Jones Mountain – 13,860 ft.
We wrapped up our San Juan road trip yesterday with a surprisingly fun ski descent of Jones Mountain.
Vermillion Peak – The Vermillion Dollar Couloir
Seven of us stood on the top of Vermillion Peak at 13,894 ft. feeling pretty lucky to have a chance to ski down the highest peak in San Juan County.
Teakettle Mountain – 13,819 ft.
Teakettle Mountain located in the San Juan range is widely considered one of Colorado’s hardest Centennial Peaks.
Lyell Hut
Crampon Col If you stay at the Icefall Lodge, you can venture to the nearby Mons Hut or Lyell Hut for the night, or as part of a multi-day, hut-to-hut linkup. In what turned out to be the most memorable part of our week in Canada, ten of us made the trip to the Lyell Hut, and caught some really fun skiing the next day. The hut– which we were...
Mount Ouray – The Devil’s Armchair
Devil’s Armchair on Mount Ouray– a worthy ski goal in the southern Sawatch Range.
Mount Meeker – Dragon Egg Couloir
Skiing the Dragon Egg Couloir on Mount Meeker. What an awesome line.
Icefall Lodge
Christy, in the Bird Bowl. We just got back from an awesome week up at the Icefall Lodge, in the Canadian Rockies. Situated in a rugged area of mountains and glaciers west of the Selkirks, the privately owned lodge (actually two lodges) is nestled right at treeline has everything from gladed tree runs, to short backyard-style laps, pillow lines, and massive glacial tours. As an added option, there exist two...
Cathedral Peak – The Pearl Couloir
Skiing the Pearl Couloir on Cathedral Peak.
Dyer Mountain – 13,855 ft.
A ski descent of Dyer Mountain, a Centennial 13er outside of Leadville, adjacent to Mount Sherman.
The Centennial Peaks Project
Spring is here. The busy work season is winding down, the backcountry snowpack is deeper and more stable– this is often the time we get to pursue our personal skiing goals. I have to say we’re really looking forward to this next objective. Christy, Chris Davenport, and I are setting out to ski the Centennials. Put simply, the 100 tallest mountains in Colorado are called the Centennial Peaks. Fifty-three of...
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
