On the summit, looking towards Blanca. Route: North Face Couloir Team: Ted (solo) Having parted with Dirk and Christy after Tabeguache, I made my way down to the southern Sangres. Little Bear needed a visit before the snow melted, I had the ATV in tow and figured I would give it a shot, solo. Down here though, the afternoon showers we just fled on Tab were full on storms. I...
A March 2007 ski descent of the SE Couloir on the Crestone Needle.
Not bad for December in the Sangres. Route: Southeast Face to Outward Bound Couloir Team: Ted, Chris Davenport We weren’t going to get anything done sitting at home— I agreed with Dav’s thought. It was December and he had a short list of peaks left to ski and when he mentioned the Sangres, well, I needed most of them too, so I was in. Which peaks would have snow? It...
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...