![Christy Mahon by Ragged Peak](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-1-600x400.jpg)
Out in the neighborhood of Ragged Peak on a perfect mid-winter day.
The weather was ideal and the avalanche stability had improved, dropping to between moderate and low. It was a perfect weekend to join our friends at their cabin up in the Ragged’s above Marble.
Every time we visit here it’s a great time. There’s just so much terrain to see and ski, some of which is just too inaccessible without the sort of advanced base camp that a remote cabin like this provides.
And this time was no exception, we were able to get into a very hard to reach valley that we had never been to before. It was really cool.
Sometimes the snow and the skiing isn’t what’s most important in a day, the location and the group you’re with can be what makes an outing memorable. And when you can get a day like we experienced this past weekend you might only realize in hindsight that it was the highlight of the season.
![Ruthie Brown](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-3-600x449.jpg)
Ruthie, with the backside of Chair Mountain behind.
![Christy Mahon](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-2-600x480.jpg)
Christy descending to Rapid Creek.
![The recent wind that came in a few days earlier registered at 110 mph at the top of Snowmass. We saw a lot of big trees that were downed as a result.](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-4-600x480.jpg)
The recent wind that came in a few days earlier registered at 110 mph at the top of Snowmass. We saw a lot of big trees that were downed as a result.
![Christy Mahon skinning](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-5-400x600.jpg)
Nearing the headwaters of the Rapid Creek.
![Kim Levin](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-6-600x400.jpg)
Kim nearing the high point of one of the climbs.
![Ragged Mountains](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-7-1-600x400.jpg)
Time for lunch.
![Some local unnamed peaks.](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-8-600x400.jpg)
Some local unnamed peaks.
![Christy Mahon in the Ragged Mountains](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-9-600x410.jpg)
Skiing our way home.
![Al Beyer](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-10-600x400.jpg)
Al crests the pass in the late afternoon light.
![Maroon Bells](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-11-600x480.jpg)
The view Saturday afternoon, the backside of the Maroon Bells are visible out to the right.
![mountain goats](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-12-600x414.jpg)
We came across a few of the locals the next day on a tour to the west.
![Joey Giampaolo](https://stuckintherockies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Chair2016-13-600x436.jpg)
Joey
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