A seen form Thunder Pyramid across the valley. the Northeast Couloir is marked.
The stormy spring weather continues, and there’s wintery snow everywhere up high. We recently went to Belleview Mountain, 13,233 ft. up the West Maroon Valley, a peak that Christy and I have been eying to ski for a while.
Belleview is located about 6 miles up West Maroon Creek, between South Maroon Peak and West Maroon Pass. Due to the combination of its distance from the Maroon Lake Trailhead and its lower elevation compared to many neighboring peaks, Belleview doesn’t see many visitors. But there’s a really fun, steep, northeast facing couloir that falls right from its small summit, and it’s well worth the trip.
So while everyone else was up on Independence Pass, Christy, Joey, and I logged a few extra miles as we made our way up to Belleview and had the place all to ourselves. Go check it out, it’s is a fun peak.
On approach, looking across the Upper West Maroon Valley towards Len Shoemaker Peak. It was really pretty up here. You can see Christy skiing across the valley floor.
Booting up the couloir, with South Maroon Peak and the Pyramid Ridge out in the distance.
Joey drops in. The couloir was steep at the top, nearing 50 degrees
Christy’s turn. There was a lot of sluff management needed with all the new snow we’ve had.
It’s crazy to see this much powder this late into spring. It just won’t stop snowing up high.
The couloir widens near the bottom and was fun and soft the whole way down.
Memorial Day powder on a mountain we’ve always wanted to ski– so fun.
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