hands, but I'm not, lucky for them. They probably won't get so lucky next time. That particular lift is very poorly designed, not allowing the skier/boarder to get clear of the lift before it mows you over. The grade isn't steep enough, so you find yourself stuck in the path of the lift on its way around the turn-about, knocking you over. This is the terrain park lift. Beware!
There are also not enough bathrooms in the lodge to accomodate the number of skiers. Plus, they decide to clean the two-holer right at lunch time when everyone's needing to use it, making it even more inconvenient!!
I've skied at various resorts around the state for 20+ years. I think it's great that Wolf Mountain is low-cost, but I'd just as soon pay a couple extra bucks to have a renovated lodge and lifts designed properly.

I went in January of 2007 with my two kids. It was their first time. We had a great time! The magic carpet is perfect for raw beginners. The small chair has good terrain for learning with some short steeper spots to challenge the beginner. The upper hill was a mixed bag. The chair that goes to the top is steep in spots with flat run outs in between. It is only a moderately challenging hill because it is short on vertical. The steep spots are good, they just are not long enough. When we were there the snow was still very spotty up top. They have good snowmaking on the lower hill and it was fine. But up top the cover was "iffy". What I enjoyed most was the family friendly atmosphere. Great for kids and a great deal. On Fridays you can buy a weekend pass for only $10.00 more than the regular lift ticket and ski all weekend long day and night. Night skiing is a blast but dress warm it can get COLD. Overall it is a great learning mountain, with cheap tickets and a friendly atmosphere. We will come back next year.