Mount Lincoln Ski Descent – 4.26.06
An April ski descent of Mount Lincoln.
East Face of Pyramid Peak Ski Descent – 4.13.06
Chris, in the big middle section of the Landry Route. Route: East Face Team: Ted, Chris Davenport, Neal Beidleman The advanced planning was minimal, consisting of a couple of organizational calls from Chris, laced with tones of muted optimism. The recon was even more limited. We had a few aerial shots of the route, a line that had only been skied once before back in 1978. The hazards were widely...
Mount Sherman South Face Ski Descent – 3.15.06
Up top, not much to see here, either. Route: South Slopes Team: Ted, Chris Davenport Even though I had already skied Mount Sherman once in 2004, I still welcomed Chris’s invitation to do something different and get out of Aspen for the day. We could talk up some more exciting trips for spring and maybe somewhere down the road he would return the favor and come along with me when...
Cristo Couloir – Quandary Peak Ski Descent – 1.24.06
A January ski descent of Quandary peak with Chris Davenport and Horton the Quandary Dog.
Snake Couloir – Mount Sneffels Ski Descent – 11.7.05
An early season ski descent of the Snake Couloir on Mount Sneffels.
Castle Peak Ski Descent – 10.20.05
Route: North Face Couloir Team: Ted (solo) This was a standard Castle Peak outing. Autumn rain in Aspen falls as snow up in Montezuma Basin. Mike Sladdin, Johnny Love, and I piled in the Tacoma and headed up to see how much snow fell. I had been up here earlier in the week and knew the couloir was skiable. Mike wasn’t too interested in the summit, and Johnny regretfully left...
Holy Cross – Cross Couloir Ski – 7.3.05
On the summit, a gorgeous July day. Route: Cross Couloir Team: Ted (solo) In 2005 I skied during every month of the year. I had always heard of people in Colorado doing this, traveling to small desperate patches of sun-cupped summer snow just to be able to say they skied all year. September and August can be the toughest to pull off. July was easy, I went to Holy Cross....
Missouri Mountain Ski Descent – 6.5.05
With the ramp finished, a pole touch from the benchmark, we were ready. Route: North Face Team: Ted, Christy With the arrival of June, north facing snow was about all that was left. The view of Missouri’s north side from La Plata the week before showed it was still in from the top, or so it appeared. Christy and I were excited as we made the quick trip over Independence...
La Plata Peak – North Face – 5.30.05
A late May ski descent of the North Face of La Plata Peak.
Mount Evans Ski Descent – 5.28.05
A redo on Mount Evans after an earlier botched attempt on a different route.
About Christy & Ted
We met in Aspen in 2000 and have been happily stuck in the rockies ever since, getting out in the mountains every day we can, in every season and by all means possible. Read More
