Box Creek Cirque – Mount Elbert – 6.10.11
The Box Creek Cirque is a springtime classic on Mount Elbert.
The North Face of North Maroon – 6.3.11
Sometimes, you just have to play the hand you’re dealt. Not that skiing isn’t one of my favorite things to do, but after six or seven months of winter, the arrival of summer is definitely welcome. As we all know, though, nature doesn’t always follow a set schedule, and this year’s prolonged snowy spring was a good example of that– summer didn’t seem to declare itself until just a few...
South Maroon Peak Ski Descent – 5.15.11
A ski descent of the the south side of South Maroon Peak, and a circumnavigation of the Bells.
The Daly Grind
The approach, justified. Well actually, skiing 13,300 foot Mount Daly is almost always a great day, as it was for us last Saturday. In fact, I think it would probably be a hugely popular Aspen objective, much like Mount Hayden, were it not for the drawn out approach. So I say “grind” half-seriously, because the climbing and skiing is usually really fun and worthwhile once up in the basin, it’s...
14er Ski Descents – Castle Peak – April 2, 2011
An awesome early spring ski descent of the East Face of Castle Peak.
Buckskin Benchmark
The view from the top. Spring is here. At least according to the calendar. And though it isn’t a tradition to try to get out on the first day of the new season, with Christy and I both free this past Sunday, we set our sights on an objective we’ve had for some time- Buckskin Benchmark’s Southeast Face. The 13,370 foot summit just north of Buckskin Pass sits between the...
Sportswomen of Colorado
(Christy here) This weekend I had the honor of attending the 37th Annual Sportswomen of Colorado Awards Celebration. Prior to receiving a letter a few weeks back notifying me that I was the recipient of an award for Superior Performance in Ski Mountaineering, I was not familiar with the organization. Honored to be included, I headed to Denver, and along with my parents, attended the gala event. As it turned...
A good year for photos
The North Face of North Maroon Peak, 14,014 feet, from the new book, Fifty Classic Ski Descents in North America. If you ask Christy and me, 2010 was a pretty good year. The skiing was great, the races went well, the summer was memorable, we had quite a few fun adventures away from Aspen and of course Christy finished skiing the 14ers. As I was trying to organize things on...
Christy’s Homestretch
Clicked in atop Capitol but not out of the woods yet. Click any pic to enlarge. So Christy pulled it off, she’s the first woman to ski the 54 Colorado 14ers. And what a finish it was, not simply due to the fact that her final peak was Capitol, considered by my many to be the most committing ski descent of all the 14ers, but in the various challenges that...
Christy’s Done – all 14ers skied
A message after skiing all the Colorado 14ers back in 2010.
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
