Carl and I left Golden early for a winter ski descent of Mt. Elbert, the tallest peak in the lower 48. Despite being the tallest, it’s one of the easiest 14ers to climb and ski via its trade route, the East Ridge. We were pretty set on skiing the ridge rather than going for the more adventurous Box Creek Chutes due to the avalanche danger which was likely present on steep slopes in the Central Sawatch. Keep reading…
A short post about our early January Holy Cross trip. In reality, I could never write it up as fluently or colorfully as Kiefer did so I’ll just let his words speak for this one…here’s a link to his TR over at SummitPost. Keep reading…
After seeing a trip report on 14ers.com which told the story of new snow in the Southern Sawatch, Matt and I decided a trip down to Mt. Antero was in order. This would end up being the first 14er ski descent of the 09/10 season for both of us. Matt and I were more than ready to get back on the horse. Keep reading…
We skied La Plata Saturday and it ended up being a fairly grueling wrap-up of a good string of spring ski descents. I am completely ready to hang up the skis for awhile and after Saturday, it seems there‘s not much of a choice. Partners for this one ended up being Jon and Wes, two guys I‘ve skied with multiple times already this spring. Keep reading…