![Mount Lindsey](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ski-mount-lindsey41-300x225.jpg)
Christy descends the North Face.
Route: North Face
Team: Christy, Ted
We made the long trip down to the Huerfano Valley, and drove up the road as far as the snow would allow. The next morning went smoothly, with the crux of the day being the creek crossing, and in both directions.
We climbed the class 3 couloir on the North Face, but rather than retrace out steps down, we skied an awesome north facing gully down in to the valley between Huerfano Peak and Lindsey, a much longer ski line, and then climbed back up to the saddle before heading down to the trailhead.
It was getting late in the spring down here, but there was still time for one more peak.
![Ski mount lindsey](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ski-mount-lindsey34-450x600.jpg)
On approach to the saddle between Lindsey and the Iron Nipple.
![North Couloir Mount Lindsey](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ski-mount-lindsey35.jpg)
From the saddle we followed an old boot track to the summit.
![climb mount lindsey](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ski-mount-lindsey36.jpg)
In the couloir.
![mount Lindsey](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ski-mount-lindsey37.jpg)
Once out of the couloir and on the false summit the true summit is revealed.
![mount lindsey ski, ski 14ers, huerfano](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ski-mount-lindsey38-450x600.jpg)
Skiing the North Face. Huerfano Peak is behind.
![Ski Mount Lindsey](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ski-mount-lindsey39-450x600.jpg)
Further down
![Christy](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ski-mount-lindsey40.jpg)
Christy
![Mount Lindsey](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ski-mount-lindsey41.jpg)
Christy descends the North Face.
![ski lindsey](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ski-mount-lindsey42-450x600.jpg)
And then we had to climb back up to get over the saddle. It was well worth the longer ski.
![Huerfano Creek](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ski-mount-lindsey43-450x600.jpg)
And as I mentioned, the creek was the crux of the day. There was no easy way around it.
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