Hard to express how bad of a year this has been for the southern areas.
Mountain Creek has still not opened several key trails. Straightaway, Khyber Pass, Independence Pass, Grand Prix, Southern Sojourn, Red Tail, Al's Alley, Wacky Way, and Halley's Comet have not seen any snowmaking.
My last year as a passholder there was 15-16, and if I remember correctly, they opened everything except Independence Pass and Red Tail, even if only for a short time. The Sojourn trail and lift that connects the two sides was open by mid-January that year. It doesn't look like it will open at all this year. Until now, there has never been a year when it didn't open. Bear Peak opened for a few days in December, then melted and remained closed until last weekend. They don't skimp on snowmaking there. The weather has just been that bad.