Snake Couloir – Mount Sneffels Ski Descent – 11.7.05
An early season ski descent of the Snake Couloir on Mount Sneffels.
An early season ski descent of the Snake Couloir on Mount Sneffels.
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...
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....
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...
A late May ski descent of the North Face of La Plata Peak.
Route: Northeast Face Team: Ted (solo) Mount Evans needed to be redone. After suffering here in 2000, I wasn’t too psyched to return, but being Memorial Day weekend, Independence Pass and the Mount Evans Road were now open for the summer so the driving/climbing effort was cut down considerably. After a full day yesterday (North Maroon ski followed by work that night), a quiet drive and easy ski was just...
My first ski descent of the North Face of North Maroon Peak back in 2005.
The Yawner Gullies from San Luis Pass. Route: Yawner Gullies (SW) Team: Ted, Sean Shean After the shakeup on Wetterhorn, Sean insisted he was alright with an attempt at San Luis Peak the next morning. The mellow peak would make for a good day. We camped at the Equity Mine Trailhead, at the snow closure. Respecting Sean’s request to not repeat yesterdays predictable avalanche situation, we left early. The ski...
A spring ski descent of Wetterhorn Peak on a hot day that delivered a learning lesson.
Sean skis by Chasm View. Don’t fall through the notch. Route: North Face to Trough Couloir Team: Ted, Christy, Dirk Bockelmann, Sean Shean Longs was the best. If I had to pick one day that stuck out as my favorite to date, it would be Longs Peak. Winter snow on the steep North Face was part of it, success after an uncertain and very long day added something, but most...
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