diff --git a/nox/virtualenv.py b/nox/virtualenv.py
index a6bf844..8caddc8 100644
--- a/nox/virtualenv.py
+++ b/nox/virtualenv.py
@@ -250,7 +250,14 @@ class CondaEnv(ProcessEnv):
         logger.info(
             "Creating conda env in {} with {}".format(self.location_name, python_dep)
         )
-        nox.command.run(cmd, silent=True, log=False)
+        # Import locally to avoid circular imports
+        from nox._options import noxfile_options as options
+        # Handle both possible interfaces for accessing verbose flag
+        verbose = getattr(options, 'verbose', False)
+        # Convert None to False for boolean evaluation
+        if verbose is None:
+            verbose = False
+        nox.command.run(cmd, silent=True, log=verbose)
 
         return True