Blanca Peak Ski Descent – 5.16.04
A Sangre adventure to ski Blanca and Ellingwood Point.
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A Sangre adventure to ski Blanca and Ellingwood Point.
The sun crests the saddle between Blanca and Ellingwood and warms the chill. Route: South Face Team: Christy, Ted After coming off our big push in the Sawatch the weekend prior, we wanted to check out the Sangres. There was enough snow down there still to ski, but it was going fast. We made the drive to towards Alamosa and then up the horrendous Como Lake Road to a reasonable...
The ski line and route (dots). It’s a straightforward one. Route: East Face Team: Christy, Ted Moving south from Columbia, Princeton would be next. I was unaware at the time how good the coverage was this spring in the Sawatch Range. Princeton, in particular, wouldn’t hold this much skiable snow for a few years. We figured it would be a good one because of the easy access on the Mt....
Mount Harvard and a ski descent of the South Slopes.
The West Face of Columbia, seen from Harvard earlier that morning. Route: West Face Team: Ted, Christy The thought of not trying for Columbia right after Harvard, even if it was a bit warm and a bit late was not one Christy or I wanted to entertain. At this point in time I was barely halfway through the ski list and wasn’t set on skiing them all, but Christy would...
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