Dusty Spring
2022 was a bad year for dust in the snowpack. What does it mean?
Garfield Peak – 13,757 ft.
Skiing Garfield Peak, 13,780 ft. in the Sawatch range near Independence Pass.
Bull Hill – 13,761 ft.
A spring ski descent of Bull HIll, in the Sawatch Range adjacent Mount Elbert.
Cyclone, Carbonate, and White
A weekend ski outing to ski 13ers in the Southern Sawatch
Mount Sheridan
A ski descent of the Northeast Ridge of Mount Sheridan, 13,748 ft.
Low risk vs. No risk
Whether it’s low, moderate, or considerable, avalanches can always occur. Low risk doesn’t mean no risk.
A Sunny Sunday Ski Date
A sunny ski tour and loop over three passes and around Star Peak in the Elk Mountains near Ashcroft, Colorado
Testing the Waters
Our first backcountry ski tour after a big storm cycle
The Phantom Terrace
A two day backpack in the Sangres through Venable and Comanche creeks and the Phantom Terrace
Horn Lakes
A weekend 13er peakbagging backpack trip to Horn Lakes in the Sangres.
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
